Jim Cowan

Harris didn't think he was worth $7 million. Period. I don't see what the big mystery is. And a week ago, on May 14, this conversation would not exist.

We will hear about him when he plays well, but not when he doesn't.

He had a nice week, good for him. A week ago he was having a really lousy year. If Harris doesn't think he's worth 7 million that's good enough for me.

Candelario has a chance at Player of the Week.

The new guys are having a good day.

Ibanez' OPS is actually lower than Maton's now.

If I were a hitter in a slump, and I saw that we were playing the Tigers next, and the starters would be Boyd, Faedo and Wentz...I would be wearing a little smile.

Joey Wentz looking like a pinball machine so far

And now that miserable little bastard Modi is inserting himself into the G7 group photos.

Do you think we could get him back? We were such fools for letting him go last time.

Haase's power has vanished. 29 hits, only 6 for extra bases.

OK here's a righthander, pinch hit for Cabrera

5 innings and 3 runs from Faedo, that's about what would be expected.

And now we got trouble, starting 3rd time through the lineup.

Faedo's HR's are way up over last year, but his WHIP is way down.

And then an 8 pitch inning!

2-0 lead. Satisfactory.

Right on, man!

Modi is a nasty little prick.

In 1963, Henry Aaron and Willie McCovey tied for the National League home run lead. How many did they hit? What were their uniform numbers?

Never mind that ****, I have a bigger problem. How will I know if my Melba toast is stale?

Ibanez playing second, Schoop playing third.

Here's a list of teams that have a worse W/L record than the Tigers: Cleveland, White Sox, KC, Oakland, Philadelphia, Washington, Cubs, Cincinnati, St. Louis, San Francisco, San Diego, Colorado.

I agree, having Cabrera means playing a man short. I don't gripe about it because Mike Ilitch can't hear me, he's dead. So we will get through it, Cabrera will start against lefthanders. If Carpenter can come back, and Schoop gets cut to accommodate him, that would make a big difference. Among other things it would prevent us from fielding those oh-so-clever lineups with 9 righthanded batters. It is strange to think that success could hinge on the performance of Maton and Vierling but tonight's game demonstrated what a difference it would make if those 2 guys performed the way Harris envisioned things. Not every night, just 400 PA's each.

Oh that is so beautiful...choirs of angels.