Comments on: Tigers drop the hammer on Sheff http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/31/tigers-drop-the-hammer-on-sheff/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/31/tigers-drop-the-hammer-on-sheff/comment-page-1/#comment-58807 Sarah Green Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:07:46 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5281#comment-58807 Indeed, M's fans still love Griffey. Even after all these years. And they have no other reason to go to the ballpark, because their team sucks. If Boston had a problem selling tickets - and tickets were cheap - and the Red Sox signed Pedro - and Pedro had ANYthing left - I could see ticket sales going up. Sure. Indeed, M’s fans still love Griffey. Even after all these years. And they have no other reason to go to the ballpark, because their team sucks. If Boston had a problem selling tickets – and tickets were cheap – and the Red Sox signed Pedro – and Pedro had ANYthing left – I could see ticket sales going up. Sure.

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]]> By: Jamie http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/31/tigers-drop-the-hammer-on-sheff/comment-page-1/#comment-58795 Jamie Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:06:18 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5281#comment-58795 I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised that 500 HR's is not meaningful to the masses when you are talking about a guy with an admitted BALCO connection. Good for Detroit for not pandering to the lowest common denominator of BB fans. I’m not sure why anyone would be surprised that 500 HR’s is not meaningful to the masses when you are talking about a guy with an admitted BALCO connection. Good for Detroit for not pandering to the lowest common denominator of BB fans.

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]]> By: Coley Ward http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/31/tigers-drop-the-hammer-on-sheff/comment-page-1/#comment-58793 Coley Ward Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:47:46 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5281#comment-58793 The Mariners signed Ken Griffey Jr. not because he was the best player available, but as an obvious attempt to win over the fans. And it's working. Ticket sales are through the roof. The problem with Sheff is he's not likeable. Nobody's going to show up to root for him. The Mariners signed Ken Griffey Jr. not because he was the best player available, but as an obvious attempt to win over the fans. And it’s working. Ticket sales are through the roof.

The problem with Sheff is he’s not likeable. Nobody’s going to show up to root for him.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/31/tigers-drop-the-hammer-on-sheff/comment-page-1/#comment-58783 Sarah Green Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:40:22 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5281#comment-58783 Nick I would take out the "maybe" and say that all milestones, DEFINITELY including pitching milestones, have been tarnished. But I don't think that's why these teams are cutting these players loose - only a team with no shot of winning would keep a sub-par player on the roster just to put butts in the seats. Teams like the Tigers and the D-Backs know that contending will fill a lot more seats than one player hitting one career milestone. Plus, Detroitians seem to have no emotional connection to Sheff. The D-Backs' decision feels different - on the one hand, it seems like they really couldn't afford Johnson. But on the other, Arizonans still love, LOVE the Big Unit and would theoretically have loved to watch him go for 300. And 300 wins seems rarer these days than 500 homers. Nick I would take out the “maybe” and say that all milestones, DEFINITELY including pitching milestones, have been tarnished. But I don’t think that’s why these teams are cutting these players loose – only a team with no shot of winning would keep a sub-par player on the roster just to put butts in the seats. Teams like the Tigers and the D-Backs know that contending will fill a lot more seats than one player hitting one career milestone. Plus, Detroitians seem to have no emotional connection to Sheff.

The D-Backs’ decision feels different – on the one hand, it seems like they really couldn’t afford Johnson. But on the other, Arizonans still love, LOVE the Big Unit and would theoretically have loved to watch him go for 300. And 300 wins seems rarer these days than 500 homers.

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