Retirements--Impacts

Frank Thomas hung it up Friday after not playing last season and Tom Glavine joined onto the Braves front office last week as well.

A younger player, Mark Mulder, also has been rumored to have retired, according to an mlb.com story earlier today. (NOTE: His agent refuted the opposite later in the day.)

Jeff Kent announced his retirement from baseball not too long ago.

Damon Debacle

This situation with Johnny Damon has gripped by focus the last two weeks. How could it not? The headlines are slowing, as spring is inching ever-closer (thank goodness).

The super-agent Scott Boras sits behind--scratch that, more like front and center--of the whole scene. He has been casting Damon's name out there to teams that previously did not (publicly) express interest in his client, and saying how multiple teams are the number one on his list.

Damon to Tigers?

Let's see. The hype and talk of this deal is driving the state of Michigan wild--in a bad way. No Tigers fan wants this in their right mind.

Picture this...Johnny Damon patrolling the SPACIOUS Comerica Park outfield. Seems like a natural misfit.

Even better...what if he grows his hair back out? The hair of Magglio Ordonez and Damon combined might cover the entire outfield by itself!

If the Tigers dealt Curtis Granderson to the Yankees, why not have done a sign-and-trade type deal with the Yankees while they were at it? My goodness.

Ultimately, there is a legitimate chance this deal happens. That would leave a rather uncomfortable feeling in the stomachs of Michigan sports fans--who have suffered enough lately.