Travis

Shanahan, so he can suspend every other team.  

Dude is fashionable.

That's about the only nice thing I can say.

Neal is just hot right now. Granted, he's a good player; but it was a pretty even trade.

Never liked Mike Brown, don't like Tom Kostopoulos.

I wish they could've knocked each other out.

Good to see Abby picking up where he left off last year. +1 for punching the ref in the ass.

PA.THE.TIC.

  I am beginning to not like Mike Illitch and his marketing...I know it may be sacrilegious to say that, but when is enough enough?

They're just words over the PA. The average urbanite sees 5,000 advertising messages a day - just add it to the list.

Obviously, the Hudler trade talk has reached the saturation point; but isn't it more valuable to the Wings if Hudler and Filppula simply perform at high levels as opposed to 'well enough to be traded'?

Personally, I'd rather see them play well and help this team than play just well enough for us to try and steal someone else.

I expect the Wings to take this one on gritty performances by Verlander and Cleary.

So what you're saying is he's going to be the new upcoming player that LGW will hate the most?

Only until he retires.  

The Red Wings posted this on their Twitter feed yesterday.

Oh dear, then sorry Travis but I have to agree with Crymson that was not a horrible joke...

Haha, I know it was.

Vanna is going to be so bummed.

Really, though. Tough loss for New Jersey going forward.

You are correct - the trade deadline is July 31st. Teams can still make trades following that point with players placed on waivers or that have cleared waivers. Young was placed on waivers and cleared obviously allowing the Twins to make a deal with any team of their choice.

There's a lot of baseball people (Leyland included) that don't like the expanded rosters in September. Again, from my understanding, you have to be on the 25-man roster by September 1st to be eligible for the playoffs. That's why I believe there is quite a bit of speculation Inge will come back shortly before that date.

Young is batting third and playing left tonight. Boesch still isn't back so Maggs is in right hitting seventh. Rhymes was optioned to Toledo so say hello to Ryan Raburn part II at second base. I'm fine with Raburn playing because he has been hitting well since the ASG, but he needs to be in the outfield.

Young and Boesch are both better defensively than Raburn and both have better bats - so I'd rather see Raburn's useless ass ride the pine. That said, I loathe Ryan Raburn at this point.

I was really hoping that Rhymes would stay with the big club, he's got some speed and has been hitting the ball well in AAA. He could have provided quickness at either the top (2nd) or bottom (8th) of the line-up. He's also not a total liability like Raburn. Case in point, he just errored on a ground ball. f*** Ryan Raburn.

At least Delmon Young homered in his first at bat! Welcome to Detroit.

JOHN, PLAY THE FIGHT RIFF!

Bold, you say?

- During our annual February Injury Fest, Cory Emmerton ends up playing goalie in a blowout in Minnesota. He scores on the empty net, garnering his only goal of the season.