8.16.07
Tigers put future first
By Jim Hawkins
Journal Register News Service
Mike Ilitch has no doubt already gotten an angry phone call -- or 10 -- from Bud Selig. Wednesday's good news that the Tigers have signed their hotshot No. 1 draft pick, Rick Porcello, did not exactly meet with resounding applause in the commissioner's office.
That's putting it mildly. Suffice to say, Ilitch and Selig will probably not be sitting down together for a quiet dinner anytime soon.
In fact, if the Tigers should be fortunate enough to win the World Series this fall, the trophy presentation might be Selig's most awkward moment since Barry Bonds belted No. 756.
Once again, to their credit, Ilitch and Dave Dombrowski have refused to follow baseball's party line, choosing instead to behave in what they believe to be the best interest of the Detroit Baseball Club. (Complete Story)
By Jim Hawkins
Journal Register News Service
Mike Ilitch has no doubt already gotten an angry phone call -- or 10 -- from Bud Selig. Wednesday's good news that the Tigers have signed their hotshot No. 1 draft pick, Rick Porcello, did not exactly meet with resounding applause in the commissioner's office.
That's putting it mildly. Suffice to say, Ilitch and Selig will probably not be sitting down together for a quiet dinner anytime soon.
In fact, if the Tigers should be fortunate enough to win the World Series this fall, the trophy presentation might be Selig's most awkward moment since Barry Bonds belted No. 756.
Once again, to their credit, Ilitch and Dave Dombrowski have refused to follow baseball's party line, choosing instead to behave in what they believe to be the best interest of the Detroit Baseball Club. (Complete Story)
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Perhaps this will cause Major League Baseball to revisit the Ilitch Family's casino ownership and gambling interests; and their use of MLB venues and events for political fundraisers tied to the Ilitch Family's gambling interests.
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