Associated Press


The Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees have agreed on a preliminary deal that would send all-world 3B Alex Rodriguez to Detroit for Jeremy Bonderman, Carlos Guillen and minor league prospect Cameron Maybin. Rodriguez, who has received the most media attention since the Yankees' early exit from the playoffs, has agreed to waive his no-trade clause to go to Detroit. Rodriguez has not been reached for comment.

11/3/2006 10:40:40 AM

idk if i like the deal

11/3/2006 10:43:29 AM

why are you talking to yourself with different screen names?

11/3/2006 10:44:09 AM

i realized i posted under the wrong name while at work

11/3/2006 10:45:54 AM

gotcha

11/3/2006 10:47:36 AM

link

11/3/2006 10:48:50 AM

this could be interesting

11/3/2006 10:49:24 AM

you would have to think A-Rod would jump at this offer, and I think the Tigers should go for it too

It is a no-brainer on the Yankees end.

11/3/2006 10:49:56 AM

one of my friends emailed me that while Im at work

he's not the guy to screw around so I am semi taking this seriously


I dont like giving up maybin th0

[Edited on November 3, 2006 at 10:50 AM. Reason : .]

11/3/2006 10:50:11 AM

oh shit

you have the chance to trade the best player over the past few years to the team with the best pitching last year, and thats all you are getting for him?

i dont know about this

11/3/2006 10:56:21 AM

btw i emailed him back looking for a link

if anyone finds one plz to post

^ Maybin is probably the top outfield prospect in all of baseball

[Edited on November 3, 2006 at 10:57 AM. Reason : .]

11/3/2006 10:56:37 AM

I was about to say, tell me more about this Maybin feller

11/3/2006 11:00:22 AM

has a cannon arm, probably the best 5 tool minor league prospect

11/3/2006 11:01:47 AM

i can see why they would take this trade

but the Yankees need to make sure they get the Matsuzaka kid out of Japan

11/3/2006 11:02:09 AM

who cares? yankees still won't win the series

11/3/2006 11:05:37 AM

the tigers can afford to give up pitching. Our minors teams are stacked

11/3/2006 11:05:55 AM

would that spot be Millers for the taking or does he still need some work before entering a starting rotation?

11/3/2006 11:07:39 AM

bondermans' spot would likely be filled by a FA or minor league phenom Humberto Sanchez

11/3/2006 11:15:16 AM

fake

11/3/2006 11:21:11 AM

i cant find anything so far

11/3/2006 11:25:52 AM

if this were real I would hate it as a tigers fan

11/3/2006 11:31:45 AM

talk about choking in the post-season

11/3/2006 11:33:02 AM

i heard this was a rumor like a week ago

cause like that leyland guy likes him or something

[Edited on November 3, 2006 at 11:33 AM. Reason : also heard barry bonds might go to tigers too]

11/3/2006 11:33:20 AM

ive heard people mention they wouldnt be surprised if the Tigers went after him but havnt seen anything about this specific deal..

-I think alot of teams will go after Bonds just to sell tickets

11/3/2006 11:38:35 AM

Maybin is a fucking stud

11/3/2006 11:50:44 AM

He's coming to STL to move back to short stop, and we're moving Eckstein to 2nd. BACK TO BACK CHAMPS

11/3/2006 12:02:26 PM

what a relief this would be

the cubs dont need that loser, and i mean that literally

11/3/2006 12:33:11 PM

if this is true, I think it is a dumb move by the Tigers. Bonderman has #1 starter stuff and Guillen a solid hitter. Adding A-Rod gives their lineup more power, but they're already solid with guys like Inge, Monroe, Thames, Ordonez all hitting ~25 HRs/year. I just don't know why you'd fuck with that young rotation.

11/3/2006 12:37:11 PM

It can't happen soon enough....Good F-ing Ridings - A-choke

11/3/2006 12:45:44 PM

would Barry Bonds as the Yankees DH make them the most hated team to ever play any sport?

11/3/2006 12:49:44 PM

yes, especially if they snagged Junior from the Reds

11/3/2006 12:50:20 PM

huh huh huh, you said "rod" huh huh huh

11/3/2006 12:50:20 PM

Preliminary deals to me are like verbal agreements. They don't mean anything unless all of the deal is put in writing and signed in blood or with a pen.

11/3/2006 12:51:15 PM

I hate to break it to all you dumbass (more than likely bandwagon) yankee fans, but A-ROD is not the only reason you guys sucked in the post season. Your pitching is/was horrible and no one else produced in the post-season (minus game 1).

11/3/2006 12:51:56 PM

i forgot when the trade window opens in the winter

im still waiting for my friend to get out of his meeting so he can tell me if he was screwing with me, which I assume he is if it hasnt broken yet

11/3/2006 12:52:55 PM

^^ you dont have to tell me i know (have known)

but im not walmart or bandwagon

11/3/2006 12:54:47 PM

Quote :

"I hate to break it to all you dumbass (more than likely bandwagon) yankee fans, but A-ROD is not the only reason you guys sucked in the post season. Your pitching is/was horrible and no one else produced in the post-season (minus game 1)."

Well don't worry, b/c almost all (if not all, I can't speak for everyone) of the Yankee fans on here are smart enough to realize that

11/3/2006 1:10:51 PM

Nashattack -
1 - Duh....tell us something we don't already know
2 - In baseball it's all about team chemistry....he doesn't mix well with the yankees
3 - he sucks in the playoffs
4 - I'm no bandwagon fan....... birth to earth Yankee fan

11/3/2006 3:26:07 PM

yea another bullshit rumor....a-rod is not going anywhere.

11/3/2006 3:39:19 PM

Quote :

"4 - I'm no bandwagon fan....... birth to earth Yankee fan"

thats a shame

11/3/2006 3:40:36 PM

better be a rumor, i dont want to lose bonderman

11/3/2006 3:48:19 PM

fake

11/3/2006 4:42:54 PM

this would be cool to see

11/3/2006 4:58:04 PM

my friend was fucking with me but it is a rumor that was floating around on some rumor sites


that bastard

i am glad for it not to have happened, but it did help the day go by at work so I salute him

11/3/2006 6:11:55 PM

A ROD TO THE CUBS!!!!!!1

11/3/2006 10:01:47 PM

^ I would kill somebody. I don't want him on my team, I'd rather have Aramis back again than him

11/3/2006 10:36:08 PM

haw haw.

11/3/2006 10:50:39 PM

Bonderman is still young and is very good right now.

Hell I would almost take Guillen at shortstop, he was the Tigers MVP this year. Throw in the minor leaguer=bad trade for the Tigers, a team that is looking for POSTSEASON success.

11/4/2006 12:29:43 AM

Quote :

"I hate to break it to all you dumbass (more than likely bandwagon) yankee fans, but A-ROD is not the only reason you guys sucked in the post season. Your pitching is/was horrible and no one else produced in the post-season (minus game 1)."

GASP!!!1 ARE YOU SERIOS!?1 PLZ CALL $MAN AND TELL HIM!1

Shut the fuck up.

11/4/2006 10:55:11 AM

Quote :

"It can't happen soon enough....Good F-ing Ridings - A-choke"

just like a yankee fan

11/4/2006 11:29:10 AM