To Rich Aurilia and Adrian Beltre,
I want to take this time to thank the both of you for your dismissal of the Detroit Tigers when you were free agents. I know the Tigers offered you good money to play at Comerica Park, but you opted for greener fields elsewhere. Sure, many around town were disappointed that you turned up your nose at our baseball team, but clearly things have worked out fine.
Instead of burdening either of you with wearing the Olde English D, the Tigers were forced to acquire Carlos Guillen and ended up finding Brandon Inge a home at thirdbase. Neither move takes place if either of you signed here.
As we in Detroit enjoy this time leading up to our first baseball post-season in nineteen years, many kudos are being tossed about. I want to assure the both of you that your contribution to the 2006 Detroit Tigers has not gone unnoticed. Without your decision to play anywhere but Detroit, it's doubtful the Tigers would be in the playoffs.
Gentlemen, on behalf of a grateful baseball fandom, I thank you.
Brian
P.S.- If you run into Juan Gonzalez, thank him for us, too.
1 comment:
Amen, broham. A classic case of "sometimes, the best deals are the ones not made." Both of those guys did the Tigers huge favors, and unwittingly helped assemble a playoff team in Detroit.
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