The Magglio Ordonez benching/non-benching is the story that just keeps on giving. At this point I think everybody except Barack Obama has had their say. Let’s put it all together and see what we can come up with:
Thursday
Jim Leyland announces that Ordonez wouldn’t be starting that night in St. Louis and that he would be [...]
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Via Baseball Musings
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June 22, 2009
So far, the Tigers benching of Magglio Ordonez seems like the right thing to do. Detroit is 29-28 when Ordonez plays, 9-3 without him. Yes, they’re both small sample sizes and it could be just dumb luck, but those numbers don’t make the move look that myopic. The fact that it [...]
Via Bugs & Cranks
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June 21, 2009
If they're talking, chances are they're lying.
On Thursday, Jim Leyland decided he had no choice but to “try to get Magglio Ordonez away from it (the lineup), whether it be a few days or whatever.”
Magglio’s agent, our dear friend Scott Boras, was not happy.
On Friday, the same day Leyland was awarded a two-year contract extension through 2011, he insisted that, although...
Via Fox Sports
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June 19, 2009
Benching Magglio Ordonez is a good first step. Now it's time for Tigers management to use a much harsher option, says Ken Rosenthal.
Via Fox Sports
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June 20, 2009
Scott Boras has done mega-deals with Detroit, but will Magglio Ordonez's benching affect future deals? Jon Paul Morosi takes a look.
Via Miami Herald
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June 21, 2009
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland isn't quite ready to announce Magglio Ordonez's return to the lineup.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 19, 2009
Lynn Henning of the Detroit News reports that Scott Boras says there's "no compelling reason" behind the Tigers' decision to bench Magglio Ordonez indefinitely. Boras called the move "myopic," providing many stats to show why Ordonez deserves to play. For example, he's hitting .301 over the course of the last 30 days.Ordonez's contract calls for vesting options that would kick...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 20, 2009
On this day in MLBTR history: Last year, the Blue Jays fired manager John Gibbons and Matt Holliday talks were still swirling. In '07, we actually cared who was on Eric Gagne's team veto list and saw Michael Barrett get traded to the Padres.
Bill Ladson at MLBlogs got word that reports that a Nationals rep saw Pedro Martinez pitch Friday are untrue.
Joe Pawlikowski...
Via Walkoff Walk
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June 20, 2009
Despite claims that Scott Boras is all that is wrong (or right) with baseball, Boras certainly knows his way around a press release. Fighting for the rights of his clients is one thing, taking that fight to the airways is another. Boras responded to the recent benching (or running out of ideas according to Leyland) of Magglio Ordonez with a healthy does of skepticism.
"Take a...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 22, 2009
A closer look at the drama between the Tigers, Magglio Ordonez and Scott Boras, along with a couple other Tigers notes:
Boras told MLB.com's Jason Beck that he wasn't delivering a message to Jim Leyland when he spoke out against the Tigers' decision to bench his client. Boras says he'd phone Leyland if he wanted to talk to him.
Drew Sharp of...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there (my own included)! We're nearing the end of June already, and the trade winds should start to heat up in the coming weeks. Let's take a look back at the past week, in the meantime:
The Tigers have benched Magglio Ordonez indefinitely, much to the chagrin of agent Scott Boras. Maggs will obviously still see the field, but his...
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