Any excuse to post this shot of Prince Fielder.
A column on Detroit’s recent signing of the free agent first baseman to a $214 million contract by ESPN’s L.Z. Granderson: “Wouldn’t it be a shame if the city that wins the championship needs a handout to pay for the victory parade?”
Depends on who you ask, of course.
More from Granderson:
[D]oesn’t it bother you that the new first baseman will make more money this year ($23 million) than what’s individually budgeted for all but one of the city’s police precincts? In fact, the city can no longer afford to keep police district headquarters open beyond normal business hours. The same day the Detroit Free Press led with front-page coverage of the Fielder press conference, my friend, reporter Suzette Hackney, had a little story buried in the paper with the headline: Detroit will pay only its most ‘critical’ bills. The irony was saved for the subhead, which read: Cash-strapped cit...
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