Pages

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Goodbye Delmon

Congrats to Delmon Young for finally being traded. Unlike most people, I've come to like Delmon. I had some misgivings about him coming from Tampa Bay and his reputation as a hothead (re: throwing a bat at an umpire in the minor leagues) but, I think, he was able grow past that. I also think, the basic trouble with Delmon is he's insecure and sometimes is in doubt of whether he belongs in the majors.

So I wish him the best. If the Twins sink further into the abyss I hope Delmon helps the Tigers to the playoffs and he does something great.

BTW: Somewhat ironically, he hit a homer off of former teammate Francisco Liriano in his first at-bat as a Tiger.