LionsFan0513
09-07-2006, 02:44 AM
Dmitri Young... And Frankly, I don't care :dunno: Never liked him
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060906&content_id=1649848&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
DETROIT -- The Tigers unconditionally released designated hitter Dmitri Young after Wednesday's loss to Seattle, bringing an abrupt and unforeseen end to the slugger's five-year tenure in Detroit.
Team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski announced the move minutes after the game. Both he and manager Jim Leyland emphasized that the reasons for the move were based on the field.
"We just didn't think the performance was up to snuff," Leyland said. "Period."
Nevertheless, the sudden nature of the move suggested that the Tigers came to that decision in a hurry.
Young rejoined the team in late July after spending more than two months on the disabled list for both a quadriceps injury and personal matters. He was charged with domestic violence stemming from an April incident at a suburban Detroit hotel with a then-girlfriend. Upon his return, Young confirmed that he spent 30 days at a rehabilitation facility to undergo treatment for substance abuse.
Young rejoined the club under a cloud of scrutiny, but his performance upon his return seemingly set those concerns aside. He went 11-for-30 in July, with three home runs and nine RBIs in nine games after returning.
Though Leyland and Dombrowski repeatedly emphasized that the move had everything to do with performance, Young entered Wednesday hitting .300 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs in 32 games since his return. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts as a DH in Wednesday's game before Leyland lifted him for pinch-hitter Kevin Hooper with two on, including the potential tying run, and no outs in the eighth inning.
Leyland said that he inserted Hooper to lay down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners, putting the tying run in scoring position for the middle of Detroit's batting order. Hooper did his job, then Craig Monroe doubled in both runs two batters later. A three-hour, nine-minute rain delay followed.
Young declined to comment after the game. He is in the final guaranteed season of a five-year contract that he signed soon after the Tigers acquired him from the Reds before the 2002 season.
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060906&content_id=1649848&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
DETROIT -- The Tigers unconditionally released designated hitter Dmitri Young after Wednesday's loss to Seattle, bringing an abrupt and unforeseen end to the slugger's five-year tenure in Detroit.
Team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski announced the move minutes after the game. Both he and manager Jim Leyland emphasized that the reasons for the move were based on the field.
"We just didn't think the performance was up to snuff," Leyland said. "Period."
Nevertheless, the sudden nature of the move suggested that the Tigers came to that decision in a hurry.
Young rejoined the team in late July after spending more than two months on the disabled list for both a quadriceps injury and personal matters. He was charged with domestic violence stemming from an April incident at a suburban Detroit hotel with a then-girlfriend. Upon his return, Young confirmed that he spent 30 days at a rehabilitation facility to undergo treatment for substance abuse.
Young rejoined the club under a cloud of scrutiny, but his performance upon his return seemingly set those concerns aside. He went 11-for-30 in July, with three home runs and nine RBIs in nine games after returning.
Though Leyland and Dombrowski repeatedly emphasized that the move had everything to do with performance, Young entered Wednesday hitting .300 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs in 32 games since his return. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts as a DH in Wednesday's game before Leyland lifted him for pinch-hitter Kevin Hooper with two on, including the potential tying run, and no outs in the eighth inning.
Leyland said that he inserted Hooper to lay down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners, putting the tying run in scoring position for the middle of Detroit's batting order. Hooper did his job, then Craig Monroe doubled in both runs two batters later. A three-hour, nine-minute rain delay followed.
Young declined to comment after the game. He is in the final guaranteed season of a five-year contract that he signed soon after the Tigers acquired him from the Reds before the 2002 season.