Saturday night, the Tigers arrived at their ballpark for an incredibly important game against the White Sox, as they hoped to hold off the surging Twins for the AL Central title. We now know the Tigers and Twins will meet Tuesday in Minnesota for a one-game playoff to determine the champ. What we don't know is how Tigers star Miguel Cabrera ended up with several cuts and scratches to his face.
If you take Cabrera's word for it, his dog worked him over. Many around Detroit don't seem to be willing to do so. There are rumors circulating among fans that Cabrera was scratched up by his girlfriend after they'd been drinking all night.
Sunday, Cabrera was again asked about his face and had a simple response.
"I'm focused on one thing -- the game," Cabrera said.It's hard to imagine why Cabrera would want everyone being so secretive if he really just got lit up by his pooch. One would think he'd just continue to stress it was his dog, maybe even making a few jokes about it. Still, that isn't to say he's lying. Nothing has surfaced in the past two days to prove anything otherwise to this point.
Prior to Detroit's 5-3 victory on Sunday, Cabrera told a handful of reporters that he would speak following the game, but he was unavailable to media according to MLive.com.In an e-mail to the Associated Press, Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski wrote: "It is a personal situation and I am not at liberty to discuss it further."
Detroit skipper Jim Leyland took a similar stance, refusing to acknowledge the situation was unfortunate. "Do you want to talk about today's game?" Leyland snapped back. "I manage the team on the field. That's my job -- to get this team ready to play today.
"If you want to talk about the game, we'll talk about the game. If you don't want to, you can excuse yourself."
Cabrera is the Tigers' best offensive weapon. He's hitting .325 with 33 home runs and 101 RBI and a whopping .940 OPS.
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I think how he recieved the scratches is his business and no one elses..Simple as that.
right? i mean, who really gives crap anyway
Did anyone notice the Hangnail on Jacob Ellsbury's right pinkie? Very strange. More congressional hearing coming up.
Tigers fan and former Detroiter here. Sorry, it is everyone's business, especially when you lay our anywhere from $15 to $50 for a lousy seat, and that slug Cabrera can't hit his way out of a paper bag.
DAN,I THINK YOUR WRONG! IF HE IS ALL SCRATCHED UP, WHATS HIS GIRL FRIENDS FACE LOOK LIKE?
Play Ball.
Tuesdays playoff game is what counts. Everything else is meaningless
Maybe the fat a$$ sliced his face up a bit on his knife and fork while gorging on a few of his pre-game meals..
YOU ARE IDIOT AND NO TALK A SPELL TO GOOD RITE!!! Listen, if you are going to make a comment, be sure that people can understand what you are saying. You should proof read before hitting send and ask yourself: "Does this make any sense? and Will people understand what I am trying to say?"
why is this even news? This guy is a nobody.
wonder if his bat can give what his face took lol
he's a nobody? dude your a nobody, he's an mlb all star
Thank you!! this guy is a possible hall of famer for crying out loud!
Who cares how he got scars. But this guy is no hall of famer, lolololol
who the hell cares hes gotta scratch on his face as long as the tigers win tuesday
So what? Lets talk baseball...who cares how he got the scratch. Is AOL turning into a rag?
Who care how the scratches got there. Did the scratches affect his playing?
so what if his girlfriend scratched him why does everyone wanna know everything bout someone else.
You must not follow baseball if you say he is a nobody.
i am in love with miguel cabrera...nd i have been since 2003, but rele? they're focusing on his scratches instead of tuesday? thats ridiculous
Maybe he calls his girlfriend dog!