It's crazy, but Farnsworth gives Tigers a shot at playoffs BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • July 31, 2008 In a crazy Tigers season, Wednesday might have brought the nuttiest developments of all. First the Tigers traded Pudge Rodriguez. Then the notoriously close-lipped Dave Dombrowski summed up the trade as well as any columnist could: "It gives us, probably, a better chance." That's what this trade does for the Tigers. It gives them, probably, a better chance. Not necessarily a good chance. But they have a better chance of making the playoffs with Kyle Farnsworth than they did with Pudge. This trade comes down to two scenarios. You tell me which is more likely: 1. Brandon Inge being an adequate everyday catcher. 2. The Tigers' bullpen, pre-Farnsworth, performing well enough for this team to make the playoffs....
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