Kid Rock was doing a show in Chicago tonight and he wore a t-shirt to honor a few dudes from the southside of Chicago -- Dick Butkus, Chris Chelios, and Bad, Bad LeRoy Brown. Leroy Brown got his ass kicked by some dude named Jim, so Kid was nice enough to spell his name right (although he left out the bad, bad). Chris Chelios is now Kid Rock's boy in Detroit, so that's a no-brainer. Finally, Dick Butkus is a Hall-of-Fame linebacker -- Chicago's pride and joy -- so, naturally, since Kid Rock hates Chicago on the inside, he spelled Butkus, B-U-T-K-I-S. Now Chicago's up in arms over it, claiming Kid Rock's not smart enough to know how to spell their hero's last name. Yeah, right. He just got American bad, bad ass on you fools and spelled it wrong on purpose to show you Chicagoans where to stick that kiss. Baw-wit-da-ba bitches.

[Chicago Tribune]

Jeff Frazier is your newest Detroit Tiger. Jeff Larish was banished to Ohio for assignment. That assignment hopefully is to learn how to hit MLB pitching. Jeff Frazier turns 28 in a week and a half and this will be his first go around in the MLB.

As this video proves, Frazier owns Strasburg. Strasburg heard about Frazier's promotion and immediately went to the DL...coincidence? It appears the fear that the grizzled rook strikes in opposing pitchers is just that gargantuan.

When asked about the newest Tiger a very spaced out Dombrowski slurred "I'm just happy for the kid, err man, the mankid!"...Dombrowski then stumbled away and grabbed Ramon Santiago's glove and smelled it deeply and went to his office. A few minutes later the music of Godspeed You Black Emperor! could be heard. Clubhouse sources tell Detroit4lyfe that Dombrowski told other front office personnel that he personally observed Christopher Lloyd giving Jeff Frazier a back massage before a recent game in Toledo. His suspicions were further confirmed when he saw a real live Mud Hen in the lockerroom flapping the "angel" motion. This same source then added that it was well known that Dave's been on a serious peyote bender since that Magglio injury.

Frazier will be up with the Tigers before the Boston game tomorrow night. We won't have any of that arriving in the 3rd inning awkwardness that we had today with JP in TB.

-For the first 6 innings or so of Garza's nono, Scherzer was matching him. I'd crack myself up by repeatedly saying "double no hitter all the way! Full on double no hitter!" If you are asking "what does this mean" then click on the video on the right.

Cleveland suffered another setback as Jhonny Peralta will be bringing his talents to Detroit for the remainder of the season. For Jhonny Perallstar the Tigers gave up Giovanni Soto, a single A superstar. My reaction to this trade was very similar to that of receiving junk mail. I looked at it for a second...debated if I should see what this all about...and then ultimately decided it wasn't worth my time.

Perhaps the lowpoint of the Tigers season occurred today in the afternoon finale from beautiful Tropicaina Field. That moment was when Don Kelly pinch hit for Gerald Laird in the 8th inning in a one run game. If Donald Kelly is your pinch hitter...there are no words that accurately represent the disappointment I feel in this team. The only way it is acceptable to pinch hit the DonKey is if it is to pull a Roger Dorn and purposely step into one. Because c'mon, it's Donnyreah, we won't miss him too much. My friend came up with the DonKey nickname for Kelly, unfortunately using that means he did something well, which will realistically probably never happen. A shame.

Cabrera had a rough afternoon at 1st. His oopsies resulted in 3 runs coming in. My favorite part of Cabrera's game at 1st base has been him going with the unnecessary sliding catch attempt on the majority of ground balls hit to him. I quickly analyzed every game at 1B Cabrera has played this year and calculated that he averages 2.2 unnecessary sliding attempts per game. With opposing pitchers now having zero reason to throw him a pitch, this looks like one of the few things that we can look forward to.

Pretty much if you had a pulse in Toledo, you are now a Detroit Tiger. At the moment of the mass call up, the Erie Seawolves and Mudhens were both in last place, so the call ups were very well deserved. So, we got that going for us, which is nice.

Despite their 3-10 record since the All-Star Break, the Tigers are only 4 games back of the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. After injuries to Brandon Inge, Magglio Ordonez, and Carlos Guillen, a majority of the fanbase is already discussing options for 2011 (or Lions football).

GM Dave Dombrowski isn't panicking though. Instead, Dave-o went out and got some help. Enter Johnny Jhonny Peralta, a former Indian who has helped the Tigers out in the past.

Peralta is a career .264 hitter with some decent power (103 career home runs in about 7 full seasons). He should be a serviceable replacement for Inge. He's no superstar, however, and with a $7 million option for next year we will likely only see him for the next couple months.

What I'm upset with is the guy the Tigers gave up. Giovanni Soto, a left-handed pitcher playing at Single-A West Michigan, has had a great year so far. Hopefully I'm wrong, but I think Dombrowski and the Tigers got hosed on this one.

[Jason Beck]

A man wearing a University of Michigan hat is allegedly the type to urinate on 7-year-old boys:

7-year-old boy said a man urinated on his shoulder last week in a men's restroom at the Grosse Pointe Woods Lake Front Park pool.

The suspect about 3 p.m. Thursday approached the boy with the zipper of his shorts open and his penis exposed, St. Clair Shores police officials said. He called the boy's attention to his genital area before urinating on the boy's shoulder, police said.

The youngster was facing a urinal when the man urinated on him, police said.

I might have the police's first suspect:

[Detroit News]

The Silverdome, the old home of the Detroit Lions (there's a joke in there somewhere), is hosting a three-day Cannabis Convention on Halloween weekend.

Sponsors of the event say, "this isn't a bunch of pot-smoking hippies getting together, but there might be some, along with people from all walks of life. This is an opportunity for people to learn the law, discuss issues and see the latest in equipment. Some equipment can be used by people who bring their own medicine, but these will be carefully guarded areas, and people will have to show the proper ID cards to use them."

"Some equipment," which people need "proper ID cards to use," sounds a lot like potential bong rips. New Michigan law says smoking is not allowed in privately owned buildings (like the Silverdome), but what's a cannabis convention if people don't at least get a little high? Naturally, cops are concerned 50,000 people -- the expected turnout for the weekend -- are going to get high, put on their Scream masks and start stabbing people. Ahhhhhhh, I'm so high.

[Detroit News]

A quick Google search of golfer Morgan Pressel reveals a lot about her. She's a pretty good golfer, she cares about important health topics, and she's a part of Team Coco. Plus, she loves animals.

But heed this warning: take a camera near her and you might need some earplugs for the little ones.

Man, what a potty mouth.

[Busted Coverage]

Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman was once considered the team's savior, the young arm that would lead the team out of the decade of doldrums that was the 1990s.

Those days are past him, and now he's seriously thinking about whether he even wants to play baseball next season.

"(Owner Mike Ilitch) and the Tigers' organization have given me an opportunity to provide for my family really well, and I feel like I've saved a lot of money and I have the ability to be able to do what I want -- whether it's be with my kids every day or go on fishing trips with my dad or brothers. At times I love it. At times I'm like, 'Man.' "

Bondo -- a free agent at the end of the season -- may decide to only listen to offers from teams out west in order to be closer to his family. However, don't panic too much Tigers fans.

If the Tigers offer him a deal, he will more than likely keep playing.

Regardless of whether Bonderman comes back or not, there should be no hard feelings from his fans. Between the immense pressure he faced early in his career, last year's shoulder surgery and subsequent rehab, and the desire to spend more time with his family, I wouldn't blame Bondo one bit if he decided to hang them up for good.

That is, just as long as he has a couple more of these left in him.

[Freep]

Lots of videos today. Yeah, I'm lazy. Get over it.

• Terrell Owens is now a Cincinnati Bengal. Yeah, that's the joke. Seriously? I'm now upset I kept Antonio Bryant in my fantasy league (although I also have Ray Rice, Jahvid Best, and Shonn Greene on the cheap. I'm running shit this year.).
• Jack Tatum, a Hall of Fame defensive back that played for the Raiders in the 1970s, passed away yesterday at the age of 61. Busted Coverage remembers him with 5 of the best hits of his career. Trust me, they're well worth the look.
• Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan adds himself to the list of embarrassing injuries by tearing a ligament in his left knee after shoving a shaving cream pie into his teammate's face. Didn't they used to only do that to rookies?
• Yay for beach season.

• Maize 'n' Brew points out just one example of the crazy lengths college football teams will go to in order to pull in recruits.
• Looks like Drew from Nightmare on Helm Street is all about getting hockey back where it belongs, and he's not alone.
• There's no real reason (or link) for this, but I watched this movie last night. What a badass ending.

More D4L goodies after the jump...