Tiger Link-up – it’s big and red

The only nice thing about the games being on the West coast, is that it gives me time to gather up all the interesting stuff I’ve seen while I wait for the first pitch.

• Chris Shelton’s hot start hasn’t only drawn a lot of attention to himself, but to Pittsburgh GM David LIttlefield. Littlefield finally commented on his decision to not protect Shelton on the 40 man roster following the 2003 season.
• Beyond the Boxscore was inspired by Shelton’s hot start to take a closer look.
• Shelton continues to gain recognition from national media with two pieces on SI.com. He’s also FoxSports.com’s Man of the house.
• And finally it appears that Deadspin has decided on a nickname for Shelton. They’ve chose the unfortunate and unflattering nickname of Sloth, inspired by the character from Goonies. I think I’ll stick with Big Red or simply Chris Shelton.
• In non Shelton news, if you haven’t already read the Hardball Times piece on Tiger Stadium, I encourage you to do so. Brian already linked to the article so it may be old news for you. The piece attacks the Detroit government, which I can fully support.