Chris Ilitch is a bum.
The tightwad owner of the Detroit Tigers wouldn't pay for a professional hitter or a competent pitcher at the trading deadline and now the club is out of the playoffs.
I hear some armchair analysts claiming Ilitch has, in fact, spent money to improve the club. But that's just not true.
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