Detroit -- It all started with a joke. At least, that's what it seemed to be, as jokes are followed by laughter, and this one-liner from Ron Gardenhire certainly was.
When talking about the Tigers' hyped batch of prospects -- especially on the pitching side -- at Double-A Erie, Gardenhire, in a Wednesday morning interview with MLB Network radio, quipped, "That's a group that I hope I don't get fired before they're here."
Ba-dum-ch.
But the Tigers' beat writers opted not to leave well enough alone before the second game of the three-game series with the Cleveland Indians, when Gardenhire was peppered with questions about his future.