Sophie's Choice.

How does one choose?

1. I love the Tigers and 2. I played high school ball with Aaron Laffey of the Indians. Vote here for Laffey for the AL rookie of the month award.

- Aaron was called up by the Indians last year and threw well in the late summer. As strange as it seems now, Aaron got his break because Cliff Lee was so unbelievably terrible. This was amazing - the Allegany Campers are not exactly known for producing tons of Major League prospects. I would be considered a success story for the baseball program, and I sat the bench of a DIII school in Ohio (go Bishops). Aaron threw well enough in August and September make the post-season roster and threw in the ALCS, in Fenway. Unreal. This year he has been very impressive since his call-up sporting a 3-3 record with a 3.02 ERA This is so cool. My friends in Atlanta following now root for and follow Aaron. My Father-in-law and I discuss his starts and future with the team (my father in law being part of Chief Wahoo's tribe). I love rooting for Aaron. Not just because we played together, or that I really like the guy, or that we were the only 2 lefthanded picthers on the same team, or that Cumberland, Maryland isn't exactly the hotbed of professional athletes. I don't root for Laffey just because I have him on my AL only fantasy league. Also a surreal moment - drafting a guy you know. I root for Aaron because this is my Kevin Bacon moment. At any give Indians game, every 5th day - I am only 2 degrees of separation from facing Big Papi, Ichiro, and A-rod. And when I play in my 'old man' league on Sundays, when I toe the rubber, I know Allegany's lefties have a proud tradition to uphold. Thankfully, Aaron's major league career has never once faced me with a conflict of interest, until today. Aaron was facing the Tigers. Both teams really needed a win. And I couldn't of asked for a better outcome.

Laffey threw a great game, and the Indians bullpen blew it late - Tigers win. Crisis adverted.

That was some good news to take the day Bonderman was pronounced he was done for the year. Maybe the Tigers can trade for Laffey.