ESPN The Magazine interviewed rock legend Alice Cooper [whom I once sat behind at the cinema] about growing up in Detroit and his fondness for baseball. He was apparently a mean left-fielder...

"So are you more of a Diamondbacks fan or a Tigers fan?

I can't make that decision publicly. Since I live in Phoenix I obviously attend more D-backs games, but I still follow the Tigers. The D-backs have a fun team this year. Whenever you've got a bunch of young guys that like playing together they have the potential to do big things.

How do you think the two teams match up right now?

The Tigers are in last place, but mark my words, by the end of May they'll be either in first or tied for first in the Central. On paper their hitting is stacked like the Yankees, they just had a bad month. But Arizona's got the pitching and that's what it takes to win big series."