He dropped his appeal and will serve the suspension this Saturday and Sunday against the Twins.

It’s scheduled for Friday, but he indicated there’s a chance he could get a game dropped if he drops the matter. As of Thursday morning, he wasn’t sure what he wants to do. He saw Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca suspended for one fewer game than he was after Lo Duca threw stuff onto the field following his ejection.

"If I get treated like everybody else, then I’ll act like everybody else," Sheffield said.

In other news, most everybody appears to be ready to go after the rainout. Tim Byrdak is dealing with some fatigue in his forearm. Zach Miner was back in the Tigers clubhouse after throwing back-to-back outings for Toledo Tuesday and Wednesday. He feels good, but the Tigers are going to wait a couple days to see how his arm rebounds and wait until he’s ready to throw. He isn’t likely to be activated until at least Saturday.

Also, the game time has been pushed back to 1:20 p.m. No weather delay, but most of the umpiring crew was delayed coming out of Atlanta this morning. Not sure whether it’s related to the Northwest issues or not (the Northwest web site shows a 7:10 a.m. flight from Atlanta to Detroit that was cancelled).