"One of baseball's most enduring themes is its father-son pull at the heartstrings.

Check out "The Natural" and "Field of Dreams." Look at the Griffeys, Boones, Bells, Gwynns and Alous. The one thing that made all fans smile about Barry Bonds was his unabashed love for his father, Bobby.

But there is one very notable exception to that feel-good story line. And that would be Detroit's own Cecil and Prince Fielder. Tigers owner Mike Ilitch signed both to mammoth contracts for their homer-hitting, run-producing prowess. And there should be no better sports story than a father and son passing the big bat from one to the other like a baseball baton. But that's where the reality of a shattered relationship moves into the batter's box, separating them in a way that makes folks shake their heads and wonder why."