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David Restovich resigned today as the team nutritionist of the Detroit Tigers, a position he had held with the team for 17 years.

“I don’t have another job lined up. I don’t know what I’m going to do, to tell you the truth,” said Restovich, a married father of five. “But I obviously couldn’t stay here where my expertise would not be used or appreciated.”

The nutritionist’s resignation comes less than 24 hours after the Tigers signed Prince Fielder, adding him to a portly roster that includes Miguel Cabrera, Jose Valverde and Gerald Laird.

“A nutritionist for the Tigers in 2012 is no different than being a Conestoga wagon salesman in 2012,” said Restovich. “In fact, it’s probably worse. The Tigers could actually use Conestoga wagons to haul all of their fat-ass players onto the field each inning.”