Opening Week Thoughts
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in 2010 Season, Austin Jackson, Dontrelle Willis, Jeremy Bonderman, Jose Valverde, Magglio Ordonez, Scott Sizemore | 3 Comments »I'm back. It feels good. As you have probably gathered, I have been a bit too busy to keep up with the site. However, I'm going to try and do my best from this point on out. As I write here ...
Dontrelle Willis: Super Utility Man
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Posted in Dontrelle Willis | 5 Comments »I think the Tigers should make Dontrelle Willis a super utility player. Tigers fans will remember that the immortal Shane Halter played this role a while back to rave reviews (not really). Willis is clearly not a starting big league ...
Any Hope For Willis?
Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Dontrelle Willis | 5 Comments »Dontrelle Willis is at it again. According to Dontrelle: "I guess you can only beat yourself down so much," Willis said. "My mind-set was in the wrong place (last year). This is a backyard game. If you're not having fun, then ...
Team 70: The 2008 Tigers
Saturday, January 16th, 2010 Posted in Curtis Granderson, Dontrelle Willis, Kenny Rogers, Kyle Farnsworth, Miguel Cabrera, Nate Robertson, Top 109 Teams | 1 Comment »Year: 2008 Record: 74-88 Win %: .457 Win % Change: -88 Run Differential: -36 Pythagorean Record: 78-84 AL Finish: 12th of 14 Manager: Jim Leyland Best Transaction: Traded a pile of prospects for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. Sure, the Willis era in Detroit has been a complete ...
Juan Pierre a Fit in Detroit?
Sunday, December 6th, 2009 Posted in Dontrelle Willis, Jeremy Bonderman, Juan Pierre, Nate Robertson | No Comments »Full disclosure: I have always loved Juan Pierre. I always traded for him on video games. I always try to get him in fantasy leagues. There is a small rumor out there that the Dodgers are shopping Pierre and his awful ...
Team 86: The 2008 Tigers
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 Posted in Curtis Granderson, Dontrelle Willis, Justin Verlander, Kenny Rogers, Miguel Cabrera, Nate Robertson, Todd Jones, Top 109 Teams | 4 Comments »Year: 2008 Record: 74-88 Win %: .457 Win % Change: -86 Run Differential: -36 Pythagorean Record: 78-84 AL Finish: 12th of 14 Manager: Jim Leyland Best Transaction: Trading for Miguel Cabrera. Jury is probably still out on this one a bit, but Cabrera sure is good. The Tigers ...
Final Grades: Pitchers
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 Posted in 2009 Season, Bobby Seay, Brandon Lyon, Casey Fien, Dontrelle Willis, Ediwn Jackson, Fernando Rodney, Justin Velander, Nate Robertson, Rick Porcello, Ryan Perry, Zach Miner | 5 Comments »Around mid-season this year, JayRC and I went through the Tigers rosters and assigned them grades based on their performances up to that point. It was a fun little exercise. So fun in fact, that we are doing it again ...
Dontrelle Back on the DL
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 Posted in 2009 Season, Alfredo Figaro, Dontrelle Willis | 2 Comments »The Tigers have placed Dontrelle Willis on the disabled list for the second time this season. The reason for this trip to the DL is the same as the last one: Anxiety disorder. Willis is on the 15 day DL meaning ...
What I Would Do
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in 2009 Season, Dontrelle Willis, Magglio Ordonez, Mike Ilitch, Nate Robertson, Rick Porcello, Zach Miner | 11 Comments »There has been a bit of chatter about the Tigers lately in the media following Mike Ilitch's statement that he is ready to spend some money. The Tigers current payroll is right around $115M. Last year it was near the ...
Only the Losers
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in 2009 Season, Armando Galarraga, Dontrelle Willis | 3 Comments »The Tigers are struggling again. After a pretty nice series win in Chicago against the White Sox, the Tigers went out and laid an egg against the consistently bad Pittsburgh Pirates. What's starting to emerge is a pretty troubling pattern. ...