Although the Tigers pitching staff is among the best int he league statistically to this point in the season,that doesn't men we couldn't always use another arm for the rotation, or in the pen. Jeremy Bonderman missed much of last year with a blood clot that ended his season.
Sunday night for the Toledo Mud Hens, he pitched eight shutout innings against the Charlotte Knights, allowing five hits and no walks.
Bonderman struck out five, and 66 of his 98 pitches were strikes.
With Armando Galaraga struggling he may just find himself in the rotation there, and Armando may have to go figure out what is going wrong.
Willis had a couple of great starts after his return, but wasn't as effective in his last start, however.
Both Willis and Armando are going to get more opportunities of course, but Bonderman may take a start from one of these guys at some point just to see if he can help the squad. If everyone is looking good then all the better. Someone can pull bullpen duty and we are even better off, or deal for some more help. At least we don't have Bartolo colon cleanser as one of the guys we have to depend on ;).
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Monday, June 01, 2009
Wings go up 2-0 on Penguins in Stanley Cup Finals
In one of the oddest things I have ever seen in professional sports, the Wings and Penguins played back to back playoff games. I can't think of any pro sport where I have ever seen Finals games played on consecutive nights.
Didn't matter though. The game went the same as the first. Both teams played pretty closely, but the Wings just squeezed 2 more goals into the net than the Penguins could.
The man from my hometown Muskegon, Michigan, Justin Abdelkader scored his second of the series in the third. Both goals putting the Wings up 3-1 and icing the win.
The odds favor the Red Wings in their bid to become the NHL’s first repeat champion since they did it in 1997 and ’98. Teams that win Games 1 and 2 at home have captured the Cup 31 of 32 times. Pretty good odds, but as we know odds are meant to be overcome, and this series has been played much closer than the 2-0 lead would indicate. The Wings do have some good insurance online though since they only need to win 2 out of the next 4.
Didn't matter though. The game went the same as the first. Both teams played pretty closely, but the Wings just squeezed 2 more goals into the net than the Penguins could.
The man from my hometown Muskegon, Michigan, Justin Abdelkader scored his second of the series in the third. Both goals putting the Wings up 3-1 and icing the win.
The odds favor the Red Wings in their bid to become the NHL’s first repeat champion since they did it in 1997 and ’98. Teams that win Games 1 and 2 at home have captured the Cup 31 of 32 times. Pretty good odds, but as we know odds are meant to be overcome, and this series has been played much closer than the 2-0 lead would indicate. The Wings do have some good insurance online though since they only need to win 2 out of the next 4.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tigers are Rolling
Who would have though going into this season that the starting pitchers would be this good? Who would have though that the worst of them would be Armando Gallaraga? He looks like he is about to lose his job.
Everyone knows that Justin Verlander has been maybe the best pitcher in baseball over the last month. The guy is destroying teams lately. His strikeouts are incredible, which hasn't been the way he has had a lot of success in the past.
Now we get a real gift with Dontrelle Willis seemingly being a real pitcher again? He has had 2 great starts since his return and looks very good. Control is solid, and he seems to have overcome the "anxiety" disorder he supposedly had.
Also, we are getting a ton of help from guys nobody was hoping to get anything from. Anderson has come in to play well in the field, decent at the plate, and an actual stolen base threat.
Clete Thomas, Raburn (Lately anyways), and even Larish at times has provided some solid contributions when they get their chances. Santiago has bee awesome off the bench playing for Everett when he was out.
And Adam Everett? Are you kidding me? Thought this guy would hit .230 here and have 20 RBIs. He is leading the team in BA with runners in scoring position last I checked. Laird has gotten out of his slump and is even contributing at catcher.
Oh yeah...Mr Mendoza Line Inge...dude is playing at an All-star level!
IT is a great year so far to lounge on the patio chairs and catch a game on the radio that's for sure.
Everyone knows that Justin Verlander has been maybe the best pitcher in baseball over the last month. The guy is destroying teams lately. His strikeouts are incredible, which hasn't been the way he has had a lot of success in the past.
Now we get a real gift with Dontrelle Willis seemingly being a real pitcher again? He has had 2 great starts since his return and looks very good. Control is solid, and he seems to have overcome the "anxiety" disorder he supposedly had.
Also, we are getting a ton of help from guys nobody was hoping to get anything from. Anderson has come in to play well in the field, decent at the plate, and an actual stolen base threat.
Clete Thomas, Raburn (Lately anyways), and even Larish at times has provided some solid contributions when they get their chances. Santiago has bee awesome off the bench playing for Everett when he was out.
And Adam Everett? Are you kidding me? Thought this guy would hit .230 here and have 20 RBIs. He is leading the team in BA with runners in scoring position last I checked. Laird has gotten out of his slump and is even contributing at catcher.
Oh yeah...Mr Mendoza Line Inge...dude is playing at an All-star level!
IT is a great year so far to lounge on the patio chairs and catch a game on the radio that's for sure.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Sports Illustraded Wide Receiver Rankings
This should piss off all the Lions fans. Not only is Calvin "Megatron" Johnson not in the top 5, but he isn't even in the TOP 10!
Sports Illustrated's ranking of the top 20 WRs is a bit off in my opinion. Some are real head scratchers. Like orur old boy, Roy Williams being ranked #11 above Roddy White AND Housmandzadeh who are ranked 15 and 18 respectively and behind some Mesothelioma lawyers most likely the way this list goes.
#1 you get no argument from me with Larry Fitzgerald.
Rest of his top 10:
2. Andre Johnson
3. Reggie Wayne
4. Anquan Boldin
5. Randy Moss
6. Terrell Owens
7. Braylon Edwards (You kidding me after last year?)
8. Lee Evans
9. Greg Jennings
10. Steve Smith (So underrated all the time)
Sports Illustrated's ranking of the top 20 WRs is a bit off in my opinion. Some are real head scratchers. Like orur old boy, Roy Williams being ranked #11 above Roddy White AND Housmandzadeh who are ranked 15 and 18 respectively and behind some Mesothelioma lawyers most likely the way this list goes.
#1 you get no argument from me with Larry Fitzgerald.
Rest of his top 10:
2. Andre Johnson
3. Reggie Wayne
4. Anquan Boldin
5. Randy Moss
6. Terrell Owens
7. Braylon Edwards (You kidding me after last year?)
8. Lee Evans
9. Greg Jennings
10. Steve Smith (So underrated all the time)
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