IF a player ever had reason to be thankful for being traded it is Jerome Harrison. After all, if it hadn't been for him being traded this week to Philly, his brain tumor may not have been discovered.
The Lions had traded him to Philly earlier this week for Ronnie Brown in light of Jahvid Best's recent concussion. One that is troublesome on its own, but nothing compared to finding out a guy has a brain tumor.
Looks as if the Lions will have to use the usual suspects this week in Mo Morris, and maybe even Stephan Logan since this trade has fallen through. No word on if the Lions will pursue the trade again with another player. cell booster home
Let's just hope this trade saved Jerome's life.
Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, Rasheed Wallace, Barry Bonds, and the world of sports.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Friday, October 07, 2011
Tigers Beat Yanks in ALDS Again to Move On!
I don't know about you, but that 2011 ALDS 5 game series felt like it went on for a month. Game 1 started off with a rain out in the middle of the 2nd inning that was played from that point the next day (something that in the regular season would just start over, and this was a random rule from a couple years ago).
Then the Tigers took games 2 and 3 to steal back home field with a win in New York. Everyone figured Detroit was a lock in game 4 since AJ Burnett was considered an easy guy to walk all over and ready to take on a Help Desk Specialist Jobs
. Of course nothing played out like it should have and the Yankees won forcing a Game 5 back in NY.
Game 5 was a rematch of Game 1.2 with Fister vs. Ivan Nova. Fister got kncocked around a bit in that game after lookign filthy for his first few innings. Nova was wild the entire game and the Tigers never took advantage. Just like the rest of the series with guys like Sabathia even walking 6 batters in his start. Tigers just couldn't put any of them away to get to the bullpen early.
This time Fister was sharp for most of his time out, and Nova gave up back to back HRs in the 1st inning to Don Kelly (hitting 2nd for some reason) and Delmon Young (3rd of the series left early with an oblique issue).
Both teams had all kinds of chances to make a run in the game, but neither could get any big hits when they needed them. NY had the bases loaded twice and only scoring 1 run on a walk. Tigers got a late RBI from VMart to go up 3-1 and it ended up being the game winner with the Yankees getting another run late. Valverde shut down the heart of the order and struck our A-Rod to end the game as he did to Jeter in Game 3.
This is the 2nd ALDS the Tigers have won against NY in the last 5 years. 2006 was the other when they lost the World Series to St. Louis.
Then the Tigers took games 2 and 3 to steal back home field with a win in New York. Everyone figured Detroit was a lock in game 4 since AJ Burnett was considered an easy guy to walk all over and ready to take on a Help Desk Specialist Jobs
. Of course nothing played out like it should have and the Yankees won forcing a Game 5 back in NY.
Game 5 was a rematch of Game 1.2 with Fister vs. Ivan Nova. Fister got kncocked around a bit in that game after lookign filthy for his first few innings. Nova was wild the entire game and the Tigers never took advantage. Just like the rest of the series with guys like Sabathia even walking 6 batters in his start. Tigers just couldn't put any of them away to get to the bullpen early.
This time Fister was sharp for most of his time out, and Nova gave up back to back HRs in the 1st inning to Don Kelly (hitting 2nd for some reason) and Delmon Young (3rd of the series left early with an oblique issue).
Both teams had all kinds of chances to make a run in the game, but neither could get any big hits when they needed them. NY had the bases loaded twice and only scoring 1 run on a walk. Tigers got a late RBI from VMart to go up 3-1 and it ended up being the game winner with the Yankees getting another run late. Valverde shut down the heart of the order and struck our A-Rod to end the game as he did to Jeter in Game 3.
This is the 2nd ALDS the Tigers have won against NY in the last 5 years. 2006 was the other when they lost the World Series to St. Louis.
Sports and Outdoor Shopping Search
If you look at a basic search engine and want to find results for a certain line of products you won't find it listed very well. You may be able to find a single product, or a slew of stores that offer similar products, but they aren't really designed to search for the best shopping results. Plus they are loaded with hidden ads inside them that make the results a bit skewed and not in your best interest.
Not only that, but you can't find listings for every category there is and general "hot products" listed either under the categories you want with the best deals. Sporting Goods could encompass things that have no business being in the sporting goods and outdoor searches. Places like Become.com go out of their way to make sure that if you search for airsoft vests you aren't going to find a
trailer hitch cargo carrier listed among them. You will actually find a page of listings for the triax bike you searched and the best price for it rather than a bunch of ads for companies trying to poach a website visit for something that may be similar, but not what you want. Become.com t is not a problem. It is about the easiest way to search for products of ANY sort on the web.
Not only that, but you can't find listings for every category there is and general "hot products" listed either under the categories you want with the best deals. Sporting Goods could encompass things that have no business being in the sporting goods and outdoor searches. Places like Become.com go out of their way to make sure that if you search for airsoft vests you aren't going to find a
trailer hitch cargo carrier listed among them. You will actually find a page of listings for the triax bike you searched and the best price for it rather than a bunch of ads for companies trying to poach a website visit for something that may be similar, but not what you want. Become.com t is not a problem. It is about the easiest way to search for products of ANY sort on the web.
Friday, September 30, 2011
2011 ALDS Begins! Tigers @ Yankees
This has been one of the most perfect seasons for the Tigers that I can remember. 2006 was a great year, but I think this season we found much more excellence along the way. We didn't fade at the end and end up with a Wildcard bid. The Tigers completely dominated the division down the stretch and went on a massive tear to close out the year looking like a team on a mission. Fully deserving of a Black and Mild.
While Justin Verlander got most of the headlines with his 12 game winning streak and his MVP consideration, Doug Fister may have been more dominant over that time than he was. At one point during his reign of terror since being acquired by Detroit he had as many wins himself as Boston did. You know, that team that went 9-30 to finish the year and drop a 9 game lead to miss the playoffs. Detroit on the other hand went 30-9 over the same time frame.
Miguel Cabrera was just as amazing. Hitting over .400 from August 1st through the final game of the season. Hitting over .430 in the month of September to cruise to the batting title. While Verlander got most of the MVP talk over the last couple months, Cabrera is just as worth, if not more. Compared to all the other MVP candidates at the plate, Miggy was by far the most valuable of them all when it mattered.
Going into the series at New York tonight we will face a Yankees team that has C.C. Sabathia having another great year, while a bunch of other household names having "off" years. Texiera, Jeter, Posada, and A Rod all are having poor seasons, yet we know what they are all capable of.
Of course you can't talk about the Yankees without mentioning our old favorite Curtis Granderson. An MVP candidate himself that hit over 40 HRs this season in that lineup, although barely hitting over .260. While I'd like to see him succeed as much as anyone, I have no love for my ex-favorite Tiger this week. When he dives and steals a double from Avila I will not cheer. :)
While Justin Verlander got most of the headlines with his 12 game winning streak and his MVP consideration, Doug Fister may have been more dominant over that time than he was. At one point during his reign of terror since being acquired by Detroit he had as many wins himself as Boston did. You know, that team that went 9-30 to finish the year and drop a 9 game lead to miss the playoffs. Detroit on the other hand went 30-9 over the same time frame.
Miguel Cabrera was just as amazing. Hitting over .400 from August 1st through the final game of the season. Hitting over .430 in the month of September to cruise to the batting title. While Verlander got most of the MVP talk over the last couple months, Cabrera is just as worth, if not more. Compared to all the other MVP candidates at the plate, Miggy was by far the most valuable of them all when it mattered.
Going into the series at New York tonight we will face a Yankees team that has C.C. Sabathia having another great year, while a bunch of other household names having "off" years. Texiera, Jeter, Posada, and A Rod all are having poor seasons, yet we know what they are all capable of.
Of course you can't talk about the Yankees without mentioning our old favorite Curtis Granderson. An MVP candidate himself that hit over 40 HRs this season in that lineup, although barely hitting over .260. While I'd like to see him succeed as much as anyone, I have no love for my ex-favorite Tiger this week. When he dives and steals a double from Avila I will not cheer. :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)