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The Wayne Fontes Experience
The Wayne Fontes Experience is a weblog featuring my uninformed, snarky, and completely biased blathering on Detroit sports. You may see the occasional pop culture rant and some lame attempts at humor, but mostly sports. I do ask readers to remember one thing..."In Detroit, you're with us, or we hate you."
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Roundtable alert!
2007-11-10 18:32:00
I was planning to have more content up before now, but I was shanghaied by my best friend late yesterday afternoon to tip a few. As what often happens when we step into our local watering hole, we ran into some friends, and a few turned into several. Not that I'm complaining, as a good time was had by all...As my plans to write were shot to Hell, in a good way, mind you, I was happy to see that Clubber Lang's Basement had posted our roundtable discussion, which included myself, BAW of CLB, and a new blogger on the scene, Bandy of Michigan Sports Spot.So what are you waiting for? Go check it out!
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Above the Fold - Jon Paul Morosi pw3ns Gage and Knobler
2007-11-09 19:30:00
As much as I rag on the MSM, and trust me, it's deserved, (Such as the dust up over the News' Chris McCosky lying about bloggers) I also feel the need to give out MSM praise when praise is due.The Tigers' beat writer at the Freep, Jon Paul Morosi, as been absolutely owning the competition at the News and Mlive over the past couple of weeks, and it's not even close. Rather than depend upon wire service articles, the Freep actually sent Morosi to the MLB GM meetings, and he has come through with daily must read articles for Tigers fans.Today Morosi has a long piece detailing what possible deals Dave Dombrowski has in the works, the status of a contract offer to Kenny Rogers, that the Tigers may not look for a left hand hitting left fielder, as Dombrowski believes help may soon be on the way from minor leaguers NOT named Cameron Maybin, amongst other nuggets of information.Morosi has been on fire this week. There was a long piece on Edgar Renteria. The games played by Scott Boras in tryin ...
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Detroit Lions week 9 power ranking roundup
2007-11-09 00:00:00
The Lions continue to rise in the various NFL power rankings, with a high of 7 (Real Football 365, MSNBC), and low of 19 (Football Outsiders), the 19 ranking dragging their average down to 9.5. The general consensus (8 of the 12 rankings tracked) having the Lions at 8, or above. For what it's worth, 4 of the rankings made reference to Jon Kitna's 10 win prediction. As if I didn't see that coming, I'm finding football writers aren't the most original bunch...Anyway, enough bitching about the football media hoi polloi, on with the roundup!SI: 8 - Dr. Z's got nuttin', so rather than talk about the Lions' resurgence, he makes a "Shaun Rogers is fat" joke.DT Shaun Rogers, 380 now and the Player of the Game last Sunday, was suspended after the sixth game last year for "violation of the NFL's policy on banned substances." He admitted to taking an over the counter product to help lose weight. "What's wrong with that?" the Flaming Redhead asks. Everything. The NFL does not favor the image of sk ...
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Is history repeating itself with the Tigers?
2007-11-08 23:21:00
It was announced yesterday that the rising managerial star in the Detroit Tigers system, Matt Walbeck, had taken a major league job with the Texas Rangers as their 3rd base coach for 2008.Ian at Bless you Boys tells us how successful Walbeck was as a minor league manager...Walbeck was doing a fantastic job within the Tigers organization. In 2004 and 2006, he led Single-A West Michigan to the Midwest League championship, also winning the Manager of the Year award in his final season with the Whitecaps. And after moving up a level to Double-A, Walbeck managed the Erie Seawolves to a division title this past season, also winning the Eastern League's Manager of the Year award.It was assumed that Walbeck was the in-house heir apparent to Jim Leyland. But with no timetable as to how long the Marlboro Man will remain as the Tigers skipper (Leyland, who has shown no sign of slowing down, is signed through 2009), Walbeck decided, rather than continue to labor in the minors, to enhance his res ...
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Why Detroit sports talk radio blows: Reason #1874
2007-11-08 20:35:00
WXYT's Mike Valenti and Drew Sharp have wasted the past 30 minutes of my life, 30 minutes I'll never get back, discussing Lance Armstrong dating an Olsen Twin. Disturbing? Sure. Worth even a minute of my time? HELL NO!Valenti, not exactly a prize himself, yet being the arbiter of ALL things attractive about the female persuasion, claims the Olsen's are "Butterface's," and look like "Monkeys," while claiming that you should never be caught with "Fat chicks."I can picture it now. I arrive at the pearly gates, and my afterlife is hanging in the balance. St. Peter will see that I actually wasted a portion of my life listening to this lowest common denominator tripe masquerading as a discussion, and even worse, wrote about it. You can close the book on my afterlife, I'm screwed.I'm going to Hell in a God damn handbasket...
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Above the Fold - The Red Wings are damn good
2007-11-08 19:00:00
With the near hysteria over the Lions 6-2 record, the start of the Pistons season, and the Tigers early aggression in the hot stove league, the Detroit Red Wings are skating well under most fans radar. I know they've been under mine.I was able to watch much of last night's quite entertaining Red Wings 3-2 shootout victory over the team that would have to be the closest the Red Wings have to a bitter rival, the Nashville Predators. Seeing the Wings own Wonder Twins, Pavel Datsuk and Henrik Zetterberg, win the shootout with beautiful dekes, I finally realized what I was missing.Also being lost in the shuffle is the marvelous start for Zetterburg. He's has a 15 game scoring streak, and a very hot girlfriend. Life is good for Hank...And how about the pride of all the downriver puck bunnies, Chris Osgood? After posting another win in goal last night, he's a startling 8-0-0 this season.Thank god for the Red Wings bloggers, who seem to be more in touch with the pulse of the Red Wings than the ...
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Housekeeping: I have a life away from the PC edition
2007-11-07 16:48:00
It's going to be a quiet day at TWFE, as I'll be away from the PC till late this afternoon. That also means no "Above the Fold" link dump today. Bear with me for a couple of other notes...It doesn't look like there will be much in the way of my normal Sunday cornucopia of Lions blogging, as I'll be at a family get together. I'll be watching the Lions game at a joint birthday party for my soon to be 3 year old nephew, and soon to be 1 year older, absolutely ancient in blogger years, me. I'm sure I'll come up with something, but there won't be my quarter by quarter, stream of consciousness, ramblings.I have to say I was thrilled by the "Circle the wagons for the Tigers blogosphere" response to the Chris McCoskey BS. The tightness of the Detroit blogger community is a big reason why I enjoy working on TWFE daily. The fact that all of the local bloggers who emailed McCosky never received any sort of acknowledgment, just the lame kinda-sorta-but-not-really apology buried in the web only pa ...
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Is there a more meaningless award than the "Gold Glove?"
2007-11-07 02:40:00
MLB's Gold Glove awards were announced this afternoon, with two Tigers winning. Though one of the Tigers' winners was not the correct choice, just the expected choice.Pudge Rodriguez won his umpteenth gold glove, most undeservedly. At this point of his career, he's going to win a gold glove every season, until he retires, just because he's "Pudge." At this point, Pudge is winning via voter muscle memory, rather than anything he's done on the field. The managers and coaches sure as Hell ignored his struggles behind the plate this past season.Placido Polanco won his first gold glove, and I'm sure everyone will agree that it was most deserved. The Placidome is a fielding machine. He hasn't made an error since tee ball.Curits Granderson, who played the best defensive center field in all of baseball, was, to put it bluntly, royally screwed. The AL outfielders to win were Torii Hunter (Winning on pure momentum, much like Pudge), Grady Sizemore (The MSM's "It" player, and a media darling, eve ...
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Why Detroit sports talk radio blows: Cheap Channel edition
2007-11-06 20:48:00
As someone who just can't justify the expense for satellite radio (As Charter has me by the balls for TV and internet), I'm stuck listening to terrestrial radio. For a sports fan who has the radio on all day, having 2 sports talk stations to pick and choose from is actually pretty nice.WXYT, (Now pimping themselves as "The Ticket!" How original...) appears to be in expansion mode, with their simulcasting on on AM and FM, soon going local 24 hours a day (Talking sports for 20 hours, save for 6-10AM, until Demenski and Doyle's contract expires), hopefully soon eliminating the lame nationally syndicated sports talk on overnights.24/7 local content is great for Detroit sports fans, as I'd rather hear hosts talk about what matters in the D, than some national hack that knows jack shit, taking calls from listeners who know even less.You can get a national perspective easily enough from the usual suspects, so I like the idea of keeping it local on my radio. I may bitch at times about local ha ...
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Above the Fold - The 6-2 Detroit Lions
2007-11-06 17:00:00
I'm sure you've heard that the Detroit Lions are 6-2. As you might imagine, reactions range from stunned to, well...Stunned.In the Freep, the beat writer Rod Marinelli told, "I don't need your respect," Nick Cotsonika, gives his midterm grades. With no reason to grade on a curve, the marks are damn good, as you would expect for a 6-2 team. The highest grade grade, an "A," going to the coaching staff. No grade is given for Matt Millen, but let's give him a "F," just because.Marinelli has the Lions headed in the right direction. There is a lot of room for improvement, but the feeling is that the team is on the way up.Offensive coordinator Mike Martz still doesn't have his unit clicking, but he has become more balanced lately. Joe Barry, in his first year as defensive coordinator, has his unit making big plays. Stan Kwan, in his first year as special teams coordinator, has had his ups and downs.Last year, the Lions were 2-6 at the halfway point. This year, they're 6-2. That's a turnaroun ...
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Zoom, free agents, and Tigers, oh my!
2007-11-06 06:31:00
For an article featuring the results of Joel Zumaya's shoulder surgery, Jon Paul Morosi had plenty of VERY interesting free agency nuggets hidden within.First off, regarding Zumaya, there was good news.Dr. Heinz Hoenecke reviewed images of the shoulder with Zumaya and his father. At one point, Joel Zumaya said, Hoenecke turned to Joel Sr. and said, "Your son is going to come back throwing the ball like he was."We can only hope the doctor is right. Considering that Zumaya's shoulder injury was rated a 5 on a 1-5 scale, that's awfully good news. Of course, it's much too early to celebrate, as Zumaya is in uncharted injury territory for a pitcher. As a fan, I'll take whatever good news I can get.Morosi also had Zumaya comment on the rumors started in an ESPN.com comment thread that claimed he wasn't hurt moving boxes. Zoom was perturbed, to say the very least.“It’s tough to have people criticizing me, saying I’m a liar,” he said. “I’ve never done anything to anybody to deserve ...
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Big Baby was not to be denied...
2007-11-06 01:37:00
I just felt the day wouldn't be complete without posting the clip of what some are calling the best stiff-arm EVER...By a defensive lineman, anyway.It also seemed fitting to link to Eno's post, pondering why Shaun Rogers doesn't want, nor care to be, a Detroit icon.
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Answering the Detroit Lions' NFL week 9 "Burning questions"
2007-11-05 22:44:00
As we are all recover from the shock of watching a Detroit Lions team anihilate another NFL team, being the destroyer, rather than the destroyed, it's time to answer the Detroit News' Lions beat writer Mike O'Hara's burning questions.Today's topics include the onside kick call, if the Lions are good or just flukes, the effect Jay Cutler's injury had on the game, grading out the respective units, and who could be considered "Key" players.Let's answer some questions that were originally published in today's Detroit News. You happy now, McCosky? That attribution enough? Good. Let's go to the Q & A!Burning questions from the Lions 44-7 torching of the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Ford Field:Q: The Lions are 6-2 at the halfway mark of the season. Is their record and surprise or a fluke?O'Hara: It's a surprise, because nobody expected them to be this good. But it isn't a fluke. They are making plays on offense and defense, and they have a strong kicking game.They have taken advantage of o ...
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Above the Fold - Chris McCosky vs. Detroit bloggers
2007-11-05 06:17:00
I debated over what I wanted to cover in the latest Above the Fold, as it was a monster weekend of football in Michigan. The Lions had their most impressive victory in years, slaughtering the Denver Broncos 44-7. There was also the Michigan - Michigan State battle for state superiority, a highly entertaining game that featured both teams losing big leads, along with a 4th quarter comeback by the Wolverines, giving U of M a 28-24 win.But in the blogosphere, all that was overshadowed, thanks to a controversial column by Detroit News Pistons beat writer Chris McCosky, "Bloggers just aren't journalists." The column was nothing more than McCosky taking one potshot after another at the Detroit sports bloggers. It appears that he holds a huge grudge he against blogs in general, while condemning bloggers because they aren't trained "Journalists." Which is odd, as that's something bloggers never claimed to be in the first place.What upset bloggers most about McCosky's tripe was the blatant lie ...
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The Lions are legit: Lions - Broncos final thoughts
2007-11-05 01:59:00
Live blog links are below the low flying Shaun Rogers...Dre' Bly is in the house: 1st quarter Lions - Broncos thoughtsLions defense rules: 2nd quarter Lions - Broncos thoughtsIt's officially a blowout: 3rd quarter Lions - Broncos thoughtsThis game is long over: 4th quarter Lions - Broncos thoughts 1. At 6-2, I think it's safe to say that the Detroit Lions are legitimate playoff contenders. I found an enlightening stat in the AP game recap...In the Super Bowl era, 76 percent of the 146 teams that started 6-2 made the playoffs.If that doesn't fully show what shockingly heady territory the Lions find themselves in, nothing will. Here's a few other nuggets to chew on. Jon Kitna, a turnover machine, hasn't had a giveaway in 3 games. The Lions haven't had a 3 game winning streak since 2000. It's their best start since 1999. The Lions are undefeated at home. (For a quick does of reality, neither of those teams made the postseason) A .500 record in the second half of the season will give Detr ...
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This game is long over: 4th quarter Lions - Broncos thoughts
2007-11-04 22:34:00
The 4th quarter starts with the Broncos getting 10 yards on a Ramsey pass.Oh, my. KC is beating Green Bay in the 4th quarter...That's HUGE for Detroit if it continues.Back to the game, it's 3rd and 1 the Broncos 46. A QB sneak picks up the 1st. Hey, just use up as much clock as out want...OOOOOHHHH! Shaun Rogers times the snap, and buries Ramsey! Big loss of 6! Nice...2nd and 16.An out pass gets 10, 3rd and 6. Come on, D! A pass to Clark gets 5 1/2, 4th and very short at the Lions 42.AHHH, a slant to Marshall gets 10, 1st down at the 32. Broncos are driving, but they are using a ton of clock. It's 6+ minute long drive, a little over 9 minutes left.A short run and pass set up 3rd and 5. Just keep the clock running...Ramsey's back...Lehman on the blitz...OH MY GOD! IT'S A SHAUN ROGERS PICK! HE'S OFF! THERE'S NOTHING BUT GREEN IN FRONT Of HIM! HE STIFF ARMS WAYNE AT THE 10! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!To steal from the no longer relevant Chris Berman, Rogers is rumblin', bumblin', and stumblin' on h ...
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It's officially a blowout: 3rd quarter Lions - Broncos thoughts
2007-11-04 21:32:00
The Lions will start the 2nd half with the ball, receiving the kickoff. Let's see if they can continue their streak of 4 straight possessions for scores against the Broncos.As we come back, Harlan brings up the Lions offensive dominance, saying Detroit scored on every possession. We have no word on the status of Cutler, but it's become obvious that he's done for the game. The Broncos' are in Patrick Ramsey's hands. Now we get word on Cutler, lower left leg "Contusion."A very nice return by Cason has the Lions starting on their 36.CBS runs a stat, no Kitna turnovers in the last 3 games, as he looks for CJ cutting on a cross, but throws behind him. The 2nd down pass to Furrey gets 6, 3rd and 4.And the 4 possession scoring streak ends, as Kitna misses Williams on an out cut. 1st punt of the game for the Lions.WOOOOOO! Great kick by Nick Harris, it goes out of bounds at the Denver 3, 55 yard punt! Hot damn, that ball took a sharp right hand turn out of bounds...Now would be a great time fo ...
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Lions defense rules: 2nd quarter Lions - Broncos thoughts
2007-11-04 20:30:00
Lions will continue their drive from the Broncos' 46, 2nd and 28 after the holding call.Kitna's back to pass...And gets 20 of it back on a pass to CJ at the 35! YES! But a 3rd down pass falls to the turf, 4th and 8.So here comes Jason Hanson to try a....53 yard FG? Does the old kicker still have the leg? HELL YES HE DOES! It's good, with room to spare! Great kick from Hanson, you could tell it was going to be good as soon as it left his foot...6-0, Detroit Lions! A good start, and I'm not complaining, but I'd like to see them finish off a drive with a TD, rather than long FG's.The Broncos will start at the 30 after the commercial break. Damn, there's that Manning character again. 3 things in life are certain, death, taxes, and Peyton Manning on your TV.On 2nd and 8, it's BIG BABY busting through for a sack, with the blocker hanging on for dear life all the way back to Cutler! God damn, Shaun Rogers is a monster!And Cutler is still down after being drug down by Big Baby. Looks like we'l ...
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Dre' Bly is in the house: 1st quarter Lions - Broncos thoughts
2007-11-04 19:31:00
Today is one of those oddball "AFC team visiting an NFC city" games, so we get the CBS broadcast. At least we won't have to put up with those damn animated FOX robots for one day. It's the NFL ON CBS!We join Kevin Harlan and former Vikings/Raiders/Chiefs/Redskins QB Rich Gannon from downtown Detroit's Ford Field, for the return of the mouth that roared, Joey Blue Skies' biggest detractor, Dre' Bly.In other words, it's the 3-4 Denver Broncos taking on the shockingly decent 5-2 Detroit Lions!The Lions will be kicking off to the Broncos...ACK! A good return has the Broncos starting from their 38. Nice recovery for the Lions, with Ernie Sims busting through to tackle Travis Henry for a loss on the 1st play from scrimmage.On 3rd and 6, Jay Cutler is back to pass...DOWN goes the QB!!! Sims with the takedown, a very nice 3 and out 1st series for the D. Lions take over at their 11 after the punt...The Lions begin with their newly rediscovered running game, as 2 Kevin Jones runs get the Lions ...
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Chad Henne is the balls
2007-11-04 01:57:00
It bears repeating, considering how Michigan fans piled on the Wolverine QB after the 0-2 start. Chad Henne is the balls...Thanks to the gutty play of Michigan's QB, along with his 4 TD passes, Michigan once again beat Michigan State, 28-24. It was easily the best game between the teams since the 2004 OT thriller, otherwise known in this great state as "The Braylon Edwards game," and the last victory by Sparty, the 2001 "Clockgate" game.This loss has to stick in the craw of Sparty fans, as they appeared to have the game totally under control, leading 24-14 with a little more than 7 minute left. But we all know how Sparty tends to play when they have a lead...Not very well, expecting the worst to happen. Which invariably does.It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Braylon Edwards! No, it's Mario Manningham!A Spartan collapse is comparable to a boulder rolling downhill. You can't stop it, you just get the Hell out of the way, and watch it happen. Once this collapse started, which in my mind be ...
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Chris McCosky doesn't like me
2007-11-03 19:15:00
The MSM is at it again, as another columnist rips into the blogosphere, trying to protect his own quickly dying turf. I was alerted this morning by Bill, of The Detroit Tigers Weblog, that the Detroit News' Pistons beat writer, Chris McCosky, went off on a rant regarding blogs, using the Joel Zumaya story as a leaping off point. Bill's quite thoughtful and measured response to McCosky's tripe can be found here.Notice something? I just attributed what I "Heard" to both another blog, and to the fish wrap itself, something McCosky claims is rarely the case."A lot of times these bloggers use the work of legitimate reporters. They will lift facts and segments of stories and cut and paste them onto their blog. Rarely, if ever, though, do they bother to credit the source."That's an outright lie. I know I always link to the fish wrap or website where I get my info, and the vast majority of bloggers do also. Bloggers have always been more than willing to share credit and info compared to the M ...
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Above the Fold - Joel Zumaya's shoulder
2007-11-02 20:28:00
(My apologies for the late post, as my internet access was out for most of the day. //shakes fist in sky, curses out Charter//)Before 2pm Thursday, I'm sure not many of us knew of, or cared about, the AC joint on one's shoulder. After 2pm , we became much too familiar with that shoulder joint, thanks to Joel Zumaya somehow wrecking the AC joint in his pitchinng shoulder while moving his parents things during the San Diego wild fires. In the best case scenario, Zoom is back mid season of 2008. No matter what happens to Zumaya, the Tigers off season plans have now changed.As you might guess, the MSM likes to throw around blame.The Freep's Michael Rosenberg, says "This isn't a criticism," then goes on to criticize Zumaya's decision making. a bit of a knee jerk reaction coming from a columnist who's normally one of the Detroit media's few voices of reason.He suffered a finger injury last spring, presumably because he grips the ball so hard. We'll consider that somewhat freakish. But he als ...
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Detroit Lions week 8 power ranking roundup
2007-11-02 01:30:00
If you're anything like me, when you search out the numerous NFL power rankings, once you see where the the Lions rank, you move on. Between you and me, I'm not all that interested in seeing where Dr. Z or Vic Carducci rank the Jaguars and Panthers, to name 2 of the teams I couldn't give a shit about.I took the time to find 14 different NFL power rankings, with 15 writers doing the ranking. After week 8, the Lions average out at an wholly unexpected 11.6. Not too shabby for a team most had below 25 before the start of the season.So as a public service, here's your one stop shop for the Detroit Lions NFL power rankings. SI: 10 - The great Dr. Z is all sorts of confused by the Lons. Well, he's not getting any younger...This is terra incognita for the Leos. Have I ever had them in my top 10? I mean it's been seven years since they had a winning record, and 15 teams were as good or better than their 9-7 back in 2000. And when did I start doing this thing, anyway? OK, well, here they are. U ...
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Get Todd Jones on the horn, stat!
2007-11-01 19:49:00
I just heard the bad news, and it's a crushing blow to the start of the Tigers' off season.Joel Zumaya tore up his pitching shoulder moving belongs yesterday, and has already had reconstructive surgery. He's out till at least July. Realistically, you have to think that 2008 will be a lost season for Zoom...Here's the horrible news straight from the Tigers themselves...The Detroit Tigers today announced righthanded pitcher Joel Zumaya underwent surgery yesterday at the Scripps Clinic in San Diego. Zumaya had an AC joint reconstruction on his right shoulder, a procedure performed by Dr. Heinz Hoenecke and Dr. Jan Fronek. He was injured moving personal items during the California wildfires.Zumaya will rest his shoulder for the next six weeks, before he will be able to begin an active rehabilitation program. He is expected to begin a strengthening program in three months and it is anticipated he will begin a throwing program in four months. The club is hopeful Zumaya will return to pitchin ...
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5 reasons Curt Schilling needs to be a Detroit Tiger
2007-11-01 19:19:00
As if you haven't heard, Curt Schilling has let it be known on his blog what 13 teams he deems acceptable to play for in 2008. Surprisingly, the Detroit Tigers are one of those teams.Cleveland, Detroit, Anaheim, New York Mets, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A., S.D., Arizona, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis, Milwaukee.The consensus amongst the Tigers blogging Hoi Polloi is that the signing of Schilling is something the Tigers have to explore. As a Hoi Polloi wannabe, I have to say I concur with their opinions, but for more than just the reason that Schilling is still a very effective pitcher, especially in big games.1. So Detroit fans can hopefully have their own post season bloody sock legend. The closest thing we have to a Tigers leg/ankle related legend is Dave Rozema's knee exploding karate kick during the memorable bench clearing, fist flying melee between the Tigers and Twins in May 1982. (You Tube goodness below for the youngsters too young to remember that wondrous ass kicking brawl)2. The ...
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Above the Fold - Detroit Pistons opening night
2007-11-01 16:32:00
The Pistons finally tip off tonight against the Wade-less Miami Heat. Hoops have been off the radar for months, with the last significant news being the drafting of Rodney Stuckey and Aaron Affallo.Personally, I'm not sure what to make of the Pistons, as for the umpteenth season in a row, we've been told that they are going to make an effort to develop the young players on their bench. Let alone develop a bench, period. I have to see it to believe it, and with the injuries to Stuckey and Johnson to start the season, the bench has been thinned already. (Mlive's A, Sherrod Blakely is on WXYT right now, saying that Rip Hamilton as family issues to take care of, so he will not be in Miami tonight. That's 3 rotation players out against the Heat)I'm guessing the Pistons end the season around 50 wins, and we'll be screaming for Flip Saunders' scalp after they lose in the Eastern Conference finals once again.You know it's the start of the season when the Freep's lead "Sports" (Term used VERY l ...
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Stay sick, scratch glass, climb walls, turn blue!
2007-10-31 22:16:00
Bear with me for one more Halloween post...If you are of a certain age, and grew up in Detroit or Cleveland during the 70's and 80's, you know exactly where the post title comes from. If you are over the age of 30, you fondly remember the best late night horror movie host to ever grace the airwaves, The Ghoul.You'll also remember jokes about Parma, Ohio, his nemesis, Froggy, Cheez Whiz abuse, his constant use of "Hey gang!" and "Overdey!" and his blowing shit up with M-80's.For you youngsters out there who missed out on the fun, believe me, I'm just scratching the surface of the televised insanity. Late Saturday nights on channel 50 were total anarchy! It brings a smile to my face just thinking about it...So in the spirit of Halloween, here's the classic opening from "The Ghoul Show!"Here's Froggy catching some grief from The Ghoul...The Ghoul would give us these words to live by at the end of every show..."Stay sick, scratch glass, climb walls, turn blue! But most importantly of all.. ...
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Happy Halloween!
2007-10-31 17:49:00
Pic courtesy of The Detroit Tigers Weblog. I have to say that Billfer is quite the artisan with a knife...I hope everyone has a safe and fun All Hallows Eve. Save the Sweet Tarts for me!
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Above the Fold - Wednesday, 10-31-07
2007-10-31 12:00:00
Addendum 12:30PM: What I was afraid of happening, has. This story is starting to blow up. Scott's post and video are making the web rounds, picked up by Deadspin, The Big Lead, and ESPN, to name just a few. It's been a hot button hot topic on Detroit sports talk radio as well. I just heard some tape of Kitna's explanation on WXYT, in that he was just "Trying to win a contest." He also said that another Lion (Paraphrasing) "Showed up as me, a bible thumper." As we thought, it was all in fun. Unfortunately, it was not thought out all that well by the Lions QB, not realizing there would be some blowback...You know what great about being a Detroit sports fan? It's never, ever dull.Between having the 4 major (Or does the NHL only count as 1/2 a major?) pro sports represented,and two Big 10 schools (I won't make a NHL style joke about Sparty, things are bad enough after the Iowa debacle) within an hour drive of southeast Michigan, there's always something going on, to root for, and write abo ...
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Mike Williams joins "The Murderers Row of Suck"
2007-10-31 07:19:00
It almost slipped through the cracks, but there was an interesting NFL transaction Tuesday. The Lions former 300 lb wide receiver, 1st round uber-bust Mike Williams, was released by the Raiders. I'd think it's safe to say that Williams' short, disappointing NFL career is over.Mike Williams couldn't run a post route to save his life,but he sure knew the fastest route to Dunkin DonutsUnfortunately, Big Mike had more interest in trying to find his next glazed donut, than keeping in shape or learning the playbook. His short career was a huge (Pun intended) waste of talent, a #10 overall draft pick, one Hell of a lot of money, and of everyone's time.Wasted picks the like of Big Mike Williams is why I'll never let up on Matt Millen. Yes, the Lions are 5-2. But they are winning despite of the incompetent boob, not in thanks to anything the dumb ass has done.What will be Millen's legacy?That he drafted Joey Harrington, Charles Rogers, and Mike Williams, "The Murderer's Row of Suck."All 1st ro ...
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