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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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This weeks sign of the apocalypse: iPhone insanity
2007-06-30 03:29:00
As Justin Verlander is just having one of those games, as he couldn't find the strike zone even if you gave him a map, GPS, Google Earth, and a bloodhound trained to find home plate, allow me to go off on a non-sports tangent. Or more correctly, a rant...I've been watching the jaw droppingly intense Apple iPhone insanity all day. If you read the tech blogs at all, the "Jesus Phone" dominated their posting for most of the week, and has reached a fever pitch today. The MSM has jumped in feet first, national and local, interviewing people who have so much time on their hands, they can afford to que up for a God damn cell phone.This phone will make you smarter, sexier, richer, cooler, and guarantees you'll get laid, if you believe God Steve JobsAdmittedly, it's a gorgeous, high tech God damn cell phone, but it's a God damn cell phone all the same.I find it hard to believe that someone would wait in line for 8, 12, 24, or more hours just for the privilege of spending over 600 bones on ...
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The day after the NBA draft has me asking 1 question
2007-06-29 20:50:00
How many guards do the Pistons need?After last night, the Pistons have as many guards as the Lions have wide receivers. Just look at the current logjam in the backcourt.On last season's roster:Chauncey Billups: Joe D best re-sign Billups, because there is no realistic backup option at this point. None whatsoever. If he surprises the Pistons, and pulls a Grant Hill to Orlando scenario, they are screwed beyond belief.Rip Hamilton: You have an all star backcourt, and one of the pair is a free agent. So you draft 3 players better suited to play the position of the guard currently under contract? Who did Rip piss off in the Pistons front office? Why else would they draft 3 shooting guards last night? Going by the Pistons picks, you'd think Hamilton was some journeyman, not a 2 time all star.Lindsey Hunter: Just take the supposed front office job already, OK? You play great defense, but you can't shoot a damn lick, and you're 50 years old. You really want to do the Pistons a favor? The ...
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Rodney Stuckey? His name may just as well be Rodney White...
2007-06-29 04:16:00
The Pistons claimed they needed immediate help from their 1st pick in the NBA draft. Yet they pick a kid, Rodney Stuckey, who only spent all of 2 seasons at Eastern freaking Washington? Eastern Washington? This has Rodney White written all over it, and we know how well that turned out.Several times tonight I've heard Rodney Stuckey compared to...Dwayne Wade? That's the local MSM buying into the Pistons' spin, as they can't really say anything about him. Why buy into the Pistons publicity? The MSM can't say much of anything of their own about him, because no one on God's green earth has ever seen Stuckey play! No one had ever seen Darko play either. That worked out real well...Give the spin a rest. When I hear comparisons to Dwayne Wade, the red flag goes up. How on earth can you compare him to an all-world player like Wade? That's silly, let alone unfair to Stuckey.Stuckey made his name playing in the Big Sky Conference. Christ almighty, I could put up numbers playing in the Big ...
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Joe Dumars' draft history: Low is high, up is down
2007-06-28 22:40:00
Am I the only person who doesn't have a good feeling about the Pistons' chances in tonight's NBA draft?The draft is supposedly the deepest in years, but just how impactful of a player will Detroit get at 15? Let alone at 27... Then again, when you harken back to past Joe Dumars drafts, it's almost assured that the 27th pick will turn out to be a better player than the 15th pick.I have a high level of confidence in Joe Dumars' abilities in regard to most every facet of running a basketball franchise. Most every facet, that is, save one. The draft. It's Dumars' Achilles' heel, his kryptonite. The draft is the thing we don't speak of when talking about the greatness of Joe Dumars.I'm not sure why, but the lower the pick, the better it seems to be. You just need to go back to Dumars' first draft, in 2000. Joe D found a very serviceable NBA player in Brian Cardinal with the Pistons' 2nd round pick. But the 1st round pick, the 14th overall, was an outright bust, Mateen Cleaves.T ...
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Trash talk and the Detroit Lions = 50 years of BS
2007-06-28 19:48:00
Detroit Lions WR Mike Furrey claims they should win 10 to 12 games in 2007. The following quotes are proof enough for me that he's on something mind altering."I’m telling you right now, we have high confidence right now. We know what we have. We know how good our offense was over the last four or five weeks of last year. We know that we added depth to the spots that we needed to add depth to. … Our defense looks phenomenal right now. … We believe what Jon’s saying. That’s how we feel as a team right now."Obviously Furrey has been dipping into the same Kool-Aid and cornbread as Jon Kitna.It's as if Lions players have become members of a cult. The Cult of Millen. Before every season, we hear that the Lions will improve. The Lions players say so. The front office says so. The local beat writers say so. The newspaper articles never change from off season to off season.Every year it's the same old, same old.The team sure looks good during the off season workouts! The new crop o ...
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I despise fan concocted trade proposals
2007-06-27 22:30:00
I know that the Tigers' bullpen is in dire need of fixing. That a honest to God, slam the door set up man, and a closer that actually K's batters more than once a week is needed.Unfortunately, too many fans think they are good GM's. They believe they know more than Dave Dombrowski. Go to any message board, or listen to any local sports talk radio, and you'll see/hear some version of the following...Let's trade Craig Monroe for Eric Gagne.They should trade Marcus Thames for Akinori Otsuka.Cameron Maybin should be traded for a relief pitcher. (Seriously, there was an actual thread on Motownsports.com proposing this exact thing)Trading this man won't get you Eric Gagne. It won't even get you Eric CartmanIn response, I have just this to say...Enough of the laughable, asinine, idiotic trade suggestions, people!Has anyone checked the stats of Monroe or Thames recently? I like Monroe as much as anyone, but he's had an abysmal year. As of today, Monroe has an OBP of .281! That's point ...
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It figures...
2007-06-27 04:25:00
I wax poetic about how good it is to be a fan of the Detroit Tigers earlier today, and they go off play an awful game tonight. That little voice I described in the back of my head must have been saying, "Not so fast, the bullpen still needs help."Well, either that or, "Todd Jones blows."
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It's almost too good to be true...
2007-06-26 23:32:00
There really isn't a whole lot to talk about Detroit Tigers-wise, as for the most part, things are going pretty damn well.The team currently holds first place in the central, in what is beginning to look more and more like a 2 team race with the Indians, with the 2nd place team being a very good bet to get the wild card. I don't want to write off the Twins, as they are always scary. But they have been hovering around the .500 mark all season, and are having injury issues. The White Sox are in midst of imploding like a star going supernova, and for all intents and purposes, are out of contention.Over the last few weeks, the Tigers have been one of the best teams in baseball, once again running roughshod over the JV squad, otherwise known as the National League. Even the normally crazy as a loon Joe Morgan thinks this season's version of the Tigers is better than last season's pennant winner.The Tigers' offense has been insanely good. Historically good. Crazy good. Words can't des ...
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A look back in incredulity: Marty Mornhinweg
2007-06-25 23:40:00
We all remember the defining moment of the Marty Mornhinweg era. Taking the wind, rather than the ball, in OT against the Bears.Marty did so despite the fact that his defense had been on the field for virtually the entire 4th quarter, and was utterly unable to stop the Bears. Well, there was the one drive they did manage to get a 3rd down stop, but Mornhinweg took a 3rd down penalty called against the Bears, to keep them from taking a 50 yard field goal attempt against that same wind, thus allowing the Bears to convert on their 2nd attempt on 3rd down, then going on to score.There was one idiotic blunder heaped upon another in that game, cumulating in the infamous decision to take the wind.Marty Morninweg thus became known as Marty Moronweg, and from that moment on, his days in Detroit were numbered.Yet Marty Moronweg defends the decision that will haunt him to his grave."The people who were there and know all the information ... know that it was the right call," Mornhinweg said. "It w ...
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Jon Kitna can't be serious
2007-06-25 20:41:00
You all saw the headlines Jon Kitna made over the weekend. How could you miss them, as it was so strange and off the wall.Jon Kitna believes that the Detroit Lions will win more than 10 games in 2007.Really, he does.Once I wiped the tears from my eyes, after going into a laughing fit, I began to ponder why Kitna is so positive about the Lions chances.After I wiped the tears of laughter from my eyes, from my pondering causing another laughing fit, I gave up trying to rationalize Kitna's prediction, and just wrote it up to the lunatic ravings of someone who has taken one too many blows to the head.It's damn hard to win 10 games with your ass on the turf, but we're talking the great Jon Kitna here...Honestly, I don't get where the optimism is coming from. Mostly due to the fact that one of the biggest reasons the Lions will not win 10+ games is the presence of Kitna himself under center.There has to be some reason Kitna is so confident about the Lions' chances in this coming NFL sea ...
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So long Mike Maroth, and thanks for all the pitches
2007-06-22 22:08:00
Mike Maroth is no longer a member of the Detroit Tigers. He was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon for...Well, we don't know just yet.Considering the best you could say about Maroth was as an AL starting pitcher, he's a good hitter, who knows how what kind of value the Tigers received in return. I'm guessing not all that much, something on the order of a autographed Albert Pujols poster, David Eckstein's growth chart and a player(s) to be named later who isn't really all that good, otherwise known as a P(s)TBNLWIRATG.Say what you will about Maroth's abilities as a pitcher, he was a good soldier for the Tigers. Anyone who could could survive a 21 loss season in 2003, and come out the other side as a member of a pennant contenders pitching staff, says volumes.Look up "Soft-tosssing crafty lefty" in the Wikipedia, you'll see Jamie Moyer's picture, but Mike Maroth should be, at the very least, mentioned in the references...Back in the dog days of that ugly 2003 seaso ...
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Will the Pistons remain a force? Let's just say I wouldn't be willing to bet on it
2007-06-21 21:31:00
As confident as I was about the Pistons remaining a eastern conference power after the draft lottery and before the start of the Cavs series, the less confident I become the more off season rumors I hear.Kobe Bryant wants to be traded to the Bulls. You need a superstar to win in the NBA. Kobe fits the bill.For the first time, the Kevin Garnett trade rumors have merit, the hottest rumor being a trade to the Celtics. As long as they don't have to give up Paul Pierce, the Celtics become a eastern conference force. Their having 2 superstars would trump the rest of the east. No other east team would be so top heavy.The Bucks supposedly are preparing to deliver several Brinks trucks full of loot to Chauncey Billups, very possibly giving Billups a near max offer the Pistons won't be willing to match. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, if the Pistons lose Billups, they might as well start the rebuilding process. As the roster currently stands, Flip Murray would be your starting po ...
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Much ado about nothing
2007-06-21 19:59:00
I know I'm a week late on writing about the first domino to fall in the Detroit Pistons eventful off season, but better late than never, right?Carlos Delfino was traded to the Toronto Raptors for a ball rack, a pair of Reebok pumps, and 2 second round picks that are so far in the future that they'll be used on kids currently in preschool.When Delfino was first drafted, we were told that he would be the next Manu Ginobli. Turned out that the only thing they had in common was they were both Argentinian. We were led to believe that Delfino was a slashing scorer, with an outside shot to boot. It turned out the only thing Delfino did consistently was commit stupid fouls, and we rarely, if ever, saw that slashing scorer.Defino had more "Gum time" than playing time as a Piston.Nothing ever changed with Delfino. Every summer we would read that Delfino trashed the Pistons in some South American newspaper, saying he was not getting enough playing time. Every fall we would read that he was mis ...
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A quick note...
2007-06-21 00:42:00
I've been going to physical therapy for the last couple of months, and it's done my arthritis a world of good. But that same physical therapy just kicked my ass this afternoon, so I'm not feeling all that much like writing.Even though there are a few things on my mind, odds are any ranting and raving won't be posted till tomorrow. I might have something after tonight's Tigers game, depending on how the denizens of the bullpen decide to pitch.For my sake, I hope Jones and company aren't needed...Thanks for reading!
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I know how to fix the American health system crisis...
2007-06-19 20:32:00
I'm sure that you have heard that the new Michael Moore documentary "Sicko" is being released this month. Not having seen it as of yet, I'm guessing Moore blames much of what ails the American health system on the US government, and the big HMO's. I wouldn't be surprised of he also blames our not so healthy lifestyle.But I'm thinking he forgot 1 BIG reason for our health system crisis.You want to live? Then this man must be stopped.Todd Jones and the Tigers bullpen.Last night Todd Jones continued his quest to cause headaches, ulcers, baldness, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, heart attacks, nervous breakdowns, involuntary tics, alcoholism, depression and any other malady that can be blamed on stress, to the Tigers fanbase.Anytime Todd Jones, Jason Grilli, Fernando Rodney, and the rest of the usual suspects, comes in to pitch, you can bet that later that night the local emergency rooms are swamped by Tigers fans with stress related illnesses. The bullpen has become a threat to o ...
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The Little Fella is everywhere, even your local cineplex
2007-06-18 22:47:00
I ran across this bit of horrifying "Entertainment" news...Bestselling author Mitch Albom has sold his very first script to Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison Productions. According to Variety, the untitled film is being set up as a starring project for Adam Sandler.Braindead meets pompous. Lowest common denominator humor meets lowest common denominator sap. Consider yourselves warned. This couldn't be any worse than the abomination that was Sandler's "The Longest Yard," could it? Sandler took one of the top 5 sports movies of all time, and...I don't want to think about it. Not that all Sandler flicks are bad. "Happy Gilmore" was an entertaining movie. But when he gets all sentimental, you end up with sappy crap like "Mr. Deeds," "Little Nicky" and "Big Daddy." Now imagine those films with the heavy-handed sentimentality of the Little Fella. Lord help us all. Unfortunately, the Sandler/Little Fella combination will probably gross 150 million dollars, which will mean ever more Lit ...
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The Detroit Tigers bullpen as seen thru Pink Floyd songs
2007-06-18 20:41:00
If you are of a certain age, probably over 35, you are (Or should be) a huge fan of one of the iconic bands of the 70's, Pink Floyd. So as I was listening to "Animals" for the umpteenth time, while also pondering the plight of the Tigers beleaguered bullpen, I couldn't keep myself from mashing together something so good, with something so bad...Wil Ledezma: Money - Of which Ledezma should be returning to the Tigers considering his utter ineffectiveness. Youman Bazardo: Hey You - Anyone know who this guy is? I'm not even sure the Tigers themselves do. Tim Byrdak: Learning to Fly - Byrdak, bird, fly. Get it? Jesus, you're a hard bunch to please... OK, let's try this... A career minor league journeyman is finally learning to spread his wings, and become an effective pitcher. That analogy any better?Fernando Rodney: Run Like Hell - Considering how many runs Rodney allows during his appearances, that's exactly what been happening on the basepaths.Jason Grilli: Comfortably Numb - Wh ...
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Peter King is a loon
2007-06-18 19:50:00
The latest Peter King column in SI is being roundly criticized throughout the blogoshpere, for good reason. His quarterback ratings leave something to be desired. King's bizarre column proves that writers also need to be subjected to drug testing.Say wht you will about the list, but one ranking in particular stands out...Jon Kitna is the number 9 ranked QB in the NFL.Not 9 out of 9. But 9th overall out of 32. You read it right, Jon Kitna is the 9th best QB in the NFL.Yes, THAT Jon Kitna. Jon Kitna of the Detroit Lions. The same Jon Kitna that lead the Lions to 3 wins, and lead the entire NFL is turnovers. (22 INT, 9 lost fumbles)Talk about grading on a curve...It either comfirms that King is on the drugs, or that the NFL is desperate for competent QB's. From looking at the list, it's a little of both.Just who does King have rated behind Kitna? Here's numbers 10 to 20...Tony RomoDonovan McNabbSteve McNairBrett FavreChad PenningtonJake DelahommeBen RothlisbergerMatt LeinartMatt Sc ...
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As a sports fan, I can only go so far...
2007-06-15 23:25:00
I tried to watch game 4 of the NBA Finals last night. Really, I did. I'm a sports fan, I should be able to watch a championship clinching game, right? Wrong.The game was unbearable to watch. Entertaining moments were few and far between. It was boring beyond belief. I couldn't watch any more of something that was fait accompli. I gave up, but it also got me thinking.If I couldn't being myself to sit through the drudgery that was the NBA Finals, what else can't I being myself to do?1. Sit calmly though a Todd Jones save - It's impossible to not have your blood pressure rise during a Jones save. As soon as you see Jones on the mound, your gut begins to churn. The vein in your forehead begins to pulsate. You break out in a cold sweat, and become short of breath. The last thing you are when Todd Jones is on the mound is calm. Even though Jones somehow converts the vast majority of the time, a save is never easy for him to accomplish, or us to watch.2. Bet on the Detroit Lions - Perio ...
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An open letter to Dave Dombrowski
2007-06-15 03:30:00
To: Dave Dombrowski President & General Manager, Detroit Tigers Comerica Park Detroit, MIFrom: Big Al All around bon vivant, and blogger The Wayne Fontes Experience Monroe County, MIRE: The bullpenDave,Congrats on the Justin Verlander no-hitter, snookering the rest of MLB with the drafting of Rick Porcello, and having one of the best teams on all of baseball. You deserve all of the kudos you've been receiving. But that's not why I'm writing you.There's a festering issue, one that is on the verge of becoming a full blown crisis if you continue to sit on your hands. I think you know what I'm talking about, Dave.I'm talking about the bullpen. Your Tigers just lost 2 of the 3 games in your series with the Milwaukee Brewers. All 3 games were very winnable, yet you lost 2. Why? Because of the bullpen.You only split your recent series with the team that you are going to be fighting tooth and nail with for the Central division crown. Again, all the ...
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"From here on in, I rag nobody"
2007-06-14 01:32:00
To those who aren't of a literary bent, that's the famous final line from the late Mark Harris' book, the great "Bang the Drum Slowly." There's a reason I bring it up today.The line came to mind last night. Thanks to the undeniable fact that Justin Verlander's no-hitter doesn't happen without the highlight reel 8th inning double play started by The Black Hole of Suck Neifi Perez. Yes, Niefi Perez.It's hard for all of us to swallow, but TBHoS Neifi Perez saved the no-no.In honor of TBHoS Neifi Perez's no-hit saving play, TWFE is calling for a moratorium on the use of "The Black Hole of Suck" nomenclature in place of Perez's name in blog posts.So let me paraphrase Harris' line, and say, "From here on in, I no longer rag Neifi."**At least until he reverts back to his normal Neifiness.
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Do you sense it? It's in the air!
2007-06-13 00:47:00
It's the surge of support to send Placido Polanco to the All Star game!Courtesy of the resident artist of the Detroit blogosphere, Sam at Roar of the Tigers, I just received the latest Polanco All Star campaign literature. Or as it was called in the subject line, the "VISUAL VOTING CAMPAIGN"I'll do my part in getting Sam's hard work shown to the voting populace. Let the campaigning begin!Large, round, glowing orbs for Placido!The Black Hole of Suck, or for that matter, Robinson Cano, could never make this catch!I think this is my favorite. If you don't vote for Placido...You''l hurt Izzy the Cat's feelings.Don't forget to vote for the reigning MVP of the 2006 ALCS, the Placidome. Multiple times...
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Roundtables, Placido Polonco to the ASG, and other links
2007-06-12 23:30:00
I've been totally lax on linking recently. That changes today. On to the link dump...First off, I was asked by Christy of Behind the Jersey to contribute to her bloggers roundtable about the merits of Detroit's status as a pro and college sports mecca, along with several other notable local bloggers. The eyeopening viewpoints were a fun and informative read. It's a 5 part series, so set aside some time...Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Scott of Quo Vadimus took a one look at the undeserving Robinson Cano of the evil empire leading Placido Polonco in the AL 2nd base All-Star game voting, and thought that wasn't right. Well, Scott's not one to take such a thing lying down, so he's begun a grassroots blogroots All Star voting campaign known as "Go to the Polls for Placido!"Count me in, as Polonco should be the starting AL 2nd baseman in the Midsummer Classic. To do your part, head to the MLB All Star game site, and stuff those electronic ballot boxes!While you're there, write in Cur ...
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Wishful thinking is a fan's right, but lets be realistic about it
2007-06-11 23:32:00
News: Gilbert Arenas will opt out of his Wizards deal after this coming season.Fan wishful thinking: The Pistons need to sign Agent Zero!Reality: Never, ever going to happen. Arenas is going to get a shitload of cash, probably a max deal. Odds are the Pistons will have signed Chauncy Billups to a long term, 13-14 million dollar a year contract. Considering how Bill Davidson despises the luxury tax, let alone his refusal to give max deals, it's going to choke his goat to just sign Billups. He'd never go for Gilbert Arenas. Agent Zero is highly marketable, extremely entertaining, well spoken, and most importantly, a legitimately talented player. Arenas would blow up as a national personality if he signed in a big market, that's if he doesn't stay with the Wiz. He's not coming to the D.News: Dante Culpepper is persona non grata in Miami. He's currently trying to broker a deal to be traded to another team. That's if he isn't cut by the Fish in the meantime. Either way, the former n ...
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The Pistons have to be dying inside
2007-06-11 18:49:00
If not dying inside, at the very least, the Pistons are continually kicking themselves. After every NBA Finals game, they are slapping themselves on the forehead, and letting loose with a Homer Simpson-esque, "D'oh!"We also know exactly what they have to be thinking."How in the Hell did we lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers?" You want to know why I've barely watched any of the NBA Finals? Every time I tune in, the Cavs are down 20 points. I stopped by the worldwide leader on ABC a few times in game 1, and the Cavs were getting their asses kicked from end of the court to the other.I didn't tune in last night till after "The Sopranos" ended, and I wasn't surprised by what I saw. The Cavs were down 25 points, getting their asses kicked from end of the court to the other. Once I saw that nothing had changed, like the rest of America, I moved on. Speaking of "The Sopranos," allow me a quick mid blog post hijack...Since everyone is talking about what happened on HBO last night... Don't wor ...
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Just knock the damn thing down already
2007-06-08 04:00:00
The news came today that Tiger Stadium will be mo more by September 2008. Unfortunately, that gives the city 15 months to screw it up. Somehow, I believe it will be.My first thought was the same as Bilfer's..."I’ll still believe it when I see it."Exactly. Not until I actually see the wrecking balls in place, the explosive charges go off, and they start picking through the wreckage, will I believe that the Corner will finally meet it's put off for much too long end.Just put the place out of it's misery.I loved Tiger Stadium as much as the rest of you, but enough is enough. In the final years years of Tiger Stadium, it was a decrepit, rusted out, hulking shell of a stadium.Come on people, it's time to let go of the past. Your memories blind you to the hard, cold facts about Tiger Stadium.If you had 1 of the 10,000 or so seats with a clear shot of the field, there wasn't a better view in all of baseball. But to go along with those 10,000 great seats, there were at least 20.000 with ...
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The 5 most loved men in Detroit sports
2007-06-07 03:49:00
As I did the most hated in Detroit sports yesterday, I figured we needed to see the flip side of that list...Honorable mention: Matt Millen, as we LOVE to hate on the 'stache.5. Chris Osgood: Ozzie is the Red Wing most loved by puck bunnies everywhere. They have an intense passion for the dreamy, uber-cute, long time Red Wings goalie.He's considered a deity by the most aggressive and vocal of the Detroit puck bunny subculture, the Downriver bunny. The Taylor/Wyandotte/Woodhaven/Southgate puck bunnies think "Ozzie is just sooooo cute!" They are easily spotted at sports bars and the Joe by their tight jeans, big hair and white Osgood sweater.Obviously, Ozzie is, by far, the puck bunnies favorite, but cases can also be more a certain few other Red Wings. Puck bunnies also have been known to have unrequited crushes upon Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and Brendan Shanahan. In fact, the day Shanny left the Red Wings, a day of mourning was declared Downriver.4. Joel Zumaya: Zoom, the Tigers re ...
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Housekeeping: This and that...
2007-06-06 22:49:00
It's been a while since I did a housekeeping post, and for some reason today seemed like a good time to do so.First, a couple of personal updates.On a serious note, I just wanted to send my condolences out to those affected by the University of Michigan Survival Flight plane crash. The tragedy hit a little closer to home here at TWFE, as someone close to me lost a good friend in the accident. They are going through a very difficult time, as you might expect.When tragedy like this strikes, it can be difficult to put your feelings into meaningful words. All I can say is that those brave Survival Flight team members, who do a vital, important, and thankless job, are in our thoughts.You all probably remember back in February when my housing situation became quite unsettled, to put it mildly. Well, 3+ months have now passed, and everything is cool.I really like my new place (Soon to be totally remodeled as well), I'm getting to see some very old friends again (It's been fun attempting t ...
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The 5 most hated men in Detroit sports
2007-06-06 06:08:00
5. The Detroit Lions QB - Currently Jon Kitna: No matter who quarterbacks the Lions, he makes the list. There is no such thing as a free pass given to a Lions QB. The honeymoon between Lions fans and whomever becomes the Lions QB lasts only a matter of minutes, or until the first turnover. Jon Kitna was no exception.His 4th quarter implosions snatched defeat from the jaws of victory several times in 2006. Sure, Ktina did throw for over 4ooo yards, but it was the emptiest, least effective, and least celebrated 4000 yard season in NFL annals. Yet the Lions brass continue to insist that Kitna was the QB of the here and now, and will be for the length of his contract, which is for another (Gulp) 3 seasons.Not that the Lions aren't hedging their bets. The next man to be on this list was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2007 NFL draft, the Lions QB of the future, Drew Stanton. He claims to be excited to have been drafted by his hometown team. Ah, the sweet naivete of youth. He chooses to i ...
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