~Billy Donovan is a good coach, yes? Then why do I read this ESPN article about some Florida douche that's transferring and see that Donovan has had 3 guys transfer in the past year, along with an incoming recruit requesting to be released from his commitment? My how the mighty have fallen...what happened???
~I know Adam is worried about this Detroit-Columbus series, but I'm not. Yes, Mason is good in net. But the one stat that I feel is most important is the power play. Detroit is number one, Columbus is number thirty. Big difference. So while Mason may be great, some are going to get by (see Thursday), and I don't think Columbus can hang, especially if they can't take advantage of shorthanded opportunities. Wings in five, six at most.
~Like I told Adam on the phone, Detroit-Pittsburgh in the finals. Rematch! Pittsburgh is red-hot right now, so they're peaking at the right time.
~Is anyone else excited about this Tigers team? Perhaps not because it's hockey and basketball playoff time, but I love this Tigers team. I honestly feel like our starting rotation is the best it's been in a long while- including the 06' AL championship season. We have Verlander, Galaraga, Jackson, Porcello, and Bonderman...that's fucking awesome. We know Verlander can be good, Galaraga is showing signs of being great, Jackson is a mid-90s thrower that won 14 last year, Porcello is supposed to the hottest prospect we've got (and more touted than Andrew Miller was), and sheesh, Bonderman in the 5th spot??? I think the AL Central is relatively weak this year, and the strength of our starters might win us the division....which is why I'm going with the Tigers to win the Central.
~I've watched Fernando Rodney pitch twice now this year. He's been good. I can't believe I just said Rodney has been good...a pig just flew by my window.
~And I know Adam Everett and the Gerald Laird signings are not headline-grabbing, but they are the best moves we have made the last three years. Everybody on this team has a role now, and everybody has a position. That was the problem the last couple years; nobody knew where they were playing and what their place on the team was. Not anymore. Everett is at short, and he's there for defense. Guillen, left field. Cabrerra, first. Inge, third. Thames will finally get his ABs at DH. Done and done. Sprinkle in the young guys around this set line-up, and I think you'll start to see this team gel and play better than you have the past two seasons.
~Miguel Cabrera is my pick for AL MVP. One word: Beast. He's too good.
~While I'm picking random shit, my baseball predictions:
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card: Tampa Bay Rays
NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: Colorado Rockies
NL Wild Card: Florida Marlins
World Series: Detroit Tigers versus St. Louis Cardinals
REMATCH!!!
~The Detroit Pistons are playing the Cleveland Cavaliers...did you know? Man, there is no buzz about Detroit basketball anymore. I know we're an eight seed, but still, we're playing LeBron and the number one Cavaliers. You would think there would be a little something about this series, but there's nothing...let's leave A.I. in Cleveland and go home with our cap space. See you next year P's. I promise I will be more excited.
~I am one of those who is falling for Mark Sanchez. Sorry...but I am. I know Stafford rates higher on everyone's boards, but the more I listen, read, and watch Sanchez, the more I can tell he has the "it" factor. I don't know...it's just a feeling. If I were the Lions, I'd still take Jason Smith the tackle...but if I'm taking a QB, fuck the so-called experts and go with the guy you think will be a leader and a winner. Sometimes it's not always about arm-strength and throwing the ball 60 yards from your knees...although that is pretty cool.
~As much of a mess the Lions are, the Redskins are too...just in a more expensive sort of way. Being so close to D.C. and listening to the sports talk, this team has ZERO direction (The latest rumor is Washington giving up two-first round picks to Seattle for the #4 pick to get Sanchez...sheesh that's steep). Reminds me of back home! While the Lions are trapped in a hellish realm of doom, the Redskins are trapped in a constant state of 8-8 and 9-7 mediocrity. It's like Dante's levels of Hell. The Lions are lower than the Redskins, but they're still both in Hell.
~If you draft Michael Crabtree on your fantasy team next year, I will kill you. The warning has been issued.
That's all for now.
~Mikey D
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All my sports attention is on the Red Wings. I agree with Mike, Wings win in 5.
I don't care about the Pistons. It's not that I'm rooting against them (and if they somehow miraculously beat the Cavs I'll probably start watching) it's just that I'm apathetic to the whole thing. My attitude is best summed up by: "meh"
As for the Tigers, I completely lost interest in last year's team. If they seem to be doing OK after the Red Wings are finished, I will start to pay attention.
Drafting an OT would help the Lions more than a QB, but I'm kind-of rooting for them to draft Stafford, just to piss you off. But who are we kidding, the Lions are drafting Crabtree, because we can always use another WR!
And if Crabtree is the best fantasy WR available when I need one, then I will be drafting him.
Then you are also going to lose your life.
Besides, his last name isn't 'Johnson' or 'Jones'.
Donovan quickly became overrated. Yes, he won back-to-back, but you have to discount that since he won with the same team and the rest of the NCAA was fairly weak at the time. I think the players and recruits acknowledge that he has little intention of staying in the NCAA for long.
I am not worried about it anymore, but I wouldn't put a fork in the Jackets. They are very inexperienced and I think confidence is huge for them. Let's see what they can do in their home arena. I could be wrong, but I feel this city is pumped for Tuesday.
I would discuss hockey more, but I'm saving it for my own post.
I haven't had a chance to get into the Tigers yet. Come back to me in May/June. I do agree that Everett and Laird have proven to be very important pickups so far.
The Pistons are the team I am the most fairweather over, so they are pretty much dead to me right now. I did watch approximately 50 seconds of Game 1.
I completely disagree with you over Sanchez. I just wrote "I don't think he has enough experience" but I erased it when I remembered the name Matt Cassel. That being said, I really don't like Stafford either. I say take OT or take Aaron Curry. I fear someday, we'll be looking back at this draft saying "We could have had Aaron Curry!" (or Crabtree.)
I'm going to make it my mission to draft Crabtree so I can trade him to you, a la Marion Barber.
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