Hello Doug Fister and David Pauley

Doug Fister

The MLB trade deadline has passed and the Tigers have made a move that I believe really improves their chances at making the playoffs.  The Tigers traded away Casper Wells, Charlie Furbush, Minor League 3b Francisco Martinez and a player to be named later.  First off to the people who say that the Tigers gave up too much are crazy.  They gave away two players who have played a little in the majors this season and look like they could be good but not great.  They also are players who don't really have a lot of potential in my opinion.  But the player that people are really mad that we gave up is minor leaguer Fransico Martinez. People are wondering how we could give up our 3b of the future, but those people obviously don't pay attention to the Tigers minor league system.  The real 3b of the future for the Tigers is Nick Castellanos.  He is younger, putting up better offensive numbers and has less errors in the field.  The Tigers have known this for a while and that made Martinez expendable.

David Pauley

The Tigers are getting some pretty good young pitchers in return as well.  In Doug Fister the Tigers are getting a 27 year old starter from the Seattle Mariners.  People cannot judge him off of his win loss record because he received the worst run support in the league while pitching for the Mariners.  Plus his other numbers are superb.  He has a 3.33 ERA and 1.17 WHIP.  Those numbers are better than his former teammate in Seattle Felix Hernandez.  He is a good pitcher who really makes the pitching rotation a lot better and will give the Tigers a chance to win the game every time he takes the mound.
The other pitcher the Tigers received in the trade was a relief pitcher named David Pauley.  He is having a great season posting an ERA of 2.15 and a great WHIP of 0.99.  He started his career spending two seasons in Boston before joining Seattle for the last year and half.  Since joining Seattle he has put up good numbers.  The addition of Pauley really makes a bullpen, that at times looks shaky, a lot more reliable to get the job done.  These two players were exactly what I think the Tigers needed to make them the Central Division Champions.

Hello Eric Wright, Stephen Tulloch, and Justin Durant

Stephen Tulloch

The NFL lockout is over and the Lions have made some very nice moves in free agency already.  There were a few in particular to me, that stood out as being possible difference making moves.  The signing of Stephen Tulloch is the signing that i believe will have the biggest impact.
Stephen Tulloch is a middle linebacker who spent the first five years of his career as a Tennessee Titan.  This means that he has played for Jim Schwartz before and is familiar with the scheme the Lions play.  His career has really taken off in the last two seasons.  He finished the '09 season with 121 tackles and the '10 season with 160 tackles.  These are the numbers we should expect from Tulloch this season with him playing behind such a great defensive line.  Since he is only signed to a one year contract he is going to need to continue putting up big numbers to get a big contract next season.  This is a risk for the Lions because if he has a huge year they may not be able to afford him next year, but this is a risk I think is worth taking.  This is the perfect move for the Lions considering the holes they had at linebacker coming into this season.

Justin Durant

Another big move the Lions made was signing another linebacker named Justin Durant.  Justin spent the first four years of his career in Jacksonville with the Jaguars.  This is a good move that has some big question marks.  The reason it is a good move is because when Durant plays he puts up big tackle numbers and seems to have a nose of the ball.  The big question mark on the deal is the fact that Justin is yet to play a full season in his four year career.  The most games he has played in a season came in the '08 season when he played in 14 games.  Last season he played in a career low 10 games.  If Durant can stay on the field the Lions will have improved their linebackers immensely over the offseason.

Eric Wright 

The final big signing the Lions made was that of defensive back Eric Wright.  This is another move that has some risk but also has high reward.  Eric had been with the Cleveland Browns for all 4 years of his career.  His best seasons were the '08 and '09 season when he had a combined 7 INT'S and caused 5 safeties.  He also had good tackle numbers for a defensive back finishing in the mid 60's both seasons.  After those seasons he was considered around the league as a up and comer who had a bright future ahead of him.  But last season Wright took a step backwards,  only playing in 13 games and only having one interception.  If Wright can return to his form of the '08 and '09 seasons, this could be a great signing for the Detroit Lions.  This would allow the Lions to have found the big play corner they needed without spending the big time money on some of the bigger names on the market.  If these three signings pan out the way the Lions anticipate, the playoffs should be in the very near future.

Hello Wilson Betemit

The Detroit Tigers finally filled a huge hole yesterday when they traded for 3rd basemen Wilson Betemit.  Even though Wilson Betemit isn't a big name addition he will still be a huge help to the Tigers.  Brandon Inge was hitting a dreadful .177.  Also he had only one home run, which was not cutting it, it was the equivalent of having a pitcher bat.  He has also been having terrible at bats lately where he would swing at the first pitch and pop out, or strike out on 3 to 4 pitches.  His defense has also been suspect this year.  He already has 9 errors, which is all he had for all of last season.
Wilson Betemit isn't going to be an all-star player for the tigers, but he is going to be a respectable one.  He is hitting a respectable .281 after hitting .297 last season.  He also only has 5 errors at third base this season, ill be it in less games played there then Inge.
While Wilson Betemit may not have been the all star name some people were looking for, he is going to really sure up the bottom of the batting order for them.  Now it is time for them to start looking for a good starting pitcher, which is now the biggest need the Tigers have.

How the Detroit Tigers become a contending team

The Tigers record right now is 43-37 and are in first place.  They have the Cleveland Indians only a game behind them, and the Chicago White Sox are only 5 games behind.  Since about a month into the season I have been debating with people what the Tigers should try and get at the trade deadline.  It started with me thinking that they needed a bat because I didn't think that their lineup would get the job done.  After watching the lineup continue to produce with great contributions from Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta I saw a bullpen that was getting hammered every night and decided that the Tigers needed to get some relief help to make a good run into October.  Now I am seeing the bullpen turn it around thanks to an unknown rookie named Al Albuquerque and Joaquin Benoit finally starting to pitch well again.  This brings me to what I now consider to be the Tigers main hole to fill if they want to make a series run at a championship this season.  I believe that the tigers need to go after a starting pitcher.

JV has been carrying the Tigers rotation lately

With the exception of Justin Verlander who has a 2.38 ERA no other starting pitcher has an ERA under 4 which is horrendous.
Max Scherzer has nine wins because he is getting a tremendous amount of run support.  Max cannot expect all this run support all season and needs to pick up his game and start pitching better.  In his last few starts Max has shown better command with his pitches and is striking out more hitters.  I believe Max will turn it around this season and go back to pitching like he did at the beginning of the year, but he better do it soon because this team really needs him.
In Rick Porcello's last four starts he has given up 21 earned runs in only 18 1/3 innings.  In his last start versus the Giants he pitched a lot better but was wild hitting 3 batters and throwing 3 wild pitches.  This needs to change because there is a huge difference for a team to have three good starting pitchers compared to just two.  Dating back to last season Rick hasn't been pitching well.  He has shown some signs of returning his form to that of his rookie season but just seems to take two steps forwards and then one step back.  Rick is a sinker ball pitcher and when sinker ballers get the ball up they get crushed.  During the good starts for Rick this season he has gotten the ball down well, but lately I have noticed a lot of pitches up in the zone.  If Rick can fix this I believe that he can be a good starting pitcher for the Tigers for the rest of the season.
Brad Penny has had an up and down season but I really didn't expect anything from him.  Now the Tigers just took Phil Coke out of the rotation and gave his spot to Charlie Furbush.  I like this move because Coke wasn't cutting it in the rotation and I believe that Furbush has looked good coming out of the bullpen so far.  I also believe that having Coke in the bullpen will help this team because he is the best lefty in the pen now.  If Furbush struggles in the rotation there are some other people I think the Tigers might give a chance.  The first person to get a chance would probably be Andy Oliver who is considered on of the Tigers top prospects.  He hasn't had a great year so far in Toledo but he has already gotten the call for one start against the Red Sox and looked pretty good.   So he will probably be the first person to get a chance after Furbush.  The second player who I think might get the call is a lefty in Toledo named Duane Below.  He has pitched the most innings in Toledo this year and has pretty good numbers so far.  He is sporting a 9-4 record and a nice ERA OF 3.06.  Those are some other pitchers who might get a shot at the fifth spot in the Tigers rotation if Furbush struggles.
To get back to what I was talking about at the beginning of this blog I think the Tigers need to go after a starting pitcher at or before the trade deadline this season.  I think we need to forget about Jose Reyes or any other position player.  If the Tigers can get a fourth or fifth starting pitcher from someone I believe it would help the team greatly because our fourth and fifth starters are not getting the job done on a consistent basis.  Also who knows there always seems to be some big name pitcher that suddenly becomes available around the trade deadline.  If a big name pitcher was to suddenly become available around the deadline then I would consider giving up some prospects to get him because I think that would really help the team get some more wins.  I don't know if adding another bat would really help the team get more wins because they score a lot of runs now but their pitching has let them down throughout the season.  Hopefully the Tigers can keep themselves close enough to the top of the division until they can get some pitching help because once they do, they could really become a dangerous team in the American League.

Michigan and Notre Dame jerseys revealed for "Under the Lights" Game

I like the jersey for both teams and cannot wait to see them playing in them.  I really like the numbers on the helmet of the Michigan Jerseys and I like the shamrock on the Notre Dame Helmets.  Both teams will be looking good for the first night game at Michigan Stadium.

Detroit Tigers Finally Hitting Their Stride

The Detroit Tigers are finally playing some good baseball.  They went on the road to Chicago and Texas and won 4 out of the 6 games.  I was especially impressed with the series win in Chicago because the Tigers usually don't play very well at US Cellular Field.  The series win in Texas was very impressive because the Rangers had been playing very well themselves and had just finished off a sweep of the first place Cleveland Indians.
The Tigers have been playing complete baseball for the past few series.  The starting pitching and the bullpen has been great.  The lineup has finally started to show some consistency, and have started to do a better job at driving in the runners from 3rd base with less then 2 outs.
I have been especially impressed with some of the younger players on the team.  I have been impressed with Andy Dirks.  He has done a great job of knocking in some big runs and has also saved some runs with his great defensive play in the outfield.
In the bullpen Al Albuquerque has really impressed me.  He has an outstanding strikeout rate of 16 k's per 9 innings.  It is always nice to have someone in the bullpen who can come in and get a big strikeout.
The Tigers have just started a 4 game weekend series with the Seattle Mariners.  They have split the first two games of the series.  I think that the tigers will end up winning the next two games of this series and will be in first place of the American League Central by the end of the weekend, and if they keep playing this strong they could be taking over first place for good.

The Tigers Need To Become More Consistent

    We are nearing the end of May and this Tigers team is still facing many questions.  It is May 22 and the Tigers have a 22-23 record.  They sit tied in second place with the Kansas City Royals, 7 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians, and only 2 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox.  The Tigers have had an up and down year so far.  They have gone on a 7 game losing streak as well as a 7 game winning streak.  They are currently going through a 5 game losing streak and have just lost the first 2 games to the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The Tigers will need to start playing with a lot more consistency if they want to go far this season.
     One of the biggest question marks for this Tigers team has to be the bullpen.  The only bullpen pitcher who has done well so far this season is Valverde.  The rest of the pen has been terrible to say the least.  Benoit has given up more runs this year than he gave up all of last year.  He has recently struggled so much that he has been removed from the set-up role.  Ryan Perry just can't seem to get his control down and is walking way to many batters to be a 7th inning pitcher.  The Tigers are getting good starting pitching on most nights but if the middle relief doesn't improve they won't go very far this season.
       One way I believe that the middle relief can improve is by moving Phil Coke back to the bullpen.  Coke has been inconsistent as a starter this year but we know from last year that he does really well when coming out of the pen.  I believe that the Tigers should bring up Andy Oliver who has looked good at Toledo this year and put Coke back in the bullpen.  This won't solve all the relief problems but it is a good start.
      If the Tigers start playing more consistently as a whole they could be a strong contender for the AL Central title this season.

Detroit Red Wing Playoffs Round 1

In the first round of the NHL playoffs this year the Detroit Red Wings will play the Phoenix Coyotes.  This is a rematch of the first round from last year.  A big question mark this series will be the health of Henrik Zetterberg.  It has already been stated that he will miss the beginning of the series.  I think that he will probably be back for game 3 which is the first game in Phoenix.  Another thing we have found out is that Niklas Kronwall will be ready for game once which is very good since he is a really good penalty killer.  Another key to the series for the Wings will be the play of Jimmy Howard.  In my opinion he has really picked up his game lately and should continue to play well.
The Coyotes are a team that struggle offensively and don't have many big time point producers.  That said they are a scrappy team that will always find a way to stay in the game and be close at the end.  They also have one of the best goalies in the league and it will be no easy task for the wings to score on him.
In the end I believe the wings will be too much for the Coyotes.  They have too much offensive depth, and a solid group of D men.  I also think Jimmy will play well and will always give the Wings a chance to win.  Even with Zetterberg out for the beginning of the series I see the Wings winning the series in five games.

Detroit Tigers Week 1 Review

I believe that Fu needs to be one of the
lefties in the Tigers pen this year.

After the first 10 games of the season I notice a lot of troubling signs about the Detroit Tigers this year.  First off with the exception of Verlander, Scherzer, Benoit, and Valverde the pitching staff has been terrible so far.  In Phil Coke's first start of the season he pitched really well, but also gave up a home run to Granderson in his first appearance out of the pen.  The rest of the starters and middle relief pitchers have just not been getting the job done.  As a team they have a 6.19 ERA which is 29th in MLB, a 1.53 WHIP which is 28th in MLB, and an opponents batting average of .276 which is 27th in MLB.  If this continues the Tigers will just not win games this year.  The biggest mystery to me is why Brad Thomas is on the major league roster.  He has been terrible in every appearance this season and Fu Te Ni looked great during spring training posting a .90 ERA over 10 innings.  I believe that Thomas should be sent down and Fu Te Ni should be called up right away.  Fu has shown in the past that he can pitch at this level and I believe he is ready to be called up from the minors.
Another thing  that troubles me about the Detroit Tigers is the fact that their hitting has really not shown up to some games this season.  In the few games where the pitching staff has pitched well the hitting just hasn't helped them out.  To no ones surprise Cabrera is leading the team in all the major offensive categories, and even though Victor Martinez has gotten off to a little bit of a slow start I think in the end he will put up his typical numbers.  The two hitters that really worry me are Austin Jackson and Will Rhymes.  Jackson is hitting just over .200 at .205 and Rhymes is under .200 at .182.  This isn't good for the numbers 1 and 2 hitters in the batting order.   These guys need to get on base for the big boys.  I had a feeling that jackson's numbers would slip a little from last season but I think that we need him somewhere around the .270 mark if not a little higher.  Rhymes definitely needs to get him average up.  After hitting above .300 in the spring and hitting well last year hitting under .200 right now is just unacceptable.  The fact that Scott Sizemore is off to a hot start in Toledo means that Will needs to turn it around quickly or he might just lose his job.
Tigers will continue to look for their first series win with the rest of the series against the Rangers and then they head out west to face the A's and the Mariners.  I have a feeling that they will start playing better once they had out west and that by my next Tigers review blog they will be around the .500 line.  My next Tigers blog will be out after they finish off the west coast trip.

Detroit Tigers Season Preview

Victor Martinez will help the offense a lot by providing
 protection for Miguel Cabrera in the batting order

Another baseball season is just a few days away and this is my preview for the 2011 Detroit Tigers baseball season.  The Tigers got their off-season moves done early by signing C/1B Victor Martinez and relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit.  Victor will be a huge addition to this team offensively.  He is a guy who every year will hit around .300, get around 20 home runs, and finish with about 80 RBI's.  He is also a switch hitter who can hit well against righties and lefties.  He will also provide Miguel Cabrera with some protection in the lineup, which will help the teams offense a lot.  Joaquin Benoit will be a huge help to the tigers bullpen.  Benoit had a break out season last year after not doing so well in the majors.  If he plays as well as he did last year he will be a very good set up man in the bullpen.  He would do a good job of getting the ball to the closer in the ninth inning.  He will also prevent Jose Valverde from pitching 2 innings, which we saw last year usually ends up in a disaster for him.  Both of these additions should help the team tremendously this season.
The pitching rotation this year has the chance to be one of the best in the majors.  My projected pitching rotation is Verlander, Scherzer, Porcello, Penny and Coke.  Verlander will probably be solid as usually at the top.  If Scherzer can pitch like he did in the second half the season and Porcello gets back to the way he pitched in '09 then the top three should be pretty solid.  Penny has pitched pretty well the last few years and hopefully he will keep it going this season.  It will be interesting to see how Phil Coke handles the switch from set-up man to starting pitcher.  If he is able to be effective and have a good year as the fifth starter it would be a huge boost for the team.
Last year the offense finished in the top 11 in all four of the major offensive categories and with the addition of Martinez the offense should be even better this season.  My projected line up is:
1. Jackson
2. Rhymes
3. Ordonez
4. Cabrera
5. Martinez
6. Raburn
7. Peralta
8. Inge
9. Avila
Austin Jackson is a big key in the line up.  If he can have a good year like he had last year and hit around .300 it would be great for the Detroit Tigers.  I expect that his numbers will probably drop a little bit this year but he should still do a good job in the lead off spot.  Also I have Raburn starting in left field this year because I have seen that in limited playing time the last few season he has put up good numbers and I think it is time to see what he can do as a starting player.  Carlos Guillen and Brennan Boesch are 2 key bench players for the Tigers.  Guillen is coming off a injury and if he is able to get fully healthy he might even be able to take a starting job.  Boesch had a great first half of the season but slowed down drastically in the second half.  He is another player that could find himself in the starting line up if he starts playing like he did in the first half of last season.  With the addition of Martinez and the improvement of some other players the Tigers offense should be even better than it was last season.
My prediction for the Tigers this season is 85-90 wins.  They should be contending with the Twins and White Sox all season for the AL Central crown.  It will be a tough hard fought season that will hopefully end with a playoff birth for the Detroit Tigers.

Michigan Basketball Season Review

Last weekend The Michigan basketball team got knocked out in the second round of the NCAA tournament by the Duke Blue Devils, but this was by no means a bad season.  They started the season and were predicted by many people to finish last in the Big Ten Conference.  It looked like it was going to be a long Big Ten season when they started Big Ten play with a 1-6 record with bad loses to Northwestern and Indiana.  They also showed some promise early in the season by playing teams like Syracuse, Kansas and Ohio State very tough but always come up a little short in the end.  They also had some nice early wins against Clemson and Oakland University who both made the NCAA tournament this season.  The highlight of the season was Michigan beating Michigan State twice this season.  This was the first time that Michigan won in East Lansing since 1997.  This was also the first time that Michigan swept the season series between the two schools since 1997.  After beating Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan began to play a lot better and ended up finishing 9-9 in the Big Ten and won one game in the Big Ten tournament.  In the NCAA Tournament they beat Tennessee before losing to Duke in the second round 73-71.  

Freshman Tim Hardaway Jr. is one of the
brightest young stars
when it comes to Michigan Basketball

This was also a season where most people didn't know many of the players on the team.  We learned that Michigan basketball should have a very bright future as long as the players continue to develop.  Sophomore Darius Morris is a very good point guard who was second in the Big Ten this season in assist.  He also carried the team at times this season and is very capable of hitting the big shot.  Another player who was very strong this season was Freshman Tim Hardaway Jr.  He  played great during the second half of the season and into the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.  He is a very good three point shooter and is someone who can create his own shot if he has to.  Two other freshman that played great during the second half of the season were Jordan Morgan and Evan Smotrycz.  Another freshman who didn't play much in the second half of the season was Jon Horford.  He has a lot of potential in my opinion, but over the off season he needs to bulk up so he can play on the inside and help the team with rebounding.  Once he bulks up and matures his game a little bit so he doesn't commit too many bad fouls I think that he can be a real difference maker on this team and help them a lot for years to come.  With so much good young talent on this team we could see Michigan Basketball in the tournament for many more years to come.
I think that for Michigan to make it to the next level they first need the kids they have to stay in school and not leave early.  This would help the team, but would also help the kids develop their skills more before they go to the NBA.  I also think that they need to add some more big men because they need to be a better rebounding team.   If Michigan continues to improve like they have been doing they will soon be contending for Big Ten titles on a yearly basis.

Jimmy Howard Signs 2 Year Extension

Jimmy Howard has signed a 2 year extension with the Wings!

On monday the Detroit Red Wings agreed to a two year contract extension with goalie Jimmy Howard.  I think in the long run this is a good move.  Jimmy has played well most of the year.  He is leading the league in wins and his numbers have been good for most of the season.  He has gone through some rough stretches but has also kept us in some games throghout the year.  I believe that he has also won us some games, and made game saving stops at key points in games this season.  I also like the move because it was only for 2.25 million per year.  I thought it would cost at least a million more per year.  I also like the move right now because since he has gotten the contract he has played well.  So may be taking his mind off his contract situation will help his play for the rest of the year.  The one reason I didn't like the deal when I first heard it is because I would of waited to see how Jimmy finished the year before giving him a new contract.  Especially with the number of quality goalies that are free agents after this season.  But after looking at all the facts, and seeing the way Jimmy has played since he got the contract, I believe that it was a very good move that will help the Red Wings for the next two seasons at least and hopefully for many more years after that.

Detroit Red Wing Trade Deadline Moves?

Is this going to be the newest Wing after the trade deadline?

As we get closer and closer to the February 28th trade deadline more and more rumors come out about all kinds of different trade possibilities.  One rumor that I have heard more and more of for the past few weeks is the Red Wings being interested in Atlanta Thrasher defenseman Zach Bogosian.  The most recent rumor I have heard is saying that the Thrashers would want either Jakub Kindl, Jonathan Ericsson, or Jiri Hudler along with a high draft pick in return from the Wings.  I would be more then happy to give them Ericsson and a 1st round pick for Bogosian.  Bogosian was the third pick in the 2008 draft.  He is a young kid with a ton of potential.  He could be a top line defensemen for years to come.  I would be willing to give up Ericsson because he is in the final year of his contract and I don't feel like he has development as much as everyone thought he would.  Also out of the three players it is reported the Thrashers would be looking at I believe that he has the least amount of upside.
Another player who's name is hot on the rumor mill is Brad Richards.  I haven't heard any rumors of him coming to the Wings but I was thinking what if they decided that they want to make a big move at the deadline and go after him.  I think a good package the Wings could put together would be Franzen, Filppula, Eaves and first round pick.  This is a move that would work with the Wings current cap situation.  I don't see anything like this move actually happening and haven't heard anything about it, but was just wondering if the Wings offered this to the Stars if they would accept.  Let me know if you think the Wings should offer this trade in the comments.  

Detroit Pistons Drama

It is time for the Pistons and Rip to go their separate ways

The Detroit Pistons have been dealing with a lot of drama lately and it is getting ridiculous.  The past few seasons players on this team always seem to have some problem with the coach.  The player who always seems to be in the center of all the drama is always Rip Hamilton.  He has gone from a fan favorite to one of the most hated players on the team in a very short amount of time.  He always has a problem with something whether it is the coaching style, or the amount of minutes he is playing.  Now he was apparently one of the players who organized the recent player boycott of the team shoot-around before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers.  The boycott took place after the trade deadline.  It is now being reported that the Pistons had a trade in place with the Cavaliers that would send Hamilton to Cleveland but after he declined a 16 million buyout from the Cavs the deal fell apart.  It is also reported that if he was bought out a contending team would of signed him quickly to help with a playoff run.  The fact that Hamilton didn't accept the buyout is extremely surprising to me considering the fact that he has been benched for the past month and half already because he was fighting with coach Kuester during a practice.  I think it would of been good for Rip to get out of here well he could, but instead he decided to stay here and start more trouble with the team and sit on the bench.  In my opinion Hamilton needs to be bought out right now or traded during the offseason.  I don't see a way for him to be on this team for another season after all he has done to ruin his reputation with the front office and the fans.
Now I want to comment on the boycott situation which is quite possibly one of the most embarrassing things to ever happen to this franchise.  No matter how players feel about their coach there is a never a time when boycotting a practice or shoot around is acceptable.  It is their job!  When someone who works in an office doesn't like their boss they can't just decide not to go work.  If they did this they would lose their job.  I feel that the players involved in this incident should not be allowed to play in another game until they apologize to the front office, the coach, and especially the fans.
I also believe that coach Kuester does need to be fired at the end of this season.  He is a good guy but just doesn't cut it as a head coach.  I think the Pistons should hire Bill Laimbeer.  The man I thought they should of hired after they fired Michael Curry.  He is a coach that had a lot of success while he was the head coach of the Detroit Shock of the WNBA.  He has been a assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the past two seasons.  If he was the head coach there is no way he would let the players get away with what they are doing right now.  He is a tough coach that expects a lot from his players and is someone that I think all players will respect and play hard for.  I hope that the Pistons start to make some changes soon that will make for a better atmosphere in the locker room.  They need to clean out the players that are only starting problems and find some who are total team players and players who won't be starting a problem with the coach every season.

Welcome

I will be writing my opinions on all different sports stories.  I will focus on Detroit sports mainly because those are my hometown teams and the ones I follow the closest.  My first sports related post should be up in the next couple of days and I look forward to posting a lot in the future.