6 Reasons Why the Detroit Red Wings Will Make the 2014 Playoffs There have been many dark moments this season for the Detroit Red Wings, namely the plethora of injuries to key players. Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Cleary, Weiss, Andersson, Ericsson, and Gustavsson to name a portion. I'm on the record for predicting a 23rd straight playoff appearance for the Red Wings (after … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Comerica Park Makeover: New Sod & New Eats
Let's get back to baseball! Opening day is right around the corner, so let's take a break from the headaches of injuries and free agent speculation and just get our juices flowing for another season of Detroit Tigers baseball! Despite the barrage of recent bad news, the Tigers are still the odds on favorites to capture the AL Central division crown. In just 9 … [Read more...]
Detroit Tigers Trade Rumors Increase as Dombrowski Delivers News on Iglesias : #Tigers
No Way, Jose! The worst possible news has been declared and now confirmed, Jose Iglesias is likely to miss the entire 2014 Detroit Tigers season. What was thought to be 'shin splints' has now been diagnosed as bilateral tibial stress fractures in both legs. Iglesias will be relegated to non-impact training, such as swimming and upper body conditioning, and will be … [Read more...]
Tiger Fans Scratching Their Heads Over Iglesias’ Injury : Stephen Drew? : #Tigers
Tiger Fans Scratching Their Heads Over Iglesias' Injury UPDATED: 3/17/14 : 12:58Over the past couple of days, reports have surfaced that suggest that promising Detroit Tigers' shortstop, Jose Iglesias, is going to spend a significant amount of time on the DL in 2014. Speculation is that he may not even play at all. As reported by ESPN... Detroit … [Read more...]
Pistons’ Options are Endless This Summer : #Pistons
Pistons' Options are Endless This Summer In the summer of 2012 the Orlando Magic knew they were not going to keep Dwight Howard, due to free agency. Howard ended up choosing the Los Angeles Lakers. The Magic and Lakers worked out a trade. It was a four team trade involving Orlando, LA Lakers, Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers. How that trade went may be a … [Read more...]
Nick Castellanos is Springing Into Action : #Tigers
Nick Castellanos: Springing Into Action Nick Castellanos was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. When his name was called, his family was extra excited, because most of them live in the Detroit area. Castellanos has spent summers in Michigan since he was 5 .(why summer? ;) ) Having family close by can only make the transition … [Read more...]
Reflecting on the Doug Fister Trade : Rick Porcello 2014 Projection : #Tigers
Reflecting on the Doug Fister Trade Remember When? On December 8, 2009, the news broke. Dave Dombrowski had brokered a deal that would see Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson leave Detroit. Fans and media cried foul. This was the "worst trade ever". Remember that? We got rid of an all-star center-fielder for an unknown commodity and a second rate starter? Oh yeah, … [Read more...]
Did the Detroit Pistons Purposefully Tank? : #Pistons
To Tank or Not to Tank Many Pistons fans and outsiders have been a little surprised to see some frank improvements with interim coach John Loyer’s team, since he took over after the all-star game. These improvements were reduced turn-overs and increased free throw percentage. Don’t get me wrong, the team is still a mess of ball-hogs and whining babies who cry foul … [Read more...]
Why it’s Time to Raise Red Kelly to the Rafters : #RedWings
Raise Red Kelly's #4 to the Rafters Reading this site woke me up to the fact that Nick Lidstrom is the first defenseman honored with his number being retired. Guess I never thought about it before, because the Wings have had some excellent defenseman over the years. Black Jack Stewart, Bob Goldham, Bill Quackenbush, Bill Gadsby to name a few who were award winning or … [Read more...]
Number 5 is in the Rafters : Nicklas Lidstrom : #RedWings
Number 5 in the Rafters My first Lidstrom Memory I remember buying up packs of '92 OPC Premier cards, ripping open one after another, searching for the Nicklas Lidstrom rookie card. After going through the equivalent of an entire box, I finally found my prize, and I still own that same card today. At the time, I wanted the card because I was a Red Wings … [Read more...]