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...]
Archives for 2014
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...]
Detroit Red Wings Trade For David Legwand : #RedWings
Detroit Red Wings Trade For David Legwand Contrary to popular opinion...mine, Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings pulled the trigger on a move, just under the wire of the 2014 NHL trade deadline, Wednesday @ 3:00 pm Eastern. In the deal, the Red Wings acquired Center, David Legwand, who attended Grosse Pointe North High School. Legwand played junior hockey for the … [Read more...]
Dirks’ Surgery Opens Door For Davis : #Tigers
Dirks' Surgery Opens Door For Rajai Davis Tigers projected Left Fielder, Andy Dirks, will miss 3 months due to undergoing microdiscectomy surgery. This happens to be the same surgery that Red Wings' star, Henrik Zetterberg, recently experienced. (I find it very telling that Dirks' recovery is expected to be 3 months, yet the Red Wings' brass contends that Z will be … [Read more...]
Will the Red Wings Raise, Fold, or Call at the Trade Deadline? : #RedWings
Raise, Fold, or Call? UPDATE: Detroit Acquires David Legwand from Nashville...but at what cost? Detroit Red Wings 2014 Trade Deadline Rumors The Detroit Red Wings trade rumors are flying about, but don't look for anything significant to go down. Wednesday is the NHL's season trade deadline, but the market is noticeably lacking in motivated sellers. The Red Wings' … [Read more...]