There was a Dontrelle Willis sighting over the weekend at TigerFest, and Drew Sharp of the Free Press wonders if we can expect to see a more successful Willis in 2010. Sharp’s article outlines the path Willis has taken to become more mentally healthy and all initial signs say that he has come to grips [...]
Magglio Ordonez provided easily the best baseball experience in the past 24 years for Detroit Tigers’ fans. The walk-off home run he hit to win the 2006 ALCS and propel the Tigers into the World Series set off a love fest in Comerica Park. It brought tears to the eyes of any fan that saw [...]
Tags: Carlos Guillen, Clete Thomas, Dontrelle Willis, Edwin Jackson, Jeremy Bonderman, Magglio Ordonez, Nate Robertson, Placido Polanco, Ryan Raburn, Scott Boras, Tigers, Verlander
Magglio Ordonez may be nearing the end of the line in Detroit. The former batting champion has lost his starting job, at least for now.
Prior to last night’s game in St. Louis, a 6-3 Tigers victory, manager Jim Leyland announced that Maggs would not play, but did not elaborate on low long his benching would [...]
Tags: Alfredo Figaro, Clete Thomas, Dane Sardinha, Dontrelle Willis, Dusty Ryan, Magglio Ordonez, Ryan Raburn
Long road trips lend themselves to losing. Losing breeds restlessness. Restlessness breeds change.
The changes are already beginning in Motown. The Detroit News is reporting that Dontrelle Willis will not make his next start, which has lead to much speculation as to who will.
Zach Miner would be the leading in-house candidate, although I wondered last night [...]
Tags: Alan Trammell, DFA, Dontrelle Willis, Luke French, Nate Robertson, Zach Miner
I believe the honeymoon is officially over. I think it is now safe to proclaim that the back end of the Tigers’ rotation is not very good. Actually, not very good would be an upgrade.
The combined efforts put forth by Armando Galarraga and Dontrelle Willis over the weekend was just plain awful. [...]
Tags: Armando Galarraga, Dontrelle Willis, Eric Hinske, Nate Robertson, Zach Miner