Meanwhile the D-Train has re-adjusted his delivery in order to get himself back on track. He nixed most of the herky jerky movement he showcased in the past, in exchange for greater control. In doing so, he is sacrificing a degree of deception which made him such a successful pitcher in the past. His high leg kick is all that remains of the technique which won him 22 games in '05. A scout described him as "tentative" and "so easy to hit" during his outing last Friday. He failed to pull himself together all of last season and this last ditch effort is currently looking very bleak.
Miner, who is also in competition for a spot in the rotation get shelled during his first start. I see Leyland handing him the mop because he's bound for clean-up duty. Overall the Tiger's have me worried from the get go; are they bound for another disappointing season? Doubtful, luckily I have a feeling they're playoff bound in '09 for the following reasons regardless of these early pitching woes:
- Miguel Cabrera, nuff said
- Verlander is too talented to have another lackluster year (I mean come on the boy has already pitched a no hitter and started an all star game in his career)
- 20-20-20 man Curtis Granderson, and on a side note the boy's got a blog on espn
- Edwin Jackson is a promising young talent, worth the price Detroit paid for him (Matt Joyce)
- Brandon Lyon replaces Todd Jones, Ol Todd has taken several years off my life, luckily the bleeding can finally stop
- Gary Sheffield is healthy and determined, according to scouts he's swinging a good bat and is predicted to be a comeback player of the year candidate, I predict he hits his 500th on opening day
- Detroit doesn't play in the Al East
- The infield is far superior to 08's defensively, therefore the pitching staff will be alleviated of added pressure caused by errors
3 comments:
Your Aunt Jean likes your prognosis, and I must say I agree with pretty much all that you've said. Don't forget, tickets go on sale Saturday. Be there or be square. P.S. What's up with the international ballgames that start this Thursday? Dan Dickerson says the entire Tiger outfield may be missing in action for up to three weeks! Ahhh, excuse me - season starting soon! Well, at least those games should be fun to watch. Did me good just to hear the game on the radio Saturday...ahhhh, Spring!
Danny my child.....you are all over it. I cannot believe no one has hired you yet....You could always be an author, a sports commentator, salesman, Lord, the possibilities are endless.
I see you have stopped talking about the Pistons. I find it interesting that they have won all thier games with Iverson out of action
I noticed you called my favorite player boy, that is offensive to some, and I find he is more of a man and one of the best players than most others on the team. Let's play ball!
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