Pistons: Let's start today with the Pistons -- they looked like a Joe Dumars wet dream, didn't they? Yeah, I don't know what that actually would look like either. Messy, probably. So maybe that's inaccurate! 'Cause they looked pretty damned un-messy to me -- defense (although, let's be honest here, Memphis looked like they couldn't shoot an elephant with a cannon), and with few turnovers. And their shooters shot! Oh, how they shot. A game marred only by, first Rip, and then Ben Gordon hobbled near the end. Keep your fingers and knees crossed, car part fans!
World Series, Game 1: Caught a good chunk of it (Innings Four through Top of Nine), and must say, they should play this thing earlier in the year, because those folks looked miserable. Oh, wait -- they're New Yorkers! Of course they looked miserable! I have no problem with the result though. Chase Utley -- the new Babe Ruth!
Red Wings: Win again, please. Thank you.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Never MIND why I posted nothing after only two days, until eight months to the day later...
Back on it. Here we go:
Lions: I was wrong. Matt Stafford is the future. I want to like Daunte and Drew too, but man there's a dropoff, although I can't help but feel Stanton should be the new number two -- give the man a chance to play a few full games, adjust to the game speed, and see what happens. Meanwhile, this team needs a pair of ferocious bookend DEs. Also, a pair of shut-down CBs, and a new LT and C. And (god, why?) another WR, and RB. Still -- they don't seem to need as much as last year. But if they don't split the next four games, yikes. And yet I can see them coming off the bye flat, still having to play Daunte (which makes the offense to revert to more like a dreaded West Coast-type), and having this game be close, close, close. They may even lose it. And Seattle, as crap as they are, is still always a chore in their own roost. It IS kind of a no-lose situation -- start winning, and they're showing legitimate improvement; continue to blow, and it's another round of early draft picks, and they did seem to draft all right. Didn't they? Oh, god...
Tigers: This team is in trouble for next year, unless they can figure out a way to keep three of the following, preferably in this order: Placido Polanco, Jerod Washburn, Fernando Rodney, Adam Everett, and Brandon Lyon. And they must get starting help from one of their highly paid trio of Bonderman, Robertson or Willis. Miner might have to go into the rotation, in spite of Leyland's desire otherwise. Miguel Cabrera is overrated as a hitter, I feel -- too many outs with RISP this season. He seems to hit when it matters less too much of the time, in my opinion. And they must bench Inge without hesitation immediately after the All-Star break, from now on. Kidding, all right -- but not by much. He second halfs at the plate are season killers. I would also try to rush Avila into the full-time catching spot, and keep Laird as a defensive backup. Liked Everett best of the three low average hitters.
Pistons: Tomorrow begins their new odyssey. Unless Ben Wallace has some sort of late-in-his-career resurgence beyond anything we could guess at, I just don't see how they'll be able to compete with the best teams at the four and (especially) five spots. I, too, am intrigued by their draft choices and their young talent acquisitions. Hated to see Afflalo go; hope he blossoms in Denver. See this team as having about a 36-46 year, an eight seed or a miss altogether of the playoffs, and then maybe trying for one worthwhile big in the 2010 offseason, if they can dump some salary first. Still think Stuckey should be a two-guard, mainly.
Red Wings: Wow... don't know what to say here yet; will reserve judgment until later into the year. Think about what this team might have been with a healthy Jiri Fischer, and I never thought I'd say this, but they do appear to be missing Lilja's defensive shot blocking, etc. Jimmy Howard doesn't look too good. Missing Franzen really hurts, after losing all those other goals. They're going to have to tighten up defensively, because they're going to have to win a lot of low-scoring games this year, at least early, I feel. And Jimmy Howard does not look good. They do miss Ty, don't they?
Random: Do people really love watching two MMA guys end up in the missionary position for extended periods of time? Really? That's stuff they'd even break up in a prison. Jeez.
Andre Agassi on crank? Why not. Why not.
And, lastly -- after reading the whole story about Antione Young and his financial woes, I don't know. I feel slightly conflicted. Yes -- I should get over it. Maybe I will.
See you soon!
Lions: I was wrong. Matt Stafford is the future. I want to like Daunte and Drew too, but man there's a dropoff, although I can't help but feel Stanton should be the new number two -- give the man a chance to play a few full games, adjust to the game speed, and see what happens. Meanwhile, this team needs a pair of ferocious bookend DEs. Also, a pair of shut-down CBs, and a new LT and C. And (god, why?) another WR, and RB. Still -- they don't seem to need as much as last year. But if they don't split the next four games, yikes. And yet I can see them coming off the bye flat, still having to play Daunte (which makes the offense to revert to more like a dreaded West Coast-type), and having this game be close, close, close. They may even lose it. And Seattle, as crap as they are, is still always a chore in their own roost. It IS kind of a no-lose situation -- start winning, and they're showing legitimate improvement; continue to blow, and it's another round of early draft picks, and they did seem to draft all right. Didn't they? Oh, god...
Tigers: This team is in trouble for next year, unless they can figure out a way to keep three of the following, preferably in this order: Placido Polanco, Jerod Washburn, Fernando Rodney, Adam Everett, and Brandon Lyon. And they must get starting help from one of their highly paid trio of Bonderman, Robertson or Willis. Miner might have to go into the rotation, in spite of Leyland's desire otherwise. Miguel Cabrera is overrated as a hitter, I feel -- too many outs with RISP this season. He seems to hit when it matters less too much of the time, in my opinion. And they must bench Inge without hesitation immediately after the All-Star break, from now on. Kidding, all right -- but not by much. He second halfs at the plate are season killers. I would also try to rush Avila into the full-time catching spot, and keep Laird as a defensive backup. Liked Everett best of the three low average hitters.
Pistons: Tomorrow begins their new odyssey. Unless Ben Wallace has some sort of late-in-his-career resurgence beyond anything we could guess at, I just don't see how they'll be able to compete with the best teams at the four and (especially) five spots. I, too, am intrigued by their draft choices and their young talent acquisitions. Hated to see Afflalo go; hope he blossoms in Denver. See this team as having about a 36-46 year, an eight seed or a miss altogether of the playoffs, and then maybe trying for one worthwhile big in the 2010 offseason, if they can dump some salary first. Still think Stuckey should be a two-guard, mainly.
Red Wings: Wow... don't know what to say here yet; will reserve judgment until later into the year. Think about what this team might have been with a healthy Jiri Fischer, and I never thought I'd say this, but they do appear to be missing Lilja's defensive shot blocking, etc. Jimmy Howard doesn't look too good. Missing Franzen really hurts, after losing all those other goals. They're going to have to tighten up defensively, because they're going to have to win a lot of low-scoring games this year, at least early, I feel. And Jimmy Howard does not look good. They do miss Ty, don't they?
Random: Do people really love watching two MMA guys end up in the missionary position for extended periods of time? Really? That's stuff they'd even break up in a prison. Jeez.
Andre Agassi on crank? Why not. Why not.
And, lastly -- after reading the whole story about Antione Young and his financial woes, I don't know. I feel slightly conflicted. Yes -- I should get over it. Maybe I will.
See you soon!
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