Thursday, April 11, 2013

Baseball In the Mitten

The Tigers won 11-1 today over the Blue Jays. The Lansing Lugnuts will have their home opener tomorrow evening. The White Caps have been playing home games for over a week now. And that is just the tip of the Baseball going on in the State of Michigan.  I am very excited to check out as much baseball this summer as possible.  Let's run down a list of Michigan Baseball Adventures!

1) Detroit Tigers - Obviously the reigning American League Champions should start off any list of Michigan Baseball. There are few better ways to spend a Thursday afternoon in July than sitting in left field, behind the bullpen, in Comerica Park. Watch MVP Justin Verlander throw a shut-out and MVP Miguel Cabrera blast a couple home runs; all the while drinking a Michigan microbrew and eating a Detroit style Coney. Extra onions please! Tickets are more expensive than any other baseball options, but it is still the best deal in town for a Major League sporting event.

2) Lansing Lugnuts - In the heart of the Capitol City is a gem of a stadium in Cooley Law School Stadium: Home of the Lansing Lugnuts.  The single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, the Lugnuts are regularly one of the top teams in the Midwest League. It is great to see future Major Leaguers and even some current Big Players on rehab assignments. With planned double-headers, $1 beer nights, and  playground for children; the Lugnuts is a great time for everyone.

3) West Michigan Whitecaps - Just north of Grand Rapids is another Midwest League team that offers a great time. The West Michigan Whitecaps are the affiliate of the Detroit Tigers and have a great hometown feel to them. The Whitecaps are known for having family members of current and past Tigers; Pat Leyland (son of the skipper, Jim Leyland); Nick Avila (Son of assistant GM, Al Avila, and brother of catcher, Alex Avila), and Colin Kaline (Grandson of the Hall of Famer, Al Kaline). The Whitecaps also are know for their interesting food options, a bacon-shelled taco, 5 lb hamburger, and the HUGE beer, just to name a few.

4) Great Lakes Loons - The third Midwest League team in the state, the Great Lakes Loons, call Dow Diamond in Midland home. Dow Diamond is arguably one of the nicest minor league stadiums in the entire Midwest.  Plenty of outfield lawn with fireplaces for picnics, a wonderful selection of food and beverage, and baseball; what more could you ask for?  The single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers are not the strongest team in their division, but they always are competitive at home.

5) Traverse City Beach Bums - Michigan's most popular resort town also offers a unique experience for many people by being the home of an independent league baseball team.  The Beach Bums are in the Frontier League which has no affiliation to Major League Baseball. Wuerfel Park is designed to look like a beach front resort and has an artificial turf field. Having five winning seasons in the past seven years, the Beach Bums are a great way to spend an evening while on an Up North vacation.

6) Michigan State University Spartans - Not all baseball in Michigan worth worth watching is professional ball.  The Spartans of MSU have been back-to-back Big Ten Champions for the past two years.  Playing in McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, the Spartans offer a great game of baseball at a very reasonable price.  Cam Gibson, son of ex-Tiger and current Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks  Kirk Gibson, shows great potential along with the rest of his teammates. MSU Baseball players are regularly taken in the MLB draft.

In addition to the teams I have mentioned, there is plenty of more great baseball to watch in Michigan.  There are many more colleges, and even more high schools, that field good baseball teams well worth spending an afternoon taking in a game.  I hope this is a useful guide to Baseball in Michigan, and I wish you a wonderful Summer of Baseball 2013.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Opening Day!

Today is Opening Day.  I have been looking forward to this day the way six-year-olds look forward to Christmas.  I have had a count down since December, I had to pick out my out fit (the correct hat/shirt/jersey combination), and I have been bugging Abby about it until she is almost ready to snap.  This is a very big day!

So as I am trying to calm myself from overflowing with baseball excitement, I have some more predictions for the year.

Small Outfield + Big Bat = Come Back 
Ra-Burning Down the House!
The Come Back Player of the Year will be an ex-Tiger.  I am thinking most likely either Ryan Raburn or Brennan Boesch.  Raburn will be the Indians' bench outfielder.  With their history of OF injuries, Raburn will get plenty of at-bats.  In the past, he had shown glimpses of excellence, this will be the year his untapped possibility, that Dave Dombrowski and Jim Leyland kept mentioning, will finally be reveled. Brennan Boesch is in the same situation with the Yankees.  They signed Vernon Wells?!?! They will definitely be able to use Boesch. The Yankees turned Curtis Granderson from a hitter for average with some power into a home-run machine, just think what they will do with a true power hitter in their little bitty park.

The Yankees, Red Sox, Rangers, and Cardinals will NOT make the Playoffs this year.  Trust me, none of them are that good this year, and a lot of other teams really improved in the off season (ex. Blue Jays/Royals) or had a year for their team to jell from last years big additions (Dodgers/Tigers).  

One can never have too many baseball caps! Jonny will back me up on this, even though out significant others may disagree.  Thats all I have to say about that.



Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Madness of March!

To respond to Jonny's march Madness post, I want to give my bracket and predictions.  Sadly, I have no clue how to do a screen shot, or copy and paste my bracket and keeps its formatting; so I will have to just give you the highlights!

Upsets:

I picked:
Oregon (12) over Oklahoma St. (5)
Cincinnati (10) over Creighton (7)
Missouri (9) over Colorado St. (8)
Harvard (14) over Mew Mexico (3)
Villanova (9) over North Carolina (8)
Oklahoma (10) over San Diego St. (7)
Temple (9) over N.C. State (8)

I have Gonzaga (1) losing to a very strong Wisconsin (5) in the Sweet 16.

My Final Four is: Michigan State (3) over Ohio State (2).
and Indiana (1) over Kansas (1)

Final is Michigan State 66 - Indiana 63

Much like Jonny, I have 3 Big Ten teams in the final four.  It is partly due to my MidWest pride, but it is also that the Big Ten is by far the strongest conference this year in Men's Basketball.

Go Green!

#SpartansWill

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

March Madness!

Its that time of year, folks! Where EVERYONE fills out a bracket. Here is mine, broken down by upsets.

East Bracket:

First round upsets: Temple (9) over NC State (8), Colorado (10) over Illinois (7)

Second Round upsets: UNLV (5) over Syracuse (4), Butler (6) over Marquette (3)

Sweet 16: Indiana over UNLV, Miami over Butler

Elite 8: Indiana over Miami

Final Four Team: Indiana

South Bracket:
First round upsets: None

Second Round upsets: VCU (5) over Michigan (4)

Sweet 16: VCU over Kansas, Georgetown over Florida

Elite 8: Georgetown over VCU

Final Four Team: Georgetown

West Bracket:
First round upsets: Wichita St (9) over Pittsburgh (8), Ole Miss (12) over Wisconsin (5), Iowa St (10) over Notre Dame (7)

Second Round upsets: none

Sweet 16: Kansas St over Gonzaga, Ohio State over New Mexico

Elite 8: Ohio St over Kansas St

Final Four Team: Ohio St

Midwest Bracket: (saved the best for last)

First Round upsets: Mizzou (9) over Colorado St(8), Oregon (12) over Oklahoma St (5), Cincinnati (10) over Creighton (7)

Second Round upsets: Oregon (12) over St Louis (4), Cincinnati (10 over Duke (2)

Sweet 16: Louisville over Oregon, Michigan St over Cincinnati

Elite 8: Michigan State over Louisville

Final Four Team: Michigan State


Not sure who's still with me, but to recap:

Final Four Matchups: Michigan State vs. Ohio State, Indiana vs. Georgetown

Three Big Ten teams in my Final Four. A little was gut, a little was bias. But anyway to continue:

Final Four: Michigan State over Ohio State, Georgetown over Indiana.

Championship teams: Michigan State vs Georgetown

After a 13 year drought, the Big Ten finally brings home a championship, and its thanks to our SPARTANS

2013 NCAA Champion: Michigan State Spartans

Thank you,
Goodnight.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Detroit Lions Free Agent Signings, Tuesday's Timeline

Wow.

The first time that I can remember that the Detroit Lions were the team of the day. Second day of free agency, they signed all four guys they targeted. DE Jason Jones, S Glover Quin, CB Chris Houston, and RB Reggie Bush.

It started with the scare that DeAngelo Hall might have signed a deal with Detroit. But that passed and was quickly met with tweets of false reports. Whew. Close one.

Jason Hanson had made a decision to come back for his 22nd season. It won't be long before Lions brass make a decision on whether to sign him for his (most likely) last season.

Not long after 4 pm came reports that local boy Jason Jones of the Seahawks was coming to meet Lions staff at Ford Field. Also scheduling appearances by Reggie Bush and Glover Quin.

Monday came and went, Lions re-signed Amari Spivey and Kassim Osgood, which was good, but not something priority on most fans' minds. We then hear about Bush and Quin arriving in Detroit, most likely to have late dinners with Lions staff, and possibly with some current players. (Good news)

The Tuesday happened.

Matthew Stafford rolling in to help with recruiting. Two white limos pulled up, presumably one for Bush and one for Quin. Jason Jones also came in again, most likely to have physical and sign his deal.

Excitement starting to boil...

Then reports start coming of the Lions re-signing Chris Houston. Tweets coming in about how excited he was to just have a home.

Ndamukong Suh talking about restructuring his contract. All. Good. Things.

Jason Jones officially announced as signing a deal with the team.

You have to wonder, being a Lions fan, "Ok, when does the bad stuff start happening."

I read this tweet “@davebirkett: If Reggie Bush leaves the Lions without a contract, his next stop is expected to be Arizona”

DOOOOOM. Maybe an overreaction, but hey, it's what fans do.

Panic settles in. As much as I was swiping down on my iPad to refresh all day, that next hour I swiped pretty much every minute. And I'm at work. Training. Learning new things.

An hour later, Lions announce an upcoming press conference. Didn't say for who. I assumed it was for Jones. I had a horrible feeling in my stomach that Bush was leaving without a deal.

But then: “@ttwentyman: Lions and Reggie Bush have agreed to terms on a 4-year contract. Press conference set for 1:45.”

Wow. Detroit Lions signed Reggie Bush.

I'm speechless at this point. My Detroit Lions landed exactly who they targeted. At this point they were 3/4, the 4th being Glover Quin from Houston. I was saying even if we don't hand him, it's been a good day.

They landed their 4th.

Unbelievable haul for Detroit. Yes. Yes, I say. This is exactly the kind if day I've been waiting for from the Lions off-season. Can't remember an off season where a big name star has come to Detroit and didn't leave without a deal.

It was a good day for the Detroit Lions and their fans. It's great to be excited this early, but we'll have to see what happens on Sundays starting this fall.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Defense in the NBA

First off I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to Brandon Knight for actually playing defense in the NBA. Defense is what got Detroit a Championship in 04 along with 7 straight eastern conference championship appearances in the aughts.

There is a reason I, with a long list of people, have stopped watching the NBA and really given more appreciation to NCAA hoops. All anyone wants to see are highlight dunks. Yes they're exciting. But I want to watch a GAME of basketball.

This Big Ten Season has been nothing short of great. Lived up, he'll even exceeded everyone's expectation of what was supposed to happen. This so called "decline" of the product of college basketball to me is actually good for the game. Not necessarily for a particular league, because let's face it it makes the NBA look BORING.

Offense is exciting for about 3 minutes. And those 3 minutes are best spent watching it on SportCenter's Top 10.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Rick Porcello Trade Talk

Today Jonny and I had a Twitter conversation about possible trades between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers.  All of these have centered around the rumored interest of the Rangers in Rick Porcello. You can see the exact conversation by following us on Twitter ( @FabroSports and @TekJansen )

The Tigers need a proven Closer and getting an upgrade in Short Stop would be very nice.  The Rangers need a 5th Starter, they have an extra Short Stop, and extra power hitting Outfielders is always nice in Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.  It seems like a very nice matchup.

We think the trade would consist of Rick Porcello, Brennan Boesch, and a Player to be Named Later and/or cash be given to the Rangers in return for Elvis Andrus and Joe Nathan.  

This works out for both teams. The Rangers get a great Starter that will finally have a strong infield to protect him, and an Outfielder that can boot an upper deck home run coming off the bench.  The Tigers get a proven Closer, and an upgrade in offense and defense an All-Star Short Stop. The Tigers also solve a problem of having six Starting Pitchers and holding onto an Outfielder who needs a chance of scenery.  The only snag is that the Tigers now have two Short Stops.

Now we introduce the Arizona Diamondbacks; a team in desperate need for a starting Short Stop!  There were plenty of rumors in the early offseason about the Diamondbacks having interest in Jhonny Peralta.  He would be a huge improvement over their current options at the position.  The only difficulty with this trade who would come to the Tigers? I do not see anyone the Diamondbacks would be willing to give up that the Tigers would really want.  Maybe multiple prospects could work, but one never knows what Dave Dombrowski (DD) has up his sleeve.

I think the best option would be a three team trade (and DD has already pulled of a 3-way trade with Arizona in the past) between the Tigers, Rangers, and Diamondbacks.  The Tigers give Porcello and Boesch to the Rangers, and Peralta to the Diamondbacks; the Diamondbacks give Someone/Something to the Rangers, and the Rangers give Andrus and Nathan and maybe Someone to the Tigers.

I have no clue is this trade or any trade will happen this year. But I do think that this trade would help all three teams in the long run.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

MLB prediction part deux

Lets see how my predictions match up with Matt's:

American League

East:
Baltimore Orioles *
Toronto Blue Jays #
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays

Central:
Detroit Tigers *
Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins

West:
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim *
Seattle Mariners #
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics
Houston Astros

National League

East:
Washington Nationals *
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Miami Marlins

Central:
Cincinnati Reds *
Pittsburgh Pirates #
St Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs

West:
San Francisco Giants *
Los Angeles Dodgers #
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Diego Padres
Colorado Rockies

* Division Winner
# Wild Card team

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Spring is here! (At least to me.)

Yesterday eight MLB teams played the first four spring training games of the year.  Today all thirty teams will be playing; which is the surest sign of spring that I can think of.  Sure, the calendars say that it is a month away, but I have to think that is just some statistical anomaly.  In the spirit of baseball and of sports blogging, I am going to make my predictions for the 2013 Major League Baseball season.

American League

East
1) Toronto Blue Jays*
2) New York Yankees#
3) Baltimore Oriels
4) Tampa Bay Rays
5) Boston Red Sox

Central
1) Detroit Tigers*
2) Cleveland Indians
3) Kansas City Royals
4) Chicago White Sox
5) Minnesota Twins

West
1) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim*
2) Oakland Athletics#
3) Texas Rangers
4) Seattle Mariners
5) Houston Astros

National League

East
1) Washington Nationals*
2) Atlanta Braves#
3) Philadelphia Phillies
4) New York Mets
5) Miami Marlins

Central
1) Cincinnati Reds*
2) Pittsburgh Pirates#
3) St. Louis Cardinals
4) Milwaukee Brewers
5) Chicago Cubs

West
1) Los Angeles Dodgers*
2) Arizona Diamondbacks
3) San Francisco Giants
4) San Diego Padres
5) Colorado Rockies

(*) = Divisional Champ
(#) = Wild Card Playoff Team

All Star Game
American League 7 v. National League 4

Wild Card Games
AL) Oakland 4 v. New York 2
NL) Atlanta 3 v. Pirates 0

World Series
Detroit v. Cincinnati
Detroit wins 4 games to 2.

Awards
Cy Young
AL) Justin Verlander (Det)
NL) Stephen Strasburg (Wsh)

MVP
AL) Prince Fielder (Det)
NL) Andrew McCutchen (Pit)

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Rivalry

'The Michigan Game' is what we call this game. No matter what sport. The feeling of knowing that there are Wolverines in town gets my blood boiling a little bit. It's all I can think about all day leading up to tip/kick off. It makes me think about all past games I can remember. TJ Duckett's 5-second-one-second-on-the-clock-Touchdown. The Flintstones' last home game. The Comeback at Crisler in '04. The Pro Combat Game that made it 4 in a row. Will tonight be another one to remember?

To me, the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry is more than "I hate U of M." Because as much as I say that, (and I DO say it a lot) it's about the competition. It's about the give and take of victories. It's about the heartbreaks and the blow outs. I don't think there's ever been a MSU-UM game that I didn't enjoy, win or lose. I have fun watching games, especially with friends who are Michigan fans. I mean, what's sports without a 'bad guy?' A heel that you love to hate. To me that heel is Michigan. As much as I hated the 'little brother' comment, Mike Hart kind of had it right. But I don't see it in that derogatory insulting way. I see it as more of an underdog story. And yes, Michigan wins in football WAY more, but tonight is about basketball, where the Spartans have the edge.

This rivalry may not mean much to the Wolverines (so they say) as it does to the Spartans, but its a rivalry nonetheless. And it makes it more intense when its a meaningful game, meaning that this could possibly be a tie breaker for seeding in the B1G Tournament.

The Michigan Game is always one that I circle on my calendar. I make sure I am free. Although I am stuck in the office till 9 when the game starts, I have DVR.

Tonight's matchup between Michigan State and Michigan has more at stake tonight than bragging rights. So, naturally, I am nervous to watch. And coming off of another overtime loss, Michigan is gonna come out focused and desperate for a win to avoid two in a row. I'm not going to make a prediction because clearly this is a biased blog. But you best believe I'll be watching and scaring my cat with loud screams.


As always,
Jonny

Published from my iPad

Friday, February 8, 2013

Unis and I am not talking about Unicorns...

The Superbowl is over.  Spring training starts in less than a week.  The NBA is pretty much a non-factor in my life. The NHL is playing a shortened season.  Pro-sports are rather boring right now. College Basketball is as exciting as March Madness, but that is an entry for another day.

Today I am talking about Uniforms.  They are used in college to get recruits, in the Majors to make money, and in the minor leagues to have a good laugh (e.g. Lansing Lugnuts, Vermont Lake Monsters, Montgomery Biscuits, Richmond Flying Squirrels, and the Albuquerque Isotopes. The last one was actually named after a fictional minor league team from The Simpsons.)

In the College sports front, Nike has added basketball to their Pro Combat line of uniforms, and in a move that was completely expected, Adidas has offered "alternate" one time use jerseys.  The 2011 football season's alternative jerseys had very mixed reviews.  Some loved them, others hated them.  I personally liked the MSU Pro Combat jersey in black, green, and bronze.  I also thought that the U of M "bumble-bee" uniform was just short of laughable. (Wait....No....It was laughable, I laughed many times about it.)  This year I believe the Basketball jerseys will get an equally mixed reviews.  I know I am biased, but I really liked Michigan State's Pro Combat jersey this year.  The Spartan helmet looks natural over the number, the colors look very sharp, and I like the team sharing the "Spartans" identity on the back.  If I wasn't such a short white guy, and if I had $120 dollars to blow, I would buy one of these.

On the failing side there was the alternative jersey game between U of M and Ohio State.  The super bright yellow on yellow of U of M was distracting and seemed very uninspired.  Ohio State's Pro Combat jersey was  the same set up as Michigan State's, but it did not flow as well.  The block O did not look as good over the numbers, the colors looked dull, and being called a "Buckeye" is not frighting to anyone, unless you are playing against a team that has nut allergies.  There is a lot of college basketball still to be played, and I am looking forward to seeing what other schools will attempt to do to keep up the arms race of uniforms.

In the Major sports there have been three big changes of note. The Houston Astros have changed their uniforms, logos, and colours as they move from the National League Central to the American League West.  I think this is a good move (the unis and the realignment).  The uniforms are similar to the ones they had after the name change from the Colt .45s to the Astros, and the realignment will make every division in the MLB have 5 teams, which is they was it should have been all along.

Also in baseball uniform news is yet another change of the batting practice hat.  This is obviously a money grab by the MLB and New Era.  The batting practice hat, which in and of itself is pointless (just wear the normal cap), has been changed every 2-4 years for the past decade.  I have only seen a couple photos of the caps, and some are better than others. I am going to hold my judgement until they are all on display during spring training.

Finally in Football news, the Jacksonville Jaguars have changed their logo, and I am sure there will be a new uni released in time for the draft.  The logo in not a revolution as much as it is an evolution.  I am surprised with how much I like this new logo.  If I was in Florida this may make the difference of buying or not buying a jersey. The Jaguar looks more realistic, looks more professional, and it looks more intimidating.  The old logo seems like it was designed by a very talented middle school student, the new logo looks like it is a symbol for a National Football League's team.  Good Job, Jacksonville!

Coming up in my next posting, analysis for Fantasy Baseball draft strategies, and maybe some actual baseball news.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Super Bowl and Off-season talk

Football is over. Now I'm sad. However, Sunday's game was a GREAT game. Despite the obvious and overdone storyline, the game itself was very entertaining.

Even though Baltimore controlled the game throughout, it always felt like Kaepernick had some kind of magic up his sleeves.

Thriller that pretty much came down to the last play. What more could you ask for?

That halftime show was the most entertaining its been in years. I mean, Beyonce just wowed everyone. I think she lip synced the National Anthem at the Inaugural address to make herself look better for this performance.

Reaction from people around me:
"It's not fair that she can be THAT pretty, sing, dance, and have those legs" - my Mother-In-Law

"It's her legs and her skin I can't stop staring at" - Sister-in-law

"Yea i kind of hate her right now. You shouldn't be watching this." Brother-in-law's girlfriend said to brother-in-law.

Watching how jealous every woman was in the room was entertaining enough.

Also New Orleans is taking a lot of flack for the lights going out. I don't think they should. They were having problems all week, and honestly the delay could've taken much longer than 34 minutes. Now there's an outside investigation to find out what happened? Please.

But now it's over and done, Baltimore Ravens are your Super Bowl champs.

Now it's time to talk off-season moves.

Dear Titus Young,

You got what you wanted. You're gone from Detroit. And now I hear the Rams picked you up. I'm sure you'll get more playing time, hell, even be a number one receiver in St Louis. Honestly for your sake, I do hope you get your act together. But right now, you are clearly not mature enough to be a PROFESSIONAL athlete. You've got the talent, (but not more than Megatron), but none of the poise or humility. I hope that in the end, you look back in 10 years and see what a moron you've were. If you want to keep wearing "Young Sr." on the back of your jersey, it's time so show your son what it is to be a man.

The Lions seem to be making kind of a splash on the first few days of unfrozen rosters. I like the moves I've seen so far. Releasing Vanden Bosch, Peterman and Young will get about $8.45 mil in cap space. That more than likely means they'll go DE in the draft first round, DB/WR in 2nd and 3rd rounds. Hopefully, they get a speed back in FA or late rounds. I hear Reggie Bush is available....

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Jan 30 2012

NBA: Pending trade between Memphis, Toronto, and Detroit. Memphis gets Tayshawn Prince, Austin Daye, and a second round pick. Toronto gets Rudy Gay. Detroit gets Jose Calderon.

Joe Dumars...where do I even begin?

Let me say first that this is not the worst trade. I like Calderon. A lot actually. Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe deserve a PG like Calderon. I kind of hope he wins the starting job from Stuckey. Also I'm glad to be rid of Daye. Tay is a big loss for me because he's the last guy from the '04 championship team (which Dumars systematically dismantled on the hopes of getting ::ahem:: LeBron James). So yes there is some bitterness, but overall I do like it.

Now admittedly I have not been following closely to the NBA...but who has? There will always be a special place in my heart for the Pistons. But I have been saying for years that Tay needed to go. Yes I will miss seeing that albatross on the court, but he had some value to him and we did get a true PG in the deal. So Brandon Knight will move to the 2 spot and Calderon will be at the 1.

They've basically been rebuilding since losing in the finals in '05. I really like this group we have now, sans Stuckey. But maybe when Stuck comes off the bench, he'll be more productive as a scorer. Maxiell might be one of my favorites on the roster. He is an absolute hustle guy and the league needs more guys like him. The bench is year has depth with guys like Bynum, Singler, and Jerebko that contribute quality minutes.

But seriously. I've watched maybe 3 games this year. Impressed with the young guys and looking forward to the future with them. Maybe with the "cap space" Joey D freed up they can honestly grab a free agent worth the max contract this time.

That's probably the most I'll write about the Pistons all year, maybe one near the draft or if they make the playoffs.

Ill get into the Te'o Tuiasosopo stuff tomorrow after I see/hear the interviews.

As Always
Jonny