Detroit Lions Report: Lions Draft Suh and Best in the First Round
Posted by Joe in Detroit Lions Football on April 23rd, 2010
The draft had plenty of Drama last night. Luckily, (no thanks to Matt Millen) the Lions stayed out of the headlines by selecting the number one rated player in the draft in Ndamukong Suh with the second pick overall.
They also traded up in the bottom of the first round to get Jahvid Best, a running back out of University of California with the 30th overall selection from a trade with the Minnesota Vikings.
I’m not sure about the Best pick, just because he has had a history of injuries. I don’t hate the choice, but I’m a bit confused as to why they had to give up draft picks to move up. I guess for me, I was hoping to get another star defensive player.
That said, Best runs a 4.3 and he can break a long run at any time.
Detroit Lions Report: LB Ernie Sims Traded for TE Tony Scheffler
Posted by Joe in Detroit Lions Football on April 20th, 2010
Ernie Sims’ time in Detroit is over. The often injured LB was shipped to Philadelphia for Tony Scheffler, formerly the TE for the Denver Broncos.
Detroit also received a 7th round pick. It seems like there may be another move in the making as this leaves a hole in the LB Corps where Sims was slated to start on the outside. There has been a rumor that Detroit may look to sign former Pro Bowler LB Keith Bullock who played for Jim Schwartz in Tennessee.
Detroit Lions Report: Tedd Ginn Jr. Traded to 49ers
Details are coming in that Tedd Ginn Jr. has been traded from the Miami Dolphins to the 49ers after Miami acquired Brandon Marshall this past week. I’ll post more as the details come in. Speculation is that it was for a “late” round pick.
Did the Lions overpay for Nate Burleson?
Detroit Tigers Report: Motown Magic?
Wow, the Tigers are hot right now. After Justin Verlander gave up 5 runs in the first inning that included a Grand Slam, the Tigers looked poised to lose their second game of the season. Well, this season so far has things going the Tigers the way right now.
Detroit Tigers Report: Sizemore, Valverde and the Tigers Blow Lead
Posted by Joe in Detroit Tigers Baseball on April 8th, 2010
I was seriously pissed off at the Tigers yesterday after they blew a lead in the 11th against the Kansas City Royals. It took ninth inning heroics from Miguel Cabrera who tied up the game while being down to his last strike with two outs. Cabrera smacked a home run which tied the game at 2-2 and sent it to extra innings.
I was not sure how in the hell why lost that game last night. Here are the things I have major issue with this morning:
1) We paid a high price for new closer Jose Valverde and shipped out the cheaper Fernando Rodney who blew like one save last year and it took Valverde one night, in the second game of the series, against the Royals to blow his first save. He had some help from an error by a rookie, but so what he should have slammed the door shut.
2) Second Baseman Scott Sizemore booted the ball in the 11th inning to allow the run to score. We can’t have errors up the middle of our infield late in games. Rookie or not, this was a colossal mistake and it cost us the game. If Sizemore can’t be an effective fielder, Manager Jim Leyland needs to figure out how to sub him out late in games from now on until he can be trusted.
3) We’re losing to the Royals again this year. In recent years the Royals have been giving the Tigers problems but there seems to be no good reason why.
4) The Tigers absolutely wasted a phenomenal Tigers Pitching Debut by Max Scherzer. Doing so probably crushed his confidence and will help him digress from here. For young pitchers, it’s critical that your team can pull this type of game out for a guy who is new to the team and battled one hit baseball through the sixth inning.
5) Tiger hitters look to have the same problem as last year in that they can’t seem to score runners from third with 1 out. I’m not sure what they see in Lloyd McLendon and I really wish they had addressed this issue with a new hitting coach in the offseason.
Detroit Lions Report: Lions Trade for Offensive Lineman Rob Sims
Posted by Joe in Detroit Lions Football on April 7th, 2010
The Detroit Lions traded for starting Left Guard Robb Sims over the weekend. The Lineman was traded form Seattle for a 5th round pick. Sims started 14 games last year for the Seahawks and has been regarded as one of the leagues best pass blocking guards.
This was a hell of a move by General Manager Martin Mayhew, who continues to prove his mettle by making another solid football decision. The Offensive Line needed some serious upgrading and this move is certainly a step in the right direction.
Detroit Lions Report: Lions Rumored to be Trading for Rob Sims
Posted by Joe in Detroit Lions Football on April 2nd, 2010
Veteran Guard, Rob Sims signed a 1 year tender with Seattle which could make him available for trade. The Tender calls for a 4th round draft pick in compensation but the Seahawks could take less. Sims is a decent guard and would fill a need at Left or Right Guard for the Lions.
Oddly, Rob Sims is Ernie Sims brother from a different mother (no kidding!). Lions certainly could use a proven commodity at Guard to shore up the offensive line and lessen the need for offensive lineman in the upcoming draft in April. The Lions have the second overall pick.
Detroit Tigers Report: Nate Robertson Traded to Florida Marlins
Posted by Joe in Detroit Tigers Baseball on March 31st, 2010
Working off a post from yesterday:
Long time Tiger Nate Robertson was traded yesterday to the Florida Marlins for a minor league prospect Jay Voss.
Nate was having a good spring for the Tigers but the pitching staff was rounded out but Jeremy Bonderman and Dontrelle Willis. Nate will most likely fill the 5th starting slot for the Marlins. Nate had a big contract so unloading it seems like a good idea of Bonderman and Willis can step up this year.
Detroit Tigers Report: Nate Robertson to be Traded?
Posted by Joe in Detroit Tigers Baseball on March 30th, 2010
Rumors have it that the Tigers are trying to move Nate Robertson in a trade. That means that Jim Leyland is good to go with Dontrelle Willis and Jeremy Bonderman for the 4th and 5th spots in the rotation.
I’m all for trading Nate but good luck with his clearly bloated contract. Nate’s contract is an example of several bad contracts in which players have not performed that Dave Dombrowski and ownership has given several players over the past four years.
Detroit Lions Report: Adam Pacman Jones is a Lion
Posted by Joe in Detroit Lions Football on March 26th, 2010
There’s a report that’s being denied by the Lions still that Adam Pacman Jones is now a Detroit Lion. Let’s hope his off the field troubles are behind him and he can help in our Defensive Backfield and in our Special Teams return game.
