OT Detroit Tigers 4-29-10

Submitted by Blue boy johnson on

Tigers are 6 outs from taking series with the Twinkies. Very good outing for Dontrelle and Zumaya is hitting 100 mph consistenly. Young Austin Jackson continues to impress

 

Magglio gets hit #2000

Only embedded this video to try out Brian's fancy new stuff

RONick

April 29th, 2010 at 2:56 PM ^

I cannot watch the game today, but it sounds like Dontrelle had a hell of a start.  Good for him.  I got the opportunity to speak with Dontrelle during the 2005 Home Run Derby at Comerica Park.  He is an extremely nice guy, very down to earth and caring.  I have held out hope that he would get his form back.  Here's to hoping he is well on his way!

tricks574

April 29th, 2010 at 3:05 PM ^

One bad thing about Dontrelle Willis as a person. Everyone says they want him to succeed, how great a guy he is, how he works harder than just about anyone, and how he just wants to help his team win. He looks like he might be regaining some of what made him so good, I can't wait to check out the pitchFX data from today's start. He looks like he actually is in command of hitter's again, not the other way around.

Steve Lorenz

April 29th, 2010 at 3:19 PM ^

Zumaya looks incredible this year....there's just no other way to describe it. I wonder if his newer throwing motion is having an effect on his performance. 

 

Obviously pumped for Dontrelle also.....tons of first pitch strikes. Mauer and Morneau didn't play today but even without them Minnesota has a solid lineup, so this is an excellent start regardless. As always, the wait and see approach has to be taken with him until he can string a few like this together. 

Blazefire

April 29th, 2010 at 3:30 PM ^

So I'd say whatever has changed for him is probably not something that will disappear all of a sudden. It was something that needed a long time to come back into focus and should, hopefully, stay there.

The real question is, how good of a season does he need to have to be offered an extension?

mdaddio110

April 29th, 2010 at 4:05 PM ^

Let's see D-train finish this season in the rotation before talking extension.  I was pleasantly suprised to see his stat line when i pulled up the game tracker minutes ago, but he still makes me nervous.