My prediction for Willis tonight versus Texas:

5 IP
12 H
6 ER
5 BB

If he throws strikes and keeps the walks down, I will be happy. Even if he
gives up runs and loses the game. Tonight is all about 2009, not 2008.

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:43:03 -0400, "VC" <me@here.com> wrote:

>My prediction for Willis tonight versus Texas:
>
>5 IP
>12 H
>6 ER
>5 BB
>
>If he throws strikes and keeps the walks down, I will be happy. Even if he
>gives up runs and loses the game. Tonight is all about 2009, not 2008.
>

Well amazingly Dontrelle pitched well enough to win. At the end of
the 5th, his last inning, the Tigers were ahead 4-3. He did walk 5
(too many) but he struck out 4. If he continues progressing, he might
actually be a viable starting pitcher in 2009.

Once again the Tigers bullpen gave up the game. First Glover and then
after the Tigers battled back to take the lead again, our old buddy
Farnsworth blew it again.

Can we give him back to the Yankees for Pudge?

Regards,
////
(o o)
-oOO--(_)--OOo-

"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
-- Steven Wright
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Steve

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:56:10 -0400, SkippyPB
<swiegand@Nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote:

>Well amazingly Dontrelle pitched well enough to win. At the end of
>the 5th, his last inning, the Tigers were ahead 4-3. He did walk 5
>(too many) but he struck out 4. If he continues progressing....

>he might actually be a viable starting pitcher in 2009.

Yeah, right!

And Inge may be an All-Star catcher next season, too. LOL


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"SkippyPB" <swiegand@Nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:43:03 -0400, "VC" <me@here.com> wrote:
>
>>My prediction for Willis tonight versus Texas:
>>
>>5 IP
>>12 H
>>6 ER
>>5 BB
>>
>>If he throws strikes and keeps the walks down, I will be happy. Even if
>>he
>>gives up runs and loses the game. Tonight is all about 2009, not 2008.
>>
>
> Well amazingly Dontrelle pitched well enough to win. At the end of
> the 5th, his last inning, the Tigers were ahead 4-3. He did walk 5
> (too many) but he struck out 4. If he continues progressing, he might
> actually be a viable starting pitcher in 2009.
>
> Once again the Tigers bullpen gave up the game. First Glover and then
> after the Tigers battled back to take the lead again, our old buddy
> Farnsworth blew it again.
>
> Can we give him back to the Yankees for Pudge?
>
> Regards,
> ////
> (o o)
> -oOO--(_)--OOo-
>
> "He who laughs last thinks slowest."
> -- Steven Wright
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Remove nospam to email me.
>
> Steve

Yes, last night was encouraging. He still has a long ways to go, but he
only gave up 2 hits and 3 runs, but did walk 5. Better than I expected,
especially after he walked the leadoff hitter in the first inning on 4
pitches.

"SkippyPB" <swiegand@Nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:43:03 -0400, "VC" <me@here.com> wrote:
>
>>My prediction for Willis tonight versus Texas:
>>
>>5 IP
>>12 H
>>6 ER
>>5 BB
>>
>>If he throws strikes and keeps the walks down, I will be happy. Even if
>>he
>>gives up runs and loses the game. Tonight is all about 2009, not 2008.
>>
>
> Well amazingly Dontrelle pitched well enough to win. At the end of
> the 5th, his last inning, the Tigers were ahead 4-3. He did walk 5
> (too many) but he struck out 4. If he continues progressing, he might
> actually be a viable starting pitcher in 2009.
>
> Once again the Tigers bullpen gave up the game. First Glover and then
> after the Tigers battled back to take the lead again, our old buddy
> Farnsworth blew it again.
>
> Can we give him back to the Yankees for Pudge?
>
> Regards,
> ////
> (o o)
> -oOO--(_)--OOo-
>
> "He who laughs last thinks slowest."
> -- Steven Wright
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Remove nospam to email me.
>
> Steve

His performance was better than Francisco "creaky elbow" Liriano's was
tonight.

;-)

On Sep 16, 7:07 pm, "Likely Story" <h...@neener.com> wrote:
> "SkippyPB" <swieg...@Nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> news:71ivc459co0k3r7rutc5kgrr2oabt1i0p2@4ax.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:43:03 -0400, "VC" <m...@here.com> wrote:
>
> >>My prediction for Willis tonight versus Texas:
>
> >>5 IP
> >>12 H
> >>6 ER
> >>5 BB
>
> >>If he throws strikes and keeps the walks down, I will be happy.  Evenif
> >>he
> >>gives up runs and loses the game.  Tonight is all about 2009, not 2008.
>
> > Well amazingly Dontrelle pitched well enough to win.  At the end of
> > the 5th, his last inning, the Tigers were ahead 4-3.  He did walk 5
> > (too many) but he struck out 4.  If he continues progressing, he might
> > actually be a viable starting pitcher in 2009.
>
> > Once again the Tigers bullpen gave up the game.  First Glover and then
> > after the Tigers battled back to take the lead again, our old buddy
> > Farnsworth blew it again.
>
> > Can we give him back to the Yankees for Pudge?
>
> > Regards,
> >          ////
> >         (o o)
> > -oOO--(_)--OOo-
>
> > "He who laughs last thinks slowest."
> > -- Steven Wright
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> > Remove nospam to email me.
>
> > Steve
>
> His performance was better than Francisco "creaky elbow" Liriano's was
> tonight.
>
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>
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Not being in Detroit any more news of such events is slow to leak
out....I am SHOCKED Willis ever saw the light of day in 08 again.
Glad to hear the same guy that started the season is back, doing the
same BS.

Here's ONE time Sir Creep can take it like a man: "I was wrong". I
had high hopes for DW, and I was duped.

SC