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Detroit Tigers Fans, Breathe... Now rewind the tape, back to 2012..
On January 24, 2012 the Tigers signed Prince Fielder to a $214 million dollar contract. The move sent Detroit fans into a frenzy, the thought of having the MIGGY and PRINCE combonation, plus, come on, Prince's dad Cecil Fielder played in Detroit. Fans crowning him the 'Prince' of Detroit before he even had an at bat.
Sounds great right? Now go ahead, fast forward to 2013...24 games, 82 at bats, 18 hits, 1 home run, 3 runs batted in, and a sparkling batting average of .191, many Tigers fans can't seem to forget the classic bell flop back to third base against the Red Sox in the ALCS.
Prince Fielder was signed to do one job, and that job was to protect Miguel Cabrera. After Victor Martinez was injured for the year, Fielder come in and was apart of team that went to the World Series, and batted behind Cabrera in the line-up for a record breaking Triple Crown year, Fielder also hit a career high .313 in 2012. But, the pain of the playoffs and the amount of the contract, made Prince a target to be moved once Victor Martinez was fully healthy after the 2013 season.
On November 21, 2014 the Tigers sent the all-star first baseman Fielder to the Texas Rangers for all-star second baseman Ian Kinsler, di...
Do you hear the crickets chirruping, do you see the thousands of empty seats at The Palace of Auburn Hills or the state of basketball in Detroit going through cardiac arrest? That’s right Detroit Pistons basketball has fallen off the map primarily because of mismanagement, a revolving door with head coaches (eight coaches in 13 seasons,) players running the asylum and an obvious disconnect between ownership and the front office.
What does that all lead up to? A fan base that has grown increasingly impatient with a team which hasn’t made the playoffs in five seasons (the longest drought in the eastern conference.) As a result people have checked out and the Pistons needed a jolt of both energy and morale. To his credit, Tom Gores saw a sinking ship before it got completely submerged under water and fired Maurice Cheeks 50 games into another failed experiment known as the Pistons attempt to qualify their third consecutive sub-30 win campaign with the designation of a NBA season. In order to get a jumpstart on giving some much needed stability to his franchise.
In the world of what was possible the Pistons actually got this one right it would appear on the surface. Hiring Stan Van Gundy who has: A) Never had a losing season as a NBA head coach in eight years, B...
Dan Miller told me during our interview he is encouraged with the “No nonsense approach” by The Detroit Lions new coaching staff. Dan also said the state of the franchise is strong and there is plenty to get excited about with this year’s team. The weapons the team added in both free agency and the draft particularly on offense has him most intrigued. The voice of the Lions is bullish on Stafford and says he has a “world of talent” and he needs to certainly play better, but it’s not all on him. Do you agree? Check out my in-depth exclusive conversation with Dan to get the inside story on the Lions offseason, there future and so much more!
