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2010 NFL Draft: Can Detroit Lions and Fans Find Harmony on Draft Day?
Posted: 20th April 2010 by Zac Snyder in NFL
This year, more than ever, the NFL draft is feeling like a real "it" event. Perhaps it is because the first round will take place in prime time or perhaps it is just the next point along the exponential growth chart. Maybe it is because the event has become the Detroit Lions personal Super Bowl, the height of expectations for Detroit Lions fandom. Repeated failures at the top ...
Detroit Tigers Rotation: Questions Remain as Questions are Answered
Posted: 23rd March 2010 by Zac Snyder in MLB
The Detroit Tigers opened spring training with an unfinished starting rotation. As it gets closer to opening day, the settling rotation leaves me unsettled. No one questioned Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello, and Max Scherzer as the top three starting pitchers for the 2010 rotation. Jeremy Bonderman was a heavy favorite to land the No. 4 spot and Dontrelle Willis , Nate Robertson, and Armando Galarraga as the contenders for ...
Not a whole lot has changed since I put out my first NFL draft countdown 63 days ago and I still favor a priority on defense . Gerald McCoy and Ndomukong Suh still appear to be front runners for the Lions' selection at No. 2 overall. The addition of Russell Okung into the mix and banter about trading down are the only additional possibilities that warrant consideration right now. ...
Detroit Lions’ Fans Are To Blame for Team’s Struggles, Writes Bill Simonson
Posted: 21st December 2009 by Zac Snyder in NFL
A decade of losing can do funny things to a man's mind. It seems this Detroit Lions season has turned the loud-mouthed Bill "Huge" Simonson downright delusional.
In his latest piece featured on mlive.com Bill blames the fans for the franchise's continued woes:
"The 'moral victory club' never holds the team accountable for anything, and because they have been Lions fans all their lives, they will never question what the team does ...
Curtis Granderson Trade Makes Detroit Tigers Younger, Cheaper, Less Popular
Posted: 8th December 2009 by Zac Snyder in MLB
No one ever said doing the right thing would always be the most popular thing.
Let's just hope Dave Dombrowski is right, because today's trade of Curtis Granderson to the Yankees and Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks sure won't be popular. The silver lining is that the Tigers will receive a collection of young talent in return. RHP Max Scherzer and LHP Daniel Schlereth will be coming over from Arizona, ...
Thanksgiving Preview | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
Posted: 24th November 2009 by Zac Snyder in NFL
Matt and Zac Snyder of Bleacher Report and mittensportsreport.com break down this week's Detroit Lions football matchup.
When the Lions have the ball...
Detroit's passing attack vs. Green Bay's defensive backs
Zac says: Expect the suddenly potent Lions air attack to find itself grounded once again on Thursday. With Matthew Stafford unlikely to play and Calvin Johnson listed as questionable, last Sunday's numbers won't be duplicated. Daunte Culpepper will be ...
The Detroit Pistons opened the 2009-2010 season with a 96-74 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Pistons fans can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. Despite the changes during the offseason, it does not appear the Pistons will have to spend any time at the bottom of the standings in their attempt to rebuild a championship-caliber team.A quick look at this year's roster makes it difficult to see ...
Collapse Complete, Detroit Tigers End 2009 With Disappointment
Posted: 7th October 2009 by Zac Snyder in MLB
Prior to Tuesday evening, there had been 2,339 Major League Baseball games in 2009. The excitement of the 2,340th surpassed them all when the Minnesota Twins finished off the Detroit Tigers' late season collapse with a 6-5 win in 12 innings.
There was something poetic in the way this game played out. It was, in some ways, a perfect synopsis of the 2009 Tigers.
The early three run lead took a bit ...
Pennant Chase Preview: Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers
Posted: 2nd October 2009 by Zac Snyder in MLB
The Detroit Tigers look to shake off the disappointment of losing in their first opportunity to close out the Central Division.The Minnesota Twins head home to finish the regular season against the Kansas City Royals while the Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox.The Tigers enter the series with a magic number of two. Winning two out of three from Chicago wraps up a division title regardless of what Minnesota ...
Minnesota Twins-Detroit Tigers: Pennant Chase Preview
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Zac Snyder in MLB
After nearly six months of play, the grind that is the Major League Baseball schedule has reached the final week.
Baseball schedulers couldn't have planned it any better as the final week kicks off with a four-game set between the first place Detroit Tigers and the second place Minnesota Twins.
The Tigers can wrap up their first division title since 1987 by taking three of four. The only way the Twins can ...