Willis' Replacement
  Home FAQ Contact Sign in
alt.sports.baseball.detroittigers only
 
Advanced search
POPULAR GROUPS

more...

alt.sports ... detroittigers Profile…
 Up
Willis' Replacement         


Author: SkippyPB
Date: Jun 12, 2008 11:58

I had speculated earlier this week about where the Tigers might find a
replacement for Willis. Jeff Bonine was one of the names I raised and
thought with his high ERA and Whip was not going to be the one. Well
he is pitching against the Dodgers on Sunday after being called up to
replace Willis.

He is 24-7 over the past two years but all of that is at AAA and AA
ball. He doesn't have an overpowering fastball but does induce a lot
of ground balls. Sounds somewhat like Kenny Rogers. If he can just
keep the team in the game through 6 innings, he'll be a vast
improvement over Willis.

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

"You've got the brain of a four-year-old boy, and
I'll bet he was glad to get rid of it."
-- Groucho Marx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Remove nospam to email me.
Show full article (0.83Kb)
4 Comments
Re: Willis' Replacement         


Author: George C. Ford
Date: Jun 13, 2008 06:21

SkippyPB wrote:
> I had speculated earlier this week about where the Tigers might find a
> replacement for Willis. Jeff Bonine was one of the names I raised and
> thought with his high ERA and Whip was not going to be the one. Well
> he is pitching against the Dodgers on Sunday after being called up to
> replace Willis.
>
> He is 24-7 over the past two years but all of that is at AAA and AA
> ball. He doesn't have an overpowering fastball but does induce a lot
> of ground balls. Sounds somewhat like Kenny Rogers. If he can just
> keep the team in the game through 6 innings, he'll be a vast
> improvement over Willis.
>
> Regards,
> ////
> (o o)
> -oOO--(_)--OOo-
>
> "You've got the brain of a four-year-old boy, and
> I'll bet he was glad to get rid of it." ...
Show full article (0.96Kb)
no comments
Re: Willis' Replacement         


Author: Bill Kawalec
Date: Jun 13, 2008 09:45

"George C. Ford" neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:48527448$0$4089$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> SkippyPB wrote:
>> I had speculated earlier this week about where the Tigers might find a
>> replacement for Willis. Jeff Bonine was one of the names I raised and
>> thought with his high ERA and Whip was not going to be the one. Well
>> he is pitching against the Dodgers on Sunday after being called up to
>> replace Willis.
>>
>> He is 24-7 over the past two years but all of that is at AAA and AA
>> ball. He doesn't have an overpowering fastball but does induce a lot
>> of ground balls. Sounds somewhat like Kenny Rogers. If he can just
>> keep the team in the game through 6 innings, he'll be a vast
>> improvement over Willis.
>>
>> Regards,
>> ////
>> (o o)
>> -oOO--(_)--OOo-
>> ...
Show full article (1.19Kb)
no comments
Re: Willis' Replacement         


Author: Likely Story
Date: Jun 13, 2008 09:56

"Bill Kawalec" yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Z9ednX0uAea9Oc_VnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> "George C. Ford" neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:48527448$0$4089$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> SkippyPB wrote:
>>> I had speculated earlier this week about where the Tigers might find a
>>> replacement for Willis. Jeff Bonine was one of the names I raised and
>>> thought with his high ERA and Whip was not going to be the one. Well
>>> he is pitching against the Dodgers on Sunday after being called up to
>>> replace Willis.
>>>
>>> He is 24-7 over the past two years but all of that is at AAA and AA
>>> ball. He doesn't have an overpowering fastball but does induce a lot
>>> of ground balls. Sounds somewhat like Kenny Rogers. If he can just
>>> keep the team in the game through 6 innings, he'll be a vast
>>> improvement over Willis.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> //// ...
Show full article (1.55Kb)
no comments
Re: Willis' Replacement         


Author: Bill Kawalec
Date: Jun 13, 2008 10:42

"Likely Story" yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:p8idnavx591WO8_VnZ2dnUVZ_oninZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> "Bill Kawalec" yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Z9ednX0uAea9Oc_VnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>> "George C. Ford" neo.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:48527448$0$4089$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>> SkippyPB wrote:
>>>> I had speculated earlier this week about where the Tigers might find a
>>>> replacement for Willis. Jeff Bonine was one of the names I raised and
>>>> thought with his high ERA and Whip was not going to be the one. Well
>>>> he is pitching against the Dodgers on Sunday after being called up to
>>>> replace Willis.
>>>>
>>>> He is 24-7 over the past two years but all of that is at AAA and AA
>>>> ball. He doesn't have an overpowering fastball but does induce a lot
>>>> of ground balls. Sounds somewhat like Kenny Rogers. If he can just
>>>> keep the team in the game through 6 innings, he'll be a vast
>>>> improvement over Willis. ...
Show full article (1.80Kb)
no comments