Detroit Advances
Friday, May 02, 2008

Both the Pistons and Wings have advanced to the next round of playoffs in their respective sports. The Wings swept the Colorado Avalanche while on the road with an amazing 8-2 win led by Johan Franzen who had a hat trick last nite and leads the team with goals scored in the playoffs at 11. I have to admit I didn't watch either game last nite but just reading the highlights I can tell that both would have been fun to see. In Colorado's defense, a good chunk of their team have been on the disabled list and Forsberg had just a few shifts in game 3 before going out again. Either way, the Wings dominated a team that in the past have been very difficult to take on. Moving onto the Pistons, they finished up the series with a 100-77 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. This Saturday the Pistons start round 2 against the Orlando Magic.

Not to be outdone, the Tigers swept the New York Yankees in a 3 game series while on the road. Now that Granderson is back in the lineup, the Tigers are ready to go and have done a great job climbing out of the funk they started the year off in.

Posted by mardenhill 5/02/2008 08:17:00 AM 0 comments    

Labels: Detroit, Pistons, Red Wings, Tigers

Playoff Blues
Sunday, June 03, 2007

First it was the Red Wings now the Pistons. Both teams made it to the 3rd round of their respective playoffs and lost. Both teams beat by ones viewed as inferior. Now its time to look back at our own players, which ones should stay and which should go. Both the Wings and Pistons had some great wins but collapsed the same way leaving the city bruised and broken. For the Wings it was the first time without the old guard and the Pistons were intact except for one.

I would like to thank both teams for a great playoff season and all the exciting games over the last two months. But the ride has come to an end and its time to switch gears and cheer our beloved Tigers on to another World Series appearance. BTW, the Tigers did beat the Cleveland Indians yesterday to give some credibility back to our city.

Posted by mardenhill 6/03/2007 01:48:00 PM 0 comments    

Labels: Detroit, Pistons, Red Wings

Washington Wizards
Friday, November 17, 2006

While at the wine store last night two Washington Wizard players came in to buy some wine. They picked up a couple $80 Napa cabs for the evening. The players always stay at the Townsend Hotel in downtown Birmingham which is just a couple blocks from Eds. He sees a lot of players, coaches and other famous people come and go from the store but this was my 1st sighting. Seeing that I am not a big basketball fan I would have never known they were players had it not been for their jackets with the Wizards logo. They play the Pistons tonight who have been struggling as of late.

Posted by mardenhill 11/17/2006 08:59:00 AM 0 comments    

Labels: Pistons