They'll Invite Anyone to Training Camp!

Its really a commercial for the new Ford truck, but you have to admit the Lions are good sports!




Jimmy Kimmel via Youtube

Sad Detroit

Its a strange feeling when you see a video and you are looking forward to making a joke or two and you can't, its just too sad.

Living close to Detroit(30 miles, which is close enough)I guess its easy to dismiss these types of images. Sadly it becomes common place to see rows of homes burned down or just dilapidated, and we all know that if a door is open in one of these houses its being used as a drug house. Great video from Steven Crowder.



From youtube/hotair.com

Crash Then Explosion

A police chase that ends in a fiery explosion! Take a close look, does that van crash into the truck on purpose? Oh Detroit, your so damn sad!



Video from 971theticket.com

2008 Stanley Cup Champions Detroit Red Wings

A nice little tribute to the Wings.

vid by youtube.

Someone Pinch Me

I must be sleeping, the Detroit Lions are 2 and 0! Are you telling me that my Sundays are no longer going to be filled with anger, frustration, envy for my out of state friends football team. Don't get me wrong I'm not eatin' the corn bread or sippin' the kool aid, I just get that feeling that this team believes in itself and can be competitive in a high percentage of games. Kitna said they will win ten games,well I've got a hard time gettin on board with that one, I did think 7 or 8, and that was me going out on a limb, but now I feel a little better about bein' that homer and blindly following the Lions yet once again, hell the payoff could be....dare I say....the playoffs!? I dare, I dare. If I am made to eat my words, well its just another disappointing football season, and I am so callous to that now, it doesn't even hurt anymore.


Happier times. The Lions showed a lot of heart this past Sunday, Kitna really showed me that he wanted to win, and I have a lot of respect for him and his game play, I mean putting your shoulder down and smackin Minnesota's "D" in the mouth, awesome. What player on the offense didn't push it for extra yardage? I didn't see the stereotypical Lion fall down in the fetal position with each catch or run. What about the famous "run like he's on fire to get to the sidelines" play(short of the first down of course). The wide outs fought hard for extra yards, they got open to be easy targets for Kitna, and did some nice down field blocking.

The defense also really stepped up, and it is now obvious that Coach Marinelli knows defensive players(D.White). You've got to say that Ernie Sims is a hard workin middle linebacker who didn't take a play off. The Shawn Rogers/Cory Redding D-line did a good job stuffin up the middle lanes, and applied some good pressure on the Minn. QB.

We all have to face the facts, the Lion's looked pretty damn good! Pretty much everyone on the team contributed, hence the picture of Brian Calhoun(and 29 was my Al Bundy high school football number). It feels good to go to work on a Monday and not have to read about how crappy the Lions played and what jerk are we going to draft first or second, because the season is already over or who should get fired, blah, blah , blah who drove naked thru a drive thru, blah! I could get used to this, but I know it could be a dream.....by the way, don't pinch me, let me enjoy this dream.

Side note: Thank you Calvin Johnson for not being a long hold out pain-in-the-ass!

*Red Wings Signing*

Today the Wings signed some grinding toughness...again. So wait a minute, signing a 38+ year old with a history of injuries is a good idea because he has experience...oh, ok then. AP article below.

July 9, 2007

AP - Jul 9, 12:29 pm EDT


DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms on a one-year contract with veteran forward Dallas Drake on Monday.
The Red Wings originally selected Drake in the sixth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played two seasons with Detroit before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets in 1994.
Last month the 38-year-old was placed on waivers by the St. Louis Blues, his team for the last six seasons. Drake signed a two-year contract for $2.2 million before last season and was due to make $1 million next season.
Drake has recorded 174 goals, 297 assists and 844 penalty minutes in 944 NHL games. He ended last season on injured reserve because of a wrist injury.
"He's a very physical player who will add grit to our lineup and make our team even more difficult to play against," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said in a statement. "He's a veteran player, and you can never have enough experience and leadership on a team."
Drake also played four seasons for the Phoenix Coyotes.

Vance Wilson Report

Normally I wouldn't post a report of a player who is not a starter, but my wife loves Vance, and asked "what was up with him and is he ever coming back" so here ya go hon. Strange, she didn't ask about Nate Robertson?

Wilson has Tommy John surgery
The recovery schedule says 9-12 months, meaning he'll miss the rest of this year as well as part of next season, too.