The Sports Review

At first, Dontrelle Willis thought that his knee was severely injured. Then it turns out that the Detroit Tigers player actually suffered from a hyperextended knee after slipping in front of the mound while churning out a first-inning pitch last Friday night.

Willis was a good trooper and soldiered on enough to let the Tigers regroup to throw a grand total of 14 pitches to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2, gaining their second win in 10 games this entire season.

He was initially worried that his knee would be the reason behind the Tigers’ impending failure but with plenty of Advil applied to the sore spot, he eventually regained confidence and played on, much to the fans and team’s delight. He has been to a doctor for evaluation but at the present moment the extent of his knee injury is unclear, and fans do not know when he will be able to deliver his finishing moves yet again.

Jacque Jones, 32, is a .294 hitter against right-handed pitchers, who averaged 25 home runs and 78 RBIs a season from 2004-2006 before hitting just five homers this year to go with 66 RBIs and a .285 batting average. Having been Tigers’ opponent some time ago, he is now one of the Tigers! Jones was traded by the Cubs, and feels that this deal will be successful for him; according to his words, he is moving from one good team to another good team and to the very good manager. By pulling off the one-for-one swap, the Tigers filled their need for a left-handed bat to add some semblance of balance to a predominantly right-handed lineup. As president/general manager Dave Dombrowski says, Jones is a proven left-handed hitter that can play left field. Therefore the team gained a lot by acquiring him, and we can hope for new and better results.