Yardbarker: Dontrelle Willis

Playing With the Tigers' 40-Man Roster

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:10 -0500

More photos » AP The Detroit Tigers braintrust has some decisions to make about their 40-man roster by Friday. Who stays, and who goes? Browse more photos » With major league teams having to finalize their 40-man rosters by Friday, the Detroit Tigers have some decisions to make about which players they want to protect and which to leave exposed for the Rule 5 Draft that takes place at the end of next month...

Morning Prowl: D-Train's Debacle, Winning August, Twins Trades, and September Call-Ups

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:00:28 -0500

Dontrelle Willis's rehab start last night in Toledo didn't go so well. The most troubling number from his four-inning stint is eight walks. That's how he allowed five runs on just three hits. Willis walked four of the first five batters he faced. 44 of his 99 pitches were thrown for strikes. The Detroit Tigers Weblog thinks the D-Train is done in Detroit. I'm sticking to what I said back in June. Section148 points out that...

Dontrelle’s Latest Disaster

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:45:04 -0500

The rocky Tigers career of Dontrelle Willis has been well documented. And the story just keeps getting sadder as Willis walked 8 hitters in his rehab start for Toledo. There is this rush in sports conversation today to be the first to declare someone “done” and to call for a release. Much of it is [...]

The D-Train Pitching in Toledo?

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:21:55 -0500

The D-Train Pitching in Toledo? Jason Beck hears from the Toledo Blade's John Wagner that Dontrelle Willis is pitching a simulated game in Toledo this afternoon. No word on why the D-Train is doing this with the Mud Hens, rather than the Tigers, but apparently Willis has been in Toledo since Wednesday.

From tense to intense: Pro athletes & anxiety disorder

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:30:00 -0500

Several pro athletes have battled ‘Steve Blass Disease,’ an anxiety disorder that can be career-threatening

Anxiety Disorder Stops Dontrelle Willis Again

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:27:51 -0500

So I guess The D-Train doesn't have it all figured it out. There were signs of promise, but after a couple of horrendous starts—8 walks in 3.2 IP on Sunday—Willis is back on the DL (head case). Two things are clear. Willis is not physically hurt and he can't throw strikes. But Willis thinks his delivery just needs tweaking while the Tigers think it's the yips. But how long should a baseball team continue to pay a guy who can't play baseball very well? Khalil Greene...

Matt Wieters Day Is Finally Here

Fri, 29 May 2009 11:36:32 -0500

We’d normally never direct your away from our own fine line of Mr. Irrelevant T-Shirt Shop products, but today is a special day. It’s Matt Wieters Day. The Orioles savior makes his Major League debut this evening against Dontrelle Willis and the Tigers at Camden. Expect the D-Train to be sent into a head-on collision [...]

Dontrelle Willis Put On DL With Anxiety Disorder

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:24:40 -0500

At first blush, it seemed like just another ho-hum injury update as spring training winds down: Tigers start season with Joel Zumaya and Dontrelle Willis on disabled list. But while Zumaya’s stint is brought on by a bad shoulder, Willis is on the shelf with an “anxiety disorder.”

Dontrelle Willis or Barry Zito who would you want on your team?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:11:43 -0500

Who would you want on your team? The man who signed a $126 million dollar deal only to currently reside at a 2 and 9 record or Dontrelle "I'm in Single A" Willis. Dontrelle Willis I am not even sure needs any stats mentioned except a quote heard around Florida yesterday "Got to be the highest-paid pitcher in the history of A-ball".....

D-Train: Al Davis, the Bay and a Super Bowl prediction

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:13:47 -0500

In this Yardbarker interview, Dontrelle Willis talks about his love for silver, black, the Bay Area and Al Davis. "Al Davis is the man. He could run for mayor where we're from." He also predicts the final score of Super Bowl XLII. Giants fans, you might want to watch this.

Yardbarker goes to the Super Bowl!

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:00:41 -0500

Things have been busy here in the Yard. Yesterday we unveiled improvements to the site, and today we're here to tell you that we've rented a Winnebago and will be road-tripping to Super Bowl XLII. The house on wheels departs San Francisco on Monday. 14 hours later we'll be in Arizona. We even found enough change in our couch cushions to rent a house with a pool. We've been invited to at least one great party. Our own. Tuesday in Tempe at Hooters. Marshawn Lynch will be there. No word yet on whether or not he prefers Hooters over Applebee's. Dontrelle Willis and Donovan McNabb will also be there, and we'll be in paparazzi mode all week. Spy on us here (www.yardbarker.com/users/yardbarker). We have other parties in our crosshairs -- Leather and Laces! -- and if they won't let us in, we'll play it like Jack Bauer and bust in through the back. We're good at getting into places where we're not wanted (e.g. family reunions). About a half-dozen of us are going, and nearly all of us know how to read and write. The rest of us spend our days downloading pictures of Tom Brady. He's so dreamy. But we love you even more than Tom -- truth is, he won't return our calls -- so expect a lot of attention from us next week: posts, photos and even some video. We'll also be giving away some free video games in the Yard. Good ones, too. Not the crappy ones you find in the discount bin. - Dewey

Pregame Meal...

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:31:22 -0500

Boom back in the yard. Guys are sticking to the book club reading, definitely something that has helped during this season. Tonight, the pregame meal is a sandwich, Turkey no pork. LOL. We gotta play hard these next two weeks our season depends on it. To get us hype before games Styles P and Scarface are getting major play in the locker room. Shout out to Dontrelle Willis. Watermarlon LOL and Tabu from Alabama you got dope songs dogg. Its time for me to do my thing, ya dig! Ill holla?

off-season

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:44:26 -0500

Man after all the playoff games and world series is done as a baseball player u try to find ways to keep busy. Brad penny tried to get me to go hunting but i wasn't really sure of that. Myself i like to do camp and talk to kids cause I've had so many people help me along the way. Cause i live in miami i go to a lot of heat games and they're fun . Most of the time im with my boy juan chillin at his house or at mine. He's my little girl's god father so he likes to see her. What i most like to do is kick it with my little girl adrianna cause she's truly the best thing that ever happen to me. As a man that didnt have his father in his life its really cool to hang out with her in the off-season. Down time is good for me for about a month and then im ready to get back into it. But at the same time i like getting up with my boys that live out of town. I work out a lot too with my Trainer Aris Atowa (i call him A-town) for the last four years. His a good man and he stays on my bad about stuff its almost like your wife is training u. But other than that im at the house just chillin watchin Martin . If yall have some good dvds in mind let me know your boy d-nice

Tigers' acquisition of Cabrera, Willis not done deal

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:04:21 -0500

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Whats Wrong With Dontrelle Willis

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:43:46 -0500

Dontrelle Willis is 0-6 since June 1st, what's going on with him. A closer look at the numbers reveals his struggles