ex-Tiger D-Train derailed again..oh wait...

[turok]

Phillies release Dontrelle Willis

Well, I would guess that will have been his very last shot at playing in professional baseball. His severance pay from the Phillies of $139K alone is probably more than my entire income has totaled, since the turn of the century, so Willis should have an extremely comfortable retirement w/o needing to find a job outside of baseball.

The Tigers ballclub having extending him for 3 years, 29M prior to the '08 season, and getting Jack Squat as a result for a return on their money, has virtually ensured that he should, unless he is a real sucker for bad investment advice and/or has a Cecil Fielder-like gambling addiction.

 

[cmlfactor]

Just goes to show that oddball kooky deliveries might make a great talking point for fans and media but in the end it can screw you up.

 

[turok]

If Willis really cares more about playing baseball in the majors, than he does about the $$$, then he should have attempted to make an Ankiel-like transition from SP/RP to DH/1B/OF, as he has hit mid .200s w/some power and has a good arm, obviously.

 

[turok]

D-Train signs Minors deal with Orioles


aaahaha...OMG...posted too soon..shoulda known better b/c this "ex-cat" most certainly must have 9 lives...