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Sportswriter, 97.1 The Ticket. BBWAA. Catch a kid on Fox 2’s SportsWorks and Lions Gameday Live. Self-inducted to Wiffleball HoF.
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Jose Altuve loves what he sees in Hao-Yu Lee, like Miggy once did in Altuve

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By Will Burchfield Verified
| WXYT-FM (Detroit, MI) Verified
Hao-Yu Lee was standing on second after smacking a ball into the left field corner in Houston, and here came Jose Altuve. The three-time batting champ wanted to commend the rookie on his swing. "It was a great pitch, breaking ball down and in, and he got to it really well and hit a double," Altuve said Friday, more than a week later. "That was impressive, so he got to second and I went over there and told him, 'That was a great swing and great at-bat.
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Four free agent corners who could be fits for Lions

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By Will Burchfield Verified
| WXYT-FM (Detroit, MI) Verified
A question for the Lions, who might already be entering the season with their top two safeties on the shelf: Can they also afford to start the year with a CB1 who suffered a significant hamstring injury last season and didn't play well when he returned (D.J. Reed) and a CB2 who's either a journeyman vet (Rock Ya-Sin), an injury-prone unknown (Ennis Rakestraw), a veteran they prefer at nickel (Roger McCreary) or a rookie they prefer at nickel (Keith Abney II)?
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Troy Melton back and better than before, but not according to him

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By Will Burchfield Verified
| WXYT-FM (Detroit, MI) Verified
Last season was a baseball baptism for Troy Melton. He started the year in Double-A and finished it pitching in the longest winner-take-all elimination game in MLB postseason history. Along the way, he gave up a grand slam in his big-league debut, survived some rumors at the trade deadline, dominated in a temporary role as a reliever, and eventually started Game 1 of the ALDS in an environment that might have unnerved even a veteran. Melton was steely in Seattle in a 3-2 win for the Tigers.
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