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 More Tigers NewsDontrelle Willis is still trying to find his old form, but he has somehow gotten to his old delivery. The change became noticeable in his third, and final, inning of work. The big leg kick that Tigers instructors had worked to simplify last summer was back, including the trademark pivot on his right leg before he unwound. "Because my back's against the wall," Willis said when asked about the return to form. "Gotta step it up another gear, and try to get these guys to swing." Whether it was a regression, a sign that the more subdued delivery wasn't comfortable or simply an attempt to change his fortunes, Detroit noticed. "He actually changed his delivery a little bit," manager Jim Leyland said. "He was more like the old Dontrelle for a period of time. [Pitching coach] Rick [Knapp] kind of liked that, so we'll see how that plays out." |
