March 16, 2010
By Mike McClary | 0 comments
How’s this for interesting? On this date in 1907:
In a trade of legendary outfielders, the Detroit Tigers send Ty Cobb to the Cleveland Naps in exchange for Elmer Flick. Cleveland’s manager, Nap Lajoie, rejects the trade of future Hall of Famers. Flick will bat .302 in 1907 while Cobb will lead the American League with a .350 mark.
Who knew?
Also, on this date in 1985, Denny McLain was convicted of racketeering, extortion and cocaine possession in Tampa. McLain served 29 months of a 23-year sentence in an Alabama federal prison before an appeals court overturned the decision. On Sept. 4, 1987, after posting $200,000 bond he was released.
In an AP article the following day McLain said he suffered “tremendous despair” at times while in the clink. Nevertheless, “The system works. Thank God it works,” he said.
My only connection to McLain was listening to the “Eli and Denny Show”, which I thoroughly enjoyed, on WXYT-AM in the early 1990s on my way to work.
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March 2, 2010
By Mike McClary | 0 comments
Some random bits of Tigers this-and-that for you:
- The Tigers lead off MLB Network’s Spring Training series “30 Clubs in 30 Days” on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET. Based on photos from someone’s Twitter stream today (can’t remember whose) it looks like the show will be hosted by the unfortunate Hazel Mae.
- I might be the last to find this, but Lynn Henning of the Detroit News and John Keating of Fox Sports Detroit have put together some interesting two-minute video updates from Lakeland. You can find them here.
- Individual game tickets, including Opening Day, go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. According to the Tigers, you can purchase tickets at the Comerica Park Box Office on Witherell Street, online at tigers.com, at outlets inside select Meijer stores in Michigan, and by calling 1-866-66-TIGER (84437). Good luck.
I won’t be buying any tickets that day but I will be going to see the Giants and Diamondbacks play in Cactus League action. In case you were wondering, of course.
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February 25, 2010
By Mike McClary | 0 comments
MLB Network announced its Spring Training game schedule, which includes four Tigers games, three of them live:
- March 15: 1 p.m. – Toronto Blue Jays @ Detroit Tigers
- March 16: 10 p.m. (tape) – Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Phillies
- March 18: 1 p.m. – Houston Astros @ Detroit Tigers
- March 20: 1 p.m. – Philadelphia Phillies @ Detroit Tigers
The March 15 and 18 games will also be available on Fox Sports Detroit (MLB Network is likely picking up that feed). FSD will air two other games, March 21 versus the Yankees in Tampa and March 25 against the Blue Jays in Lakeland.
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February 24, 2010
By Mike McClary | 3 comments
Yahoo! Sports’ Steve Henson says Scott Boras — bagman for Johnny Damon — saved the Tigers’ season. Them’s fighting words.
[Tigers owner Mike Ilitch] whipped out his checkbook and, just like that, Damon became the Tigers’ left fielder for 2010.
Luckily for Dombrowski. And for manager Jim Leyland. Both are consummate pros with solid track records, but without Damon they were headed pell-mell for disaster.
Were the Tigers headed for disaster without Damon? No way; they’d have made some other move to steady the offense, but probably not as nifty a move as Damon.
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