March 12, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes,Wednesday Walewanders | 0 comments
Gobs of Tigers (and ex-Tigers) birthdays today starting with Eulogio De La Cruz (24), Zach Miner (26), Craig Dingman (34), Ruppert Jones (53) and Larry Rothschild (54). While the bullpen has received most of the attention this spring, and not for good reasons, the rotation has been rock solid. Through the Tigers’ first 16 games [...]
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March 10, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
…The Special Veterans Committee announces the election of George Kell to the Hall of Fame. In case you’ve forgotten, Kell batted over .300 nine times, was a 10-time All-Star, and topped American League third basemen in fielding percentage seven times during a 15-season career. — From Baseball-Reference.com
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March 10, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
If I have any complaint about sitting through Cactus League games here in the Phoenix Valley it’s this: no Tigers action. But that’s it. (I certainly can’t complain about the weather: 75 and sunny.) Today I took in the Brewers and Cubs game at the very nice Maryvale Baseball Stadium in the not-at-all-nice area of [...]
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March 9, 2008
By Mike McClary in The Podcast | 0 comments
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Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #40, a 38-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz.In this episode we’re joined by Dan Gordon, co-author — along with Mickey Bradley — of Haunted Baseball: Ghosts, Curses, Legends, and Eerie Events.Download the audio [...]
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March 7, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
We all knew that Jim Leyland would not abide by the Tigers worship taking place in the media this spring. Here’s a reality check from the skipper in this afternoon’s Freep update: Leyland said designated hitter Gary Sheffield has had leg cramps, third baseman Miguel Cabrera has a tight quadriceps, and shortstop Edgar Renteria has [...]
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March 6, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
I spent the afternoon at Surprise Stadium watching Cactus League action — Royals vs. Diamondbacks — from the press box. After the game I interviewed former Tigers outfielder (1984-85) and current Royals first-base coach Rusty Kuntz in the Royals clubhouse. While I waited for Rusty, I read the nameplates above the lockers and found myself [...]
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March 5, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
Happy 30th Birthday to Mike Hessman and a Happy #51 to former Tigers pitcher Jerry Ujdur. Ujdur pitched in 49 games for the Tigers from 1980 through 1983. His best year was 1982 when he posted a 10-10 record in 25 starts with a 3.69 ERA. And it’s also the 148th birthday of the long-since-departed [...]
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