March 31, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes,Trades & Rumors | 2 comments
Last July 9 I attend a Tigers/Indians game at Comerica Park — the one when the Tigers came back from six runs down to win it in the ninth on a Miguel Cabrera line-drive homer — and found myself utterly transfixed on the father and son duo sitting in front of me. The dad, possibly [...]
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March 30, 2009
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
Or Kenny Baugh‘s, for that matter. More good news here.
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March 30, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes,Trades & Rumors | 5 comments
Thanks to a timely ping from Ian Casselberry, we heard about the Tigers curious trade with the Braves this afternoon. Here’s how Baseball Prospectus 2009 summed up Josh Anderson: Now 26, he’s still nothing more than a fifth outfielder. Nice. Atlanta gets pitching prospect Rudy Darrow. More to come, but three things come to mind: [...]
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March 27, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured,The Podcast | 4 comments
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Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #66, a 44-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Portland, Ore. In this episode we’re joined by Rob Neyer of ESPN.com, and the author of six books, including his latest “Rob Neyer’s Big [...]
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March 25, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes | 0 comments
There are a few new nuggets here. It’s nice to see The New York Times remembering George Kell.
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March 25, 2009
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past,Featured,Fungoes,Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
The five-time All Star turns 40 today. Fryman, the Tigers’ first-round selection (#30) in the 1987 draft, spent parts of the first eight seasons of his 13-year career in Detroit and with some sorry teams. In his seven full seasons, he hit .272 and averaged 20 homers and 93 RBI — and wore #24. On [...]
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March 24, 2009
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
Detroit Free Press photographer Eric Seals created some nifty videos during his assignment in Lakeland for Spring Training. This one features Brandon Inge, Curtis Granderson, Matt Treanor and Tigers fans all talking about what autographs mean to them. Neat stuff.
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