Archive for May, 2009

May 27, 2009

Fun to See Any Day of the Year

May 25, 2009

Injury Updates

Courtesy of today’s Game Notes: Marcus Thames is slated to begin an injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple A Toledo this evening when the Mud Hens battle Norfolk at Fifth Third Field. Thames has been sidelined since April 19 with a left rib cage strain. Jeremy Bonderman is scheduled to continue his injury rehabilitation assignment on [...]

May 23, 2009

The DTP #95: Rockies 4 – Tigers 3

Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #95, a 10-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers. In each daily episode this season we cover: The previous day’s game; Look ahead to the next game; Look back on Tigers history; and, Check in on what the 1984 [...]

May 22, 2009

The DTP #94: Tigers 4 – Rangers 3

Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #94, a 16-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers. In each daily episode this season we cover: The previous day’s game; Look ahead to the next game; Look back on Tigers history; and, Check in on what the 1984 [...]

May 20, 2009

Numbers Minutiae

Wilkin Ramirez debuts for the Tigers tonight wearing #60. The last Tiger to wear it in the regular season? Grand Haven’s Howard Bailey in ’83.

May 19, 2009

Two for Tuesday

Two thoughts while being wowed beyond belief at Dontrelle Willis‘s performance — live from the San Jose Airport. Happy 32nd Birthday, Brandon Inge. From Baseball-Reference.com: On this date in 1963, Bill Bruton of the Tigers tied a major league record by collecting four doubles in one game. Curiously, Bruton will total only 21 doubles that [...]

May 16, 2009

Happy Birthday, Jack the Cat

One of my prized baseball possessions: an autographed photo of today’s birthday boy, Jack Morris. I got this autographed photo in 1984 from the late Tom Tuschak a dear high-school teacher, principal and Tigers fan. (And the father of a high-school flame!) Morris signed it “Mike, My best to you.” Awesome. Happy 54th to The [...]