June 12, 2011
By Mike McClary in Featured,Sunday's Tiger | 1 comment
Glenn Wilson Born: December 22, 1958 in Baytown, Texas Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6′ 1″ Weight: 190 lbs. Acquired: Drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Seasons in Detroit: 2 (1982-83) Uniform Number: 12 Stats: .278 avg., 23 HR, 99 RBI, .739 OPS Twenty-seven years ago [...]
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June 10, 2011
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
That’s what Jayson Stark says in today’s column: Clubs that have spoken with the Tigers say they’re starting to look around for a left-handed reliever. Daniel (Son of Mark) Schlereth is their primary left-hander at the moment — “but I don’t think Jim Leyland trusts him yet,” one exec said. Interesting. This must mean that [...]
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June 10, 2011
By Mike McClary in Featured,Friday Freehans | 2 comments
And what do you know? The Tigers are but a game out of first place to start the weekend — the first time we’ve been able to say that since April 1. It’s been a slow-and-steady climb but Detroit has won 22 of the club’s last 33 games dating back to May 3, a .656 .667 winning [...]
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June 9, 2011
By Mike McClary in Fungo Flashback,Fungoes | 0 comments
There’s been a lot written about Jim Northrup in the past 24 hours. Here are some of the more notable pieces: At The Hardball Times, Chris Jaffe pulled together Northrup’s career highlights. Among the more interesting tidbits? His first home run came off Robin Roberts. The New York Times placed his obituary its home page. [...]
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