June 9, 2011
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungo Flashback | 2 comments
The first-ever autograph I scored was Jim Northrup’s. I’m fairly confident the year was 1978 and it was at my baseball banquet at St. Isaac Jogues in St. Clair Shores. Word had spread that there would be a Tigers player at the banquet and I held out hope, despite my brother’s assurances I was nuts, that the Tiger [...]
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June 3, 2011
By Mike McClary in Featured,Friday Freehans | 2 comments
The Tigers make their first visit of the year to Chicago which typically means nothing but anguish. Not this weekend. Detroit’s recent good fortune against the Sox continues. (Right?) Here’s a terrific piece about Sparky Anderson from someone who knew him in his southern California community for 40 years. Out here in Phoenix, there’s some [...]
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June 1, 2011
By Mike McClary in Featured,Video | 0 comments
Here are your matchups for that series: Friday – 8:10 p.m. Andy Oliver (0-0, 4.50) vs. Mark Buehrle (4-4, 3.91) Saturday – 7:10 p.m. Justin Verlander (5-3, 3.12) vs Edwin Jackson (4-5, 4.63) Sunday – 2:10 p.m. Brad Penny (4-4, 4.72) vs. Jake Peavy (2-0, 3.24)
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June 1, 2011
By Mike McClary in Monthly Recaps | 1 comment
Top Tigers in May (Minimum 19 games) Jhonny Peralta: .354 avg., 7 HR, 20 RBI, 1.125 OPS Victor Martinez: .337 avg., 3 HR, 19 RBI, .953 OPS Miguel Cabrera: .286 avg., 3 HR, 18 RBI, .880 OPS Cellar Dwellers Ryan Raburn .113 avg., 0 HR, 1 RBI, .270 OPS Brennan Boesch: .186 avg., 3 [...]
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