By Mike McClary in Fungo Flashback | 0 comments
And we appreciate the optimism as much today as we did back then.
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By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungo Flashback | 5 comments
Tonight Alex Avila is the Tigers’ starting third baseman in the opener of a three-game series in Denver against the Rockies. Avila’s never played third in the majors but he’s not the first Tigers player to be pressed into action there. Did you know that Al Kaline appeared in two games at third during his career? In 1961, he [...]
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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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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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By Mike McClary in Fungo Flashback,Video | 1 comment
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