By Mike McClary in Featured, Fungoes, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
Happy Birthday to Frank Tanana who turns 56 today. Last year I wrote a two-part series on his 1987 stretch-run starts against Toronto. Here’s Part 1. And Part 2.
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By Mike McClary in Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 3 comments
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 Cat.
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By Mike McClary in Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 3 comments
Happy Birthday to this Tigers trio + one:
Gates Brown, 70
Steve Grilli, 60
Keith Moreland, 50
Jim Walewander, 47
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By Mike McClary in Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
He didn’t pitch long for the Tigers (1993 and part of ‘94; 6-6 in 56 appearances), but Bill Krueger still qualifies for a Happy Birthday wish. He’s 51 today.
Now, did you know that Krueger’s batterymate in 1993 often was Chad Kreuter? Of course, Kreuter is pronounced “Kroy-ter”, but still, Krueger-to-Kreuter could’ve had a spot in [...]
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By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
I failed to mention in today’s podcast that this marks the birthday of Tigers Hall of Famer Wahoo Sam Crawford. He was born in 1880.
He broke into the majors with Reds in 1899 and stayed until 1902 when the National League and American League fought bitterly for players.
According to his Baseball-Reference.com page, before the [...]
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By Mike McClary in Featured, Fungoes, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
He’s all of 26 today.
You have to love projections. Looking at Cabrera’s player profile on ESPN.com I see where he’s projected to hit .513 this year with 324 hits, 65 homers and 194 RBI.
If only.
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By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 1 comment
The former Tigers outfielder and DH — a.k.a., Le Grand Orange to ’70s Expos fans in Montreal — turns 65 today.
Before then-TV analyst Al Kaline reminded us at every turn that Tony LaRussa is also an attorney in Florida, Mr. Tiger liked to talk about Staub being an accomplished chef. More on that shortly.
Daniel Joseph [...]
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