April 24, 2009
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 [...]
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April 18, 2009
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 [...]
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April 18, 2009
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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April 1, 2009
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. [...]
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March 25, 2009
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past,Featured,Fungoes,Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
The five-time All Star turns 40 today. Fryman, the Tigers’ first-round selection (#30) in the 1987 draft, spent parts of the first eight seasons of his 13-year career in Detroit and with some sorry teams. In his seven full seasons, he hit .272 and averaged 20 homers and 93 RBI — and wore #24. On [...]
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March 16, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes,Tigers Birthdays | 3 comments
Happy 28th Birthday, Curtis Granderson. The sooner you get back to Lakeland, the better. Today is also the birthday of Charles Hudson. His only distinction in Tigers lore is that he’s the guy for whom Detroit traded Tom Brookens 19 years and 51 weeks ago today. Hudson appeared in 18 games during the slog that [...]
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March 1, 2009
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past,Featured,Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
You are forgiven if you don’t remember lefty pitcher Jeff Holly: he never pitched in the majors for the Tigers. He did, though, appear in 39 games for the Twins from 1977-79 amassing a 3-4 record and a 5.60 ERA. He came to Detroit on Dec. 5, 1979, in a trade for pitcher Fernando Arroyo. [...]
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