So after all the Hall of Fame ballots were counted, Tigers fans could only take solace in that Jack Morris saw his percentage of votes jump to 53.5 percent. That could bode well for the future but probably not next year. Anyway, all the debates about whether Morris or Alan Trammell belong in Cooperstown got [...]

Warren Morris Born: Jan. 11, 1974 in Alexandria, La. Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 5′ 11″ Weight: 190 lb. Acquired: Signed as a free agent by the Tigers Dec. 19, 2002. Seasons in Detroit: 1 (97 games in 2003) Uniform Number: 24 Stats: .272 avg., 6 home runs, 37 RBI, .689 OPS If you keep [...]

Wayne Krenchicki Born: Sept. 17, 1954 in Trenton, N.J. Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6′ 1″ Weight: 180 lb. Acquired: Traded by the Reds to the Tigers for Pat Underwood on June 30, 1983. Seasons in Detroit: 1 (59 games in 1983) Uniform Number: 15 Stats: .278 avg., 1 home run, 16 RBI The summer [...]

It’s early January which means I have to write a post about how I’ll hold out hope that Jack Morris will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gobs of articles have been written in the past couple of weeks, the majority of which put The Cat squarely in the “great but not Hall-of-Fame [...]

Well, no Tigers player won a Gold Glove this season, though some held out hope that Austin Jackson might’ve come away with some hardware. His day will come, I’m sure. Let’s look back at the Gold Glove winners in franchise history: 1957 Al Kaline OF 1958 Frank Bolling 2B Al Kaline OF 1959 Al Kaline [...]

Each October, I’m astounded to learn that Halloween is the second-largest retail holiday of the year. I’m not a fan of Halloween, though I do like the occasional, or frequent, Kit Kat. It’s a treat to be able to watch the World Series on Halloween, though the Aubrey Huff and Edgar Renteria sightings are undoubtedly [...]