April 18, 2009
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
Some readers have had trouble finding the original interview I did with George Kell on the podcast in March 2007.
Here’s a link to the episode.
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April 11, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured, Fungoes | 0 comments
Some Saturday items, powered by the Tigers’ Game Notes:
Today marks Justin Verlander’s 99th career start at the major
league level with the Tigers. With one more starts,
he will become the 54th pitcher in Tigers history to
start 100 games.
Verlander entered his start this afternoon against the Rangers tied
for third among American League pitchers with 46 wins since [...]
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April 10, 2009
By Jim Craddock in Featured, Jim's Gems | 1 comment
Ah, Opening Day in Detroit! Happy New Year, everybody!
Great day today! The weather was nice. Not perfect, but a lot better than anticipated. And I’ve definitely seen worse.
Didn’t make it inside for the player introductions, so I didn’t hear what kind of reception Lyon received. The first pitch ceremony was nice. It was nice NOT [...]
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March 25, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured, Fungoes | 0 comments
There are a few new nuggets here. It’s nice to see The New York Times remembering George Kell.
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March 24, 2009
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Featured, Fungoes, The Podcast | 5 comments
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Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #65, a 26-minute podcast Detroit Tigers recorded in March 2007 from Swifton, Arkansas, and Scottsdale, Arizona U.S.A.
This episode was originally broadcast on March 14, 2007. In it we talk with Hall of Famer and former Tigers TV [...]
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March 24, 2009
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Featured | 3 comments
Sad news from Swifton, Arkansas, today.
I grew up with George Kell and he will always be my favorite broadcaster — apologies to Ernie.
Two years ago I had the honor of interviewing him on the podcast. If you haven’t listened to it, and you want to hear his voice again, check it out here.
I’m sure I’ll [...]
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March 23, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured, Fungoes | 2 comments
>> The winds were howling here in Phoenix on Sunday — 45 m.p.h. gusts, dust galore, burning contact lenses — and I was thankful that I wasn’t sitting at a Cactus League game (something I don’t often say). But then I saw this story and had deep regret. Fifteen homers?!
>> So Freddy Dolsi got [...]
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April 15, 2008
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Featured | 9 comments
I remember it clearly: April 15, 1983.
It was a freezing cold day in Detroit just like it was at Comiskey Park. Making matters worse, the Tigers and White Sox were playing at night. (Imagine last Friday night’s game in Chicago — only colder and without the precipitation.)
The Tigers’ Milt Wilcox pitched the game of his [...]
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