About Author: Dan Holmes

Description: The editor of Detroit Athletic Co. blog, Dan Holmes is the author of Ty Cobb: A Biography. He was formerly the Web Producer for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY, and worked for Major League Baseball as a producer. He contributed to Sock it to 'Em Tigers: The Incredible Story of the 1968 Detroit Tigers, and Deadball Stars of the American League. Follow him on Twitter at @twebman or his personal blog at danholmes.com.

Posts by Dan Holmes

The .400 hitter the Tigers let go to the Padres

Posted on May 13, 2012 | 1 Comment
The 1992 Tigers were an aging team. Nearly every important piece of the team was on the wrong side of 30: their opening day starter Bill Gullickson; catcher Mickey Tettleton;...
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Advice from Ted Williams helped Al Kaline become a mature hitter

Posted on May 11, 2012 | No Comments
When Al Kaline arrived at Shibe Park in Philadelphia for his first major league game on June 25, 1953, he was 18 years old and just a few weeks removed...
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Injury to Rivera of Yankees reminiscent of Fidrych

Posted on May 10, 2012 | No Comments
Last week the Yankees lost their legendary closer Mariano Rivera when he injured himself chasing down a flyball in the outfield prior to a game against the Royals in Kansas...
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Tigers can learn something from Rangers, Rays about handling their pitching staff

Posted on May 9, 2012 | 6 Comments
In a season that has provided too many “yikes!” moments, Monday night was a “YIKES!” moment for Tigers fans. A certain Detroit reliever, whose official name may actually be “Well...
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The best Tigers teams that didn’t make the post-season

Posted on May 8, 2012 | No Comments
Expectations are high for the 2012 Tigers, the defending AL Central champions, but it remains to be seen how far the club will go this season. Not every good Tigers team...
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Verlander and Weaver poised to battle each other on the mound for many years

Posted on May 5, 2012 | No Comments
Greatness unchallenged is never quite as great. Borg had McEnroe. Bobby Fischer had Boris Spassky. Seabiscuit had War Admiral. Ali had Frazier. Bird had Magic. To turn our attention to the...
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Tigers played longest tie game in AL history in 1945

Posted on May 3, 2012 | No Comments
It’s not often that you see a batter go 0-for-9 in a game, but that’s what two Tigers did on a warm Saturday in Philadelphia in July 1945. The game...
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Tough week leaves Tigers licking their wounds

Posted on April 30, 2012 | 1 Comment
What a week to be a Tigers fan! There was a little bit of everything: drama, horror, comedy. Well, maybe not any comedy, but it seems like laughter would have...
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Skeeter Barnes was one of Sparky’s favorite role players

Posted on April 30, 2012 | No Comments
Every ballaclub consists of different pieces and parts that combine to form a team. Some parts are very important: superstars and everyday players. Other parts are less glamorous, like the...
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Mansion of former Tiger owner on the market for less than $500k

Posted on April 29, 2012 | 3 Comments
For the vast majority of us, the dream of being the owner of a major league baseball team will always remain just that – a dream. But you may be...
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