What we’ve learned about the Tigers so far this season

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 visit his personal blog at danholmes.com.

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What we’ve learned about the Tigers so far this season

Posted on May 20, 2013 | 4 Comments
We’re now more than a quarter of the way through the 2013 season, and the Tigers find themselves looking up at the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central, albeit by...
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Where does Cabrera rank among Tiger greats?

Posted on May 18, 2013 | 16 Comments
As if to say “How you like me now?” or “See, I told you so,” Miguel Cabrera is off to a red-hot start to the 2013 season on the heels...
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When Sparky Anderson came to Detroit, optimism came with

Posted on May 15, 2013 | 3 Comments
When a new leader takes the reins of a team, there are heightened expectations. When that leader comes with a winning pedigree, expectations can be sky high. Fans, media, and...
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You don’t spell Verlander with a “W” and that’s just fine

Posted on May 13, 2013 | No Comments
This is not an article about sabermeterics. This sentence is the only time I will mention the term WAR, and I am not going to attempt to convince you to...
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Laimbeer used every tool he had to become an NBA star

Posted on May 11, 2013 | 4 Comments
Many of us spend our lives trying to escape the physical realities of our bodies. Too short, too skinny, too tall, too fat – you name it. It’s a shame...
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50 years ago, Freehan and Lolich started their careers together as young Tigers

Posted on May 10, 2013 | 11 Comments
After the baseball landed in his mitt for the final out of the 1968 World Series, Bill Freehan took a few steps toward the mound and met Mickey Lolich, who...
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War hero Duncan coached Cougars in Detroit’s first season in NHL

Posted on May 9, 2013 | 2 Comments
It was in Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip that Snoopy famously donned goggles and a white scarf and perched atop his doghouse. In his mind, Snoopy was in the cockpit of...
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Behind Cabby, Tigers should shake off the Royals and chew up the AL Central

Posted on May 6, 2013 | 2 Comments
There are are a lot of things we know after 30 games of the 2013 season, but one of them we already knew – Miguel Cabrera is the best hitter...
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George Kell’s Hall of Fame induction speech

Posted on May 4, 2013 | 14 Comments
Few men were ever as humble as George Kell, the gentleman from Arkansas who spent more than five decades in baseball as a player and broadcaster. First as an All-Star...
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With expectations low, Red Wings could surprise many in the playoffs

Posted on April 30, 2013 | No Comments
Better late than never, right? The Red Wings won their last four games of the regular season and snatched up 17 points in their last 13 games to slide into...
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