McLain: NHL is skating on thin ice with their fans

Description: Denny McLain won 31 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1968, the last pitcher to win 30 games in the major leagues. He won the American League Cy Young Award in 1968 and 1969. McLain lives in Michigan and follows Detroit sports.

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McLain: NHL is skating on thin ice with their fans

Posted on November 24, 2012 | 3 Comments
I don’t get it. Doesn’t the NHL understand that they have the least attended sport and the smallest fan base of any major professional sports league in North America? To...
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McLain: Lions are disappointing us again

Posted on November 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
I don’t know where to start with our Detroit Lions, but the latest poor performance this past Sunday calls for some questions to be asked. Is Matthew Stafford hurt? Does...
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McLain: Cabrera is the best hitter I’ve ever seen

Posted on September 25, 2012 | 12 Comments
There’s an ongoing debate as I write this column today about who should be the American League MVP and who means more to their teams. Arguments can be made for...
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McLain: Tigers will get to the post-season but need some tweaks

Posted on September 8, 2012 | 1 Comment
First: our Detroit Tigers will win the AL Central division, no question. With an exception or two, all we really have left on the schedule is Cleveland, Kansas City, and...
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McLain: Tigers need to shake up the lineup

Posted on June 12, 2012 | 4 Comments
Now that it seems apparent that four or five Tigers had career years last season, it makes this season very interesting. Did you know that Ryan Raburn is now riding...
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How to pitch a nine-inning game

Posted on April 28, 2012 | 6 Comments
While the game has changed in numerous ways over the years, pitching has not changed much, except for the disappearance of the complete game. Last season, the Tampa Bay Rays...
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McLain: Tigers and Patriots will be big winners

Posted on February 4, 2012 | 2 Comments
Fielder’s kid comes to town and Inge cries foul The Tigers pulled the rabbit out of the hat, signing their “Prince,” Mr. Fielder” for $214 million dollars. This signing does a...
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Suh’s selfish, reckless play hurts his teammates

Posted on November 28, 2011 | 2 Comments
Have we all been fooled by the professional demeanor of Ndamukong Suh during his radio and TV interviews? Is his public demeanor far from the real person? How can one man’s off-the-field...
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Pujols, World Series ratings, and the popularity of Baseball

Posted on November 4, 2011 | No Comments
Is there any doubt that Albert Pujols is the MVP of the baseball world? Now that the Cardinals have won the 2011 World Series and seeing as Mr. Pujols smashed...
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The time is now for Leyland to pitch his best

Posted on October 12, 2011 | No Comments
Now that Magglio Ordonez is gone for the entire series, now what? Delmon Young is also banged up. The Tigers sure could use Brendan Boesch, but he’s gone too. Neither...
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