Steve Thomas

About Author: Steve Thomas

Website: http://www.detroitathletic.com
Description: Steve Thomas is the original founder and owner of Detroit Athletic Co. He enjoys free-lance writing as well and his articles have appeared in The Detroit News, The Detroit Free Press, Crain's Detroit Business and The Wall Street Journal.

Posts by Steve Thomas

“Black Mike” and Detroit’s Roaring ’30s

Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
We know of him as “Mickey” or “Black Mike,” but his real name was Gordon Stanley Cochrane. He was born 108 years ago in Bridgewater, Massachusetts in the spring of 1903...
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The Detroit Tigers’ pixie shortstop Donie Bush

Posted on January 24, 2012 | No Comments
Long before shortstops were expected to bat .300 and hit for power, the Detroit Tigers fielded a miniature fielding machine named Donie Bush. His career with the Tigers began in...
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Sneak inside ’68 Tigers pennant-clinching locker room through this rare video

Posted on December 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
Over the years, I have seen bits and pieces of the interviews conducted by George Kell inside the Tiger Stadium clubhouse immediately following the Detroit Tigers 1968 pennant-clincher – but...
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WXYZ Channel 7 Video: Featuring “Win It For Sparky” T-shirts

Posted on October 13, 2011 | No Comments

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The Detroit Tigers’ Forgotten Season of 1915

Posted on March 20, 2011 | No Comments
It’s fairly easy to recall most of the years the Detroit Tigers have won 100 games or more because most times the feat included a memorable post season. However, there...
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Ernie Harwell’s HOF Induction Speech and his Definition of Baseball

Posted on February 23, 2011 | No Comments
On August 2, 1981, Ernie Harwell was honored with the Ford C. Frick award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It’s the highest honor the...
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McCarty & Lemieux: A Hockey Show Too Far

Posted on February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
Say it ain’t so. One of the dumbest things I do that is related to the sports world … listening to any form of sports talk radio is in competition...
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“Black Mike” and Detroit’s Roaring ’30s

Posted on February 19, 2011 | No Comments
We know of him as “Mickey” or “Black Mike,” but his real name was Gordon Stanley Cochrane. He was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts in the spring of 1903 to Scottish immigrant...
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Chrysler Super Bowl Commercial Gives Props to Detroit

Posted on February 9, 2011 | No Comments
Chrysler Corporation shook the world on Sunday with a $6 million, two minute-long Super Bowl tribute to the Motor City known as “Imported from Detroit.” The tribute was a welcomed...
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Celebrate 2011 Tigerfest today at Comerica Park

Posted on January 22, 2011 | No Comments
The first signs of spring are beginning to emerge here in Detroit: The Tigers are on their winter tour and will be at Comerica Park today to mingle with fans...
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