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Advice from Ted Williams helped Al Kaline become a mature hitter
Posted on May 11, 2012 | No CommentsWhen 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... -
Injury to Rivera of Yankees reminiscent of Fidrych
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No CommentsLast 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... -
Tigers can learn something from Rangers, Rays about handling their pitching staff
Posted on May 9, 2012 | 5 CommentsIn 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... -
The best Tigers teams that didn’t make the post-season
Posted on May 8, 2012 | No CommentsExpectations 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... -
Without Brandon Inge, who do we blame now? No one—yet
Posted on May 7, 2012 | 4 CommentsFailure is so much easier to handle when you have someone to blame. That one guy, who no matter what goes wrong gets the brunt of the blame makes it... -
Verlander and Weaver poised to battle each other on the mound for many years
Posted on May 5, 2012 | No CommentsGreatness 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... -
In the summer of ’76, The Bird ruled the roost
Posted on May 4, 2012 | 1 CommentIt has been said that there’s a little boy inside every big leaguer. This was never more true than in 1976, when a skinny, fidgety, frizzy-haired pitcher named Mark “The... -
Tigers played longest tie game in AL history in 1945
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsIt’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... -
Sorry Jose Valverde, everyone wants a dominant Closer
Posted on May 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsThere’s something about closers in baseball. The closer is the guy who takes everyone elses mess and cleans it up. Reminds me of Harvey Keitel in ‘Pulp Fiction’ — you... -
Tough week leaves Tigers licking their wounds
Posted on April 30, 2012 | 1 CommentWhat 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...
