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Detroit Tigers Archive
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Fantasy Camp: My week as a Detroit Tiger
Posted on January 21, 2012 | No Comments“What you guys need to understand is that this is not a tryout.” With these words, Jon Warden made it clear we were in Lakeland for fantasy camp, not a... -
Steve Sparks knuckled down with the Tigers in 2001
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsLike most young pitchers eyeballing a spot on a big-league roster, Steve Sparks was in a hurry. Trouble was, his fastball wasn’t. Burdened with a so-so speedball, he spent several... -
When I met Bill Freehan at my first major league baseball game
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsHis hands were huge, I remember that. I don’t recall much else, but that I remember. I was sitting in Tiger Stadium for the first time, seeing my very first... -
1950s Tiger pitcher Gromek was famous for a photograph
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No CommentsBy the time he became a member of the Detroit Tigers, Steve Gromek’s fastball wasn’t as fast and his star wasn’t shining as bright, but he found a second career... -
Michigan man George Sisler was hailed as the next Ty Cobb
Posted on January 11, 2012 | 1 CommentIn 1917, Baseball Magazine called the young and talented George Sisler “Ty Cobb’s probable successor,” a prediction that missed coming true by a nose. In 1920, the St. Louis Browns’... -
Once again Trammell gets no respect from Hall of Fame voters
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsYesterday the Baseball Hall of Fame announced the results of the latest voting from the baseball writers. Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell once again fell far short of induction, and with... -
’84 Tigers remain one of few championship teams without a Hall of Fame player
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsToday, the results of the 2012 Hall of Fame election will be announced in New York. There are two key members of the Detroit Tigers 1984 World Series championship club... -
Top 50 Detroit Athletes of All-Time
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 1 CommentWho is the greatest athlete that Detroit has ever called its’ own? Is it a baseball player, a football star, a hockey legend, or maybe a hoop icon? How about... -
Have we seen the last fastball from Zumaya as a Tiger?
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s hard to believe that it’s been more than five years since Joel Zumaya was delighting fans during the Detroit Tigers magical 2006 season. Not since Mark Fidrych had a... -
Cecil Fielder was only Tiger to clear Tiger Stadium’s left-field roof
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 4 CommentsAccording to former Tiger Stadium groundskeeper Frank Feneckit, it took almost a howitzer to send a ball over the left-field grandstand at The Corner. The roof was 94 feet high...
