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Dan Greer’s organ playing in Detroit was no trivial pursuit
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsOver the years, certain types of ballpark personnel have been rendered obsolete by technology. Before the public address system, lineup changes and other announcements were made by a leather-lunged man... -
The sad story of Detroiter Eddie Cicotte and the Black Sox scandal
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsIn the summer of 1923, a baseball team from Bastrop, Louisiana, was tearing up sandlots and cow pastures in every direction. The semipro nine featured a round little pitcher named... -
Three overlooked must-read books for Detroit sports fans
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No CommentsWinter is upon us, which at least in my house offers one more good excuse for hunkering down in a comfortable chair with a good book. As a public service to... -
Lance Parrish stole home, and hearts, in the magical summer of 1984
Posted on February 29, 2012 | 1 CommentLance Parrish was a multidimensional star during his 10 seasons in a Tigers uniform. Before leaving Detroit via free agency at the end of the 1986 season, the muscular catcher... -
How Sunday baseball came to Detroit
Posted on February 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsIt’s hard to imagine a Sunday without big-league baseball, but for many years a silent Sabbath was the rule. In Detroit, as elsewhere, ordinances banned most Sunday amusements. The feeling... -
The obscure pitcher who gave Ty Cobb fits
Posted on February 23, 2012 | No CommentsWhen it came to beating up on pitchers, nobody did it as brilliantly and for so long as Ty Cobb. In compiling a dazzling lifetime batting average of .367 over... -
Mike Sillinger was the NHL’s all-time traveling man
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsThere was a time when the mere mention of Mike Sillinger’s name made U-Haul operators across North America smile. During 17 National Hockey League seasons, the speedy forward played for... -
George Kell came to Detroit in 1946 and left a legend
Posted on February 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsIt was Saturday, May 18, 1946. With the Philadelphia Athletics in town for a series at Briggs Stadium, Philadelphia manager Connie Mack pulled off a trade that sent one popular... -
Ty Cobb and Coca-Cola: Two American originals
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsIt was perhaps inevitable that two American icons, Ty Cobb and Coca-Cola, would enjoy a long, satisfying relationship. Both were proud products of the state of Georgia, born just a... -
Giants of Adrian may have been best baseball team in Michigan in the 1890s
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsDespite the well-entrenched system of Jim Crow laws and customs that kept most black people out of the American mainstream at the turn of the 20th century, a handful of...
