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- 1984 Finishing a sweep of the Angels in Anaheim on May 24, 1984, the Tigers run their record to 35-5, the best 40-game start in baseball history. They also win their 17th straight road game, tying a major league mark dating back to 1916. Jack Morris improves his record to 9-1, hurling a four-hit gem against the Angels. Lance Parrish and Alan Trammell hit homers for Detroit.
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Verlander needs Cabrera-like focus for Tigers success in 2013
Posted on February 6, 2013 | 5 CommentsAt last year’s Detroit Tigers’ training camp, it was obvious that Miguel Cabrera was mentally and physically prepared for the coming season. He arrived in Lakeland in amazing shape –... -
“Black Mike” and Detroit’s Roaring ’30s
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsWe 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... -
The Detroit Tigers’ pixie shortstop Donie Bush
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsLong 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... -
Sneak inside ’68 Tigers pennant-clinching locker room through this rare video
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 2 CommentsOver 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... -
The Detroit Tigers’ Forgotten Season of 1915
Posted on March 20, 2011 | No CommentsIt’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... -
Ernie Harwell’s HOF Induction Speech and his Definition of Baseball
Posted on February 23, 2011 | No CommentsOn 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... -
McCarty & Lemieux: A Hockey Show Too Far
Posted on February 21, 2011 | 1 CommentSay 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... -
“Black Mike” and Detroit’s Roaring ’30s
Posted on February 19, 2011 | No CommentsWe 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... -
Chrysler Super Bowl Commercial Gives Props to Detroit
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsChrysler 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... -
Celebrate 2011 Tigerfest today at Comerica Park
Posted on January 22, 2011 | No CommentsThe 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...
