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- 2006 On May 21, 2006, Tiger reliever Todd Jones records his 155th save as a Tiger, breaking the franchise mark held by Mike Henneman. With Detroit clinging to a 1-0 lead over the Cincinnati Reds at Comerica Park, Jones hits the first batter to lead off the 9th inning, but retires the next three batters without incident to nail down the Tiger victory.
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Game Two loss puts Tigers in a hole
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 1 CommentDang You, Boys There are other four-letter words I’d like to substitute for “Bless” now that Channel 4 has re-activated the “Bless You, Boys” slogan and song for this year’s... -
One man’s baseball dream: Time for the manager switcheroo!
Posted on August 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsOkay, the Tigers are making me sick. At times they look like a team that can win not just their division, but the American League, the World Series, the whole... -
Red Wings: Is this the end of a dynasty?
Posted on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsRequiem for the Red Wings… It’s obvious that I’ve been around too long when I arrive at the realization that I’ve witnessed the rise and fall of three dynastic versions... -
The Lions of the 1950s; They weren’t Saints
Posted on March 29, 2012 | 1 CommentThe controversies currently swirling around the New Orleans Saints and their involvement in the “Bounty Gate” scandal might have amused the Detroit Lions squads of the1950s, the glory years of... -
Peyton Manning: The once and future king?
Posted on March 9, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s a terrific line in the terrific book North Dallas Forty by former Dallas Cowboys receiver the late Peter Gent (a terrific writer, while we’re at it) commenting on the... -
Detroit’s greatest coach ever
Posted on February 12, 2012 | 4 CommentsI heard myself say an interesting thing Friday. (The concept is not exactly as weird as it may sound. I rarely surprise myself when I hear myself speak; I normally... -
Gordie Howe reportedly ill, still icon in Detroit as person and hockey legend
Posted on February 3, 2012 | 10 CommentsWord went around town quickly Thursday when it was reported that Gordie Howe was ill. You can cite all the machines and methods of the new mass communication that you... -
The inevitability of the Lions
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsThere was a sports yarn that made its way around Detroit in 1988, and which came to mind on the heels of the Lions’ loss to the New Orleans Saints... -
Prince Fielder and a new era of The Tiger
Posted on January 25, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe news of the Tigers signing Prince Fielder on Tuesday was … well, it was mind-boggling, stunning, almost too much to comprehend. If it had happened in New York, Los... -
Saving Todd Bertuzzi
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s a saying about life … and it has to be described as an ‘old saying,’ because, well, there’s really no such things as a ‘new saying,’ right? … I...
