Month: April 2007

David Halberstam was killed Monday morning in San Francisco and I’m more than a little bummed. For a fuller obit, read the one from his former paper, The New York Times. Halberstam was my favorite writer and I suppose he still is. The first book of his that I read was “The Summer of ’49”…

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. — I certainly should be in bed right now with a 6:30 wake-up call coming but thought I’d share some impressions from the first game on this two-day, two-game roady for the Tigers and for me. Poor meal management on my part prevented me from seeing Grandy round the bases in the…

In no particular order: Another solid outing wasted. And we can’t even blame it on Fernando Rodney. I’m convinced that if Paul Konerko had come to the dish for a seventh at bat, he hits a homer. (I said the same thing about ABs #1-6.) With a free pass today, I suppose it’s no longer…

As Detroit finally (?) emerges from the chill of winter/spring, we’re cool and rainy in the desert. Bygones. Here are some items lifted/edited from today’s Tigers Game Notes: Carlos Guillen enters today’s game with a .370 batting average (10 for 27) during his career versus Jose Contreras. Guillen is third among all active major league…

For instance, my gut-level hatred for the Chicago White Sox. Ozzie Guillen. Bobby Jenks. All things Joe Crede. A.J. Pierzynski. Oh, yeah. And the Tigers have that bad habit of losing games early in the season to Chicago.