Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: February 2008
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So there I was the other day, browsing the shelves at my in-laws’ community library where all books are donated by residents. (I often donate books too and was looking for one that I thought I’d mistakenly donated, “Ted Williams’ Hit List“.) Instead of “Hit List” I found a treasure on the give-away shelf: An…
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The first time my brother imitated the finger-waving batting stance of a Tigers player by the name of “Wockenfuss” I was convinced he made it up. Not only did the name sound like a cartoon character, the flapping of the right hand on the bat was too much for my nine-year-old brain to process as…
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Happy Birthday to former Tigers outfielder Jerry Morales. He was acquired, along with Aurelio Lopez, from the Cardinals for Bob Sykes and Jack Murphy. Not sure if Jim Campbell saw Señor Smoke as the key to the trade but he certainly made the deal worthwhile. Morales, wearing #27, played in 129 games in 1979, most…
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