Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: April 2010
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Ten years ago today the Tigers opened Comerica Park with a 5-2 win over the Mariners. Anyone who was there might still be thawing out. Here, courtesy of the Tigers Media Guide, are some Comerica Park firsts — some from that day, others a bit later: First Pitch: April 11, 2000 — 1:18 p.m. (Brian…
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Nanoseconds after Carlos Gomez slid across home plate in the final regular-season game of 2009, sending his Twins team to the playoffs and dispatching the Tigers to an offseason of soul searching, the last thing a Tigers fan wanted to do was think of Opening Day 2010. Maybe I’m just projecting my own coping skills…
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This clip has more game footage and continuity errors galore. Also, is it me or is the bat LeVar Burton uses taller than he is?
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I can’t explain why I don’t: (a) Own a copy of Ron LeFlore‘s autobiography (with Jim Hawkins) or (b) Own the CBS TV movie on DVD. Thanks to eBay, I can get the book. The movie is proving to be a tougher find — at least in tangible form. Thanks to YouTube we can enjoy…
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