Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: September 2011
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You could’ve sketched out a dozen or more scenarios for Game 1 in this ALDS but a suspended game after an inning and a half with the game tied at one? That might have been in your second or third dozen scenarios. In what seemed like an eternity, Twitter was blowing up during the rain…
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When the weather is bad in Detroit and most other Midwest and Northeast cities in April and early May, fans complain, as they should, about the crummy conditions at the ballpark. Bad weather in October is much more bearable because, hey, it’s the postseason and it’s supposed to be cold. Besides, not every team gets…
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In 1984, the Tigers made the no-brainer decision to leave southpaw reliever Sid Monge off the playoff roster. Monge had an undistinguished half seaon with the Tigers after being picked up off waivers from the Padres — 1-0, 4.25 ERA in 19 games. He didn’t pitch enough in the regular season and, left hander or…
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Predictions are such a cliche, aren’t they? But, hey, the Tigers are in the postseason and in the spirit of supporting the home team, here’s a rundown of predictions for the Tigers/Yankees series from across the baseball galaxy: Local Writers Tom Gage: Tigers in five Lynn Henning: Tigers in five Tony Paul: Tigers in five…
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One of my favorite parts of being the Tigers blogger on ESPN.com’s SweetSpot Network is contributing to the weekly MLB Power Rankings. While I don’t have a vote in where the Tigers rank, I do have a tiny voice in reporting the state of the club. Rather than do a traditional season recap, here’s how…
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I guess if you watch enough baseball in your life you do get to experience just about everything. From the delirium of 1984 and ’06 to the body blow that was Game 163, I thought I’d gone through every emotion as a Tigers fan. Then came Saturday morning. That’s when the letdown set in and…
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Watching the Tigers celebrate in the visitors clubhouse Friday night was surreal in a lot of ways. There they were, spraying champagne on the likes of John Keating and generally, in the words of George Kell, kicking up their heels in Oakland. I was pleasantly surprised that MLB Extra Innings allowed extra airtime for the…
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It never gets old.
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I’d forgotten about this tweet from last month. Posted in frustration, no doubt.
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