Celebrating Detroit Tigers teams, players and games from 1977 to '89.
Month: September 2012
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Among the many advantages of getting older are the comparisons one can make to provide context to current events. This also counts as a disadvantage. Too much context can set a person (i.e., me) into a downward spiral into doom and superstition. I don’t know about you, but when I think about the Tigers’ predicament…
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With the Tigers marching toward three million in attendance for 2012, this might seem more than borderline preposterous. But stick with me. I lobbed a tweet last week about how Tigers fans are coming unglued online and on the air. I could even take it a step further and suggest the faithful are assuming the…
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It’s kind of sad to think that one early-ish September win can pull a population of baseball fans, or at least a couple dozen, back from the brink of major-league despair. Sad, but true. If you suddenly feel a smidge more confident or optimistic — however guarded — I’m with you. And to say it’s…