THE POKER-FACED KID FINDS A TREASURE IN HIS SANDBOX

Tigers’ Latest Loss Is Like Cold Splash In The Face

by | Aug 11, 1986 | Detroit Free Press

Rain on everything. The players, the fans, the parade, everything. What had started Friday afternoon as a crisp new dream had, by Sunday night, been left soggy and limp.

The Red Sox came here in first place. Now they are more in first place. The Tigers were 4 1/2 back. Now they are 7 1/2 back.

Rain on everything.

THE POKER-FACED KID FINDS A TREASURE IN HIS SANDBOX

Just Call Him ‘Cool Hand Walt’Roger Clemens Isn’T Even On Waiting Listfor Terrell’S Top Three Id

by | Aug 10, 1986 | Detroit Free Press

The first time I ever saw Walt Terrell, he was sitting against his locker, sucking on a beer. He looked very content, and I did not disturb him.

The next time I saw Walt Terrell, he was in the same position. I did not disturb him.

The next 92 times I saw Walt Terrell he was in the same position — except sometimes the beer was a cigaret or a chicken wing — until finally, I came to believe that if the clubhouse suddenly exploded into a huge ball of fire, Walt Terrell would lean over and go, “Hey. Did you hear something?”

THE POKER-FACED KID FINDS A TREASURE IN HIS SANDBOX

Terrell Little Disturbs Cool Hand Walt

by | Aug 10, 1986 | Detroit Free Press

The first time I ever saw Walt Terrell, he was sitting in front of his locker, holding a beer. He looked very content, and I did not disturb him.

The second time I saw Walt Terrell, he was in the same position. I did not disturb him.

The next 92 times I saw Walt Terrell he was in the same position — except sometimes the beer was a cigaret or a chicken wing — until finally, I came to

believe that if the clubhouse suddenly exploded into a huge ball of fire, Walt Terrell would lean over and go, “Hey. Did you hear something?”

THE POKER-FACED KID FINDS A TREASURE IN HIS SANDBOX

Terrell, Others Find You Can Go Home Again

by | Aug 10, 1986 | Detroit Free Press

I tap my clipboard. I glance at my watch. I am standing in the Tigers’ clubhouse, waiting for Kirk Gibson. I figure he’s next. And then Lance Parrish, or maybe Tom Brookens. I have already checked off the following names from my former Tigers list: Dan Petry. Check. Darnell Coles. Check. Walt Terrell. Check.

Walt Terrell?

“I was kind of surprised myself,” Terrell said as he again pulled on a Tigers uniform before the game Sunday. “I figured since they traded me three years ago, there wouldn’t be a lot of interest in me a second time.”