BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED. YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY.August 12, 1985 | Detroit Free PressCLEVELAND -- "Hello, Acme Baseball Inc.? This here's Mr. Anderson. Sparky Anderson, account number DT468."Lemme ...Read More
ARM MAY HAVE LOST ZING, BUT IT MAY HAVE ENOUGHAugust 9, 1985 | Detroit Free PressBuying a used quarterback is a little different than, say, buying a used Chevy Impala. But not much. You still ...Read More
BASEBALL’S NECK IS SAVED — FOR ANOTHER STRETCHAugust 8, 1985 | Detroit Free PressBaseball was on death row. It took a drag on its last cigaret."Tough break, kid," said an inmate. "To a better ...Read More
NOW THE GAME IS GONE, AND FANS NEVER FLINCHEDAugust 7, 1985 | Detroit Free PressPffffft! Thar she blows.This one went off with all the zing of a wet firecracker. Oh, they made a last ditch ...Read More
IN A SOUR SEASON, ECHOES CONTINUE: ‘LOU . . . LOU’August 5, 1985 | Detroit Free PressIn these trying times, when the clouds of a strike loom thick and dark, and the Tigers' pennant hopes seem pinned ...Read More
Give me a Sporting Chance, and I’ll Give it Right BackAugust 4, 1985 | Comment, Detroit Free PressLet's start with an old joke. On a plane trip home after a football game, Buck Buchanan, a massive lineman for ...Read More