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We’re about to watch Detroit Tigers and baseball in the most bizarre way ever
Play ball! … And not much else. No fans. No hot dogs. No “Beer here!” No programs. No high-fives. No chewing tobacco. No locker room interviews. The actual game that began in two cities last night — and starts tonight for the Detroit Tigers in...
Here’s a wish: Spencer Torkelson in Detroit Tigers uniform in 2020
Since Spencer Torkelson was playing baseball before he can remember playing baseball, why not let him join the Detroit Tigers whenever the season starts? After all, there won’t likely be any minor leagues, not in this strange and vacant year of coronavirus....
Al Kaline takes his bow. His legend will live forever.
When there is so much death around, one man’s passing can go unnoticed. This one will not. Even with the shroud of coronavirus taking us down in shocking numbers, no one in Michigan was numb to the news that arrived with a gasp Monday afternoon: Al Kaline is gone. Mr....
Alan Trammell, Jack Morris always belonged in Baseball Hall of Fame
Pitchers and shortstops. The cornerstones of a baseball defense. One strikes ‘em out. The other throws ‘em out. In Little League, the pitcher and shortstop can be the same kid (usually the best player on the team). But come the majors, pitchers and shortstops couldn’t...
Casey Mize takes it slow; what a pleasant change
The Detroit Tigers made Casey Mize the No. 1 pick in the 2018 MLB draft earlier this month. Yet, Mize isn’t rushing to the big leagues, which is an approach I can support.
Brad Ausmus handles ouster as Tigers’ manager with class
Brad Ausmus got up Saturday and went to work, knowing his job was gone in a few weeks. In this way, he was more like a Detroiter than he’d ever been. How many auto workers have done the same with an imminent plant closing? Or teachers with a school closing? “I...
Justin Verlander goes to a winner, Detroit Tigers fans feel lost
Detroit sports fans — Tigers fans especially — like to honor those who put in their time. Al Kaline. Alan Trammell. Ernie Harwell. They’re heroes here not only for their talents, but their longevity. Now, it’s Justin Verlander’s turn. The Tigers’ ace, who came out of...
Brad Ausmus believes in letting Detroit Tigers’ season play out
Once, when his job was supposedly on the line, Brad Ausmus surprised his family by coming home on an off day. He walked through the door and his youngest daughter looked up. “Well, I guess Dad got fired,” she said. Ausmus laughed. No, he told her, he hadn’t gotten...
Mike Ilitch loved his teams as much as we do
He was always more crust than sauce, a hardworking pizza magnate with a showman’s instincts and a shortstop’s energy, all tucked beneath a layer of shyness and wonder. No matter how rich he got, Mike Ilitch approached each new challenge like a kid spying a baseball...The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
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