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Friday, Jan 29
A Friday Freehans Two-Pack
The Detroit News‘ Lynn Henning hosted an online chat this afternoon and I was able to sneak in a question: Twenty-two years ago today Kirk Gibson left the Tigers and signed a three-year contract worth $4.5 million with the Dodgers. Even though he’d return to Detroit at the end of his career, t...
Today’s Daily Fungo Twitter Updates
Lynn Henning of the Detroit News is hosting a live chat: http://bit.ly/aurIiR # Happy Birthday, Alex Avila (23) http://bit.ly/avZo6g and Jair Jurrjens (24) http://bit.ly/a1vkzo #Tigers #Braves # Happy 110th Birthday, American League. # Powered by Twitter Tools Lynn Henning of the Detr...
Thursday, Jan 28
Three for Thursday: A Timo Sighting, Maggs vs. Dye, and Cecil Cashes In
Dye: .274 Ordonez: .312 Dye: 1,779 Ordonez: 1,974 –>RBI Dye: 1,072 Ordonez: 1,145 Dye: 363 Ordonez: 399 Dye: .826 Ordonez: .884 Who knew? Oh, and Happy Birthday, Jermaine. May Opening Day 2010 find you in the Tigers dugout or in the National League.
Wednesday, Jan 27
Wednesday Walewanders: Late-night Mish Mash
I couldn’t see the Tigers making room for Jim Thome without eating another big contract — and we know that isn’t happening. Still, it would’ve been fun to see him play at Comerica Park 81 times in a Detroit uniform. But instead we’re left to hope that Carlos Guillen’s power numbers return. Sigh....
Thursday, Jan 21
Today’s Daily Fungo Twitter Updates
Ten years ago today the #Tigers signed Hideo Nomo to a one-year contract. What? You don't remember? http://bit.ly/5Hagib # Dave Dombrowski says he's not interested in Johnny Damon. He also wasn't interested in Pudge or Magglio. #Tigers # Powered by Twitter Tools Ten years ago today the #Tig...
Non-Sequiturs: Winter Caravan Memories
On this date in 1993, Tigers Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer died at the age of 89, one month after suffering a stroke. During his 19-year career in Detroit, The Mechanical Man posted a .320 batting average with 184 home runs and 1,427 RBI. In 1937, he led the American League with a ....
Saturday, Jan 16
Today’s Daily Fungo Twitter Updates
Happy Birthday, Mike Rabelo (30) http://bit.ly/6twVUb Also, Mayo Smith was born on this date in 1915 http://bit.ly/7ZQgH3 #Tigers # Powered by Twitter Tools Happy Birthday, Mike Rabelo (30) http://bit.ly/6twVUb Also, Mayo Smith was born on this date in 1915 http://bit.ly/7ZQgH3 #Tige...
Friday, Jan 15
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Today’s Daily Fungo Twitter Updates
If you want more details on today's #Tigers birthdays (except Galarraga), check out this post from two years ago: http://bit.ly/6kHomX # 20 years ago today the #Tigers signed Cecil Fielder. Big Daddy hit 38 HRs for the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Central League in 1989. # Grover Clevelan...
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
Born 100 years ago today: Skeeter Webb, #Tigers middle infielder (1945-47) – .205 avg., 0 HR, 44 RBI, 14 SB. http://bit.ly/2nkPJw # Powered by Twitter Tools Born 100 years ago today: Skeeter Webb, #Tigers middle infielder (1945-47) – .205 avg., 0 HR, 44 RBI, 14 SB. http://bit.ly/2nkPJw # Powered...
Monday, Jan 11
Today’s Daily Fungo Twitter Updates
After watching Jose Valverde with the #Dbacks I can assure #Tigers fans his post-save jig is closer to Kevin Saucier than Jones or Rodney. # Happy 68th Birthday to Dave "Soup" Campbell http://bit.ly/4ZASvQ #Tigers # Happy Birthday, Dontelle Willis (28) http://bit.ly/5FDZO0 and MIke Tru...
Sunday, Dec 27
Beating the Jack Morris Drum…But No One is Listening
On Wednesday we’re likely to find out again that Jack Morris and Alan Trammell will not be enshrined in Cooperstown this summer. We’re used to it, right? I still hold out hope that these two Tigers legends make it into the Hall of Fame — especially Morris, who was my favorite player. Meanwhile...
Monday, Dec 7
How It’s Playing in Arizona
Here’s how the Tigers-Yankees-Diamondbacks trade is covered in today’s edition of the Arizona Republic. The story appears above the fold but, not surprisingly, below the Suns-Mavericks game story. Here are some other Phoenix-focused opinions on the deal:
Thursday, Dec 3
Friday Freehans: Trades, Memories and Salt for Your Game 163 Wound
Yesterday you might have seen him on C-SPAN railing on Fed chief Ben Bernanke, but on this date in 1963 you would’ve seen Jim Bunning pack his bags as the Tigers traded him to the Phillies for catcher Gus Triandos, pitcher Jack Hamilton and outfielder Don Demeter.
Saturday, Nov 21
Trades! (From 50+ Years Ago)
On Nov. 20. 1957, the Tigers and Kansas City Athletics pulled off a 13-player trade which included second baseman Billy Martin, outfielder Gus Zernial and pitcher Mickey McDermott coming to Detroit. So what, you ask? So, exactly one year later the Tigers sent Martin and pitcher Al Cicotte t...
Sunday, Nov 15
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
Ken Rosenthal floats a non-discussed, thinking-out-loud style Miguel Cabrera trade to the #RedSox: http://bit.ly/1IQj1O #Tigers # Happy 38th Birthday, Ryan Jackson. What, you forgot he played for the #Tigers? http://bit.ly/2q2oEi # Bobby Higginson leads off for #Tigers; hitting .32...
Friday, Nov 13
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
Not sure if you noticed but Archibald "Moonlight" Graham of "Field of Dreams" fame was born on Nov. 12, 1877 http://bit.ly/113bWR #Giants # Happy Birthday to Gerald Laird (30) http://bit.ly/paa0F and Dan Petry (51) http://bit.ly/4FzD8s #Tigers # Powered by Twitter Tools Not sure if you no...
Wednesday, Nov 11
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
I'll be attending the Peoria Javelinas/Surprise Rafters Arizona Fall League game tomorrow. Made it to a game just under the wire. #Tigers # Missed several #Tigers birthdays yesterday: Kenny Rogers, 45; Shawn Holman, 45; Larry Parrish, 56; and the late Norm Cash & Birdie Tebbetts. # Ha...
Tuesday, Nov 10
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
New poll on The Daily Fungo: Should the Tigers Re-sign Placido Polanco? Vote here: http://www.dailyfungo.com/ # Happy 55th Birthday to OF Altar Greene who played 29 games for the #Tigers 30 years ago: .136, 3 HR, 6 RBI. http://bit.ly/1kOx91 # Happy 25th BIrthday, Joel Zumaya – http://bit.ly/...
Wednesday, Nov 4
Happy Birthday, Lloyd Moseby
Happy 50th Birthday to Lloyd Moseby, a long-time Blue Jays outfielder that joined the Tigers as a free agent for the 1990 and ‘91 seasons. (For what it’s worth, in 1990 he wore #17 and #15; in ‘91 he stuck to #15.) His best overall season was 1984: .280, 18 HR, 92 RBI and 15 triples. [...] Happy 50th Birt...
Sunday, Nov 1
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
Born on this date in 1903, #Tigers LHP Elon "Chief" Hogsett. Pitched 9 seasons for Detroit (1929-36 & '44): 39-47, 4.45 ERA, 27 saves. # Powered by Twitter Tools Born on this date in 1903, #Tigers LHP Elon "Chief" Hogsett. Pitched 9 seasons for Detroit (1929-36 & '44): 39-47, 4.45 ERA, 2...
Friday, Oct 30
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
On this date in 1984, Willie Hernandez won the A.L. Cy Young Award. Hernandez went 9-3, 1.92 ERA with 32 saves. #Tigers http://bit.ly/QoZCc # Powered by Twitter Tools On this date in 1984, Willie Hernandez won the A.L. Cy Young Award. Hernandez went 9-3, 1.92 ERA with 32 saves. #Tigers http://bit.ly/Q...
Sunday, Oct 18
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
Happy 67th Birthday to Willie Horton – the #Tigers' only non-Hall of Famer to have his number retired – http://bit.ly/4eVESG # Awful. # #MLB is run by idiots. # Dang. The #Angels look like the #Tigers. #impotence # Joba channeling Nuke LaLoosh in warmups. #bulldurham #don'tthinkjustthrow # Po...
Friday, Oct 16
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
I find it stunning that I'm more than 5 years older than Bobby Abreu. #truthhurts # Hall of Famer Goose Goslin was born on this day in 1900. He played 4 seasons with the #Tigers (1934-37) and hit .297 with 50 HR and 369 RBI. # Tremendous plate discipline by Manny. #Dodgers #MLB # Given the sorry state...
Thursday, Oct 15
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
More Gibby: On this date in 1988 he hit that homer off of Dennis Eckersley. #Dodgers #A's #legendary # On this date in 2002, Kirk Gibson agreed to a three-year deal to become Alan Trammell's bench coach. #Tigers. He's AJ Hinch's today. #Dbacks # Powered by Twitter Tools More Gibby: On this date i...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
Happy #Tigers Birthdays Jim Price (68) http://bit.ly/vZo3X, Eddie Yost (83) http://bit.ly/PZgaW & the late Eddie Mathews http://bit.ly/nZlXY # Mapping out my schedule to attend Arizona Fall League games. The #Tigers' prospects are on the Peoria team; not as convenient as last year....
Friday, Oct 9
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
Happy Birthday to Lee Panas of Detroit Tiger Tales: http://www.detroittigertales.com/ # He wasn't a #Tigers player, but we like him anyway. Happy 65th Birthday to #Royals SS Freddie Patek http://bit.ly/3k3j1Q # Powered by Twitter Tools Happy Birthday to Lee Panas of Detroit Tiger Tales:...
Wednesday, Oct 7
Today’s Twitter Updates from The Daily Fungo
Optimist or masochist? I've added a #Tigers 2010 Spring Training Countdown to The Daily Fungo. http://bit.ly/2plHEo # Former #Tigers pitcher Brian Powell dies at 35: http://bit.ly/4w9O4 # Happy 41st Birthday, Milt Cuyler. http://bit.ly/26uNwR #Tigers # Not feeling even a smidge better...
Tuesday, Oct 6
How the Tigers Fare Historically on October 6
1945 World Series Game 4 - Detroit beat the Cubs 4-1 at Wrigley Field behind Dizzy Trout, knotting series at two games apiece. 1935 World Series Game 5 – The Cubs defeated the Tigers and Schoolboy Rowe 3-1 at Wrigley. Tigers player/manager Mickey Cochrane and his rightfielder, Pete Fox, eac...
Sunday, Oct 4
New Fungo Pulse Check Poll: Call Your Shot for Tuesday
One game separates the Tigers’ from the postseason and the offseason. Call your shot by voting in the Fungo Pulse Check, available in the sidebar –> Here are the results from our previous poll: Who’s the Tigers’ 2009 MVP? Justin Verlander (50%, 18 Votes) Miguel Cabrera (42%, 15 Votes) F...
Game 162: Vintage Verlander
ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Tigers 5 – White Sox 3 The Gist: You couldn’t ask for more than Justin Verlander delivered on Sunday afternoon in the Tigers’ home finale of the as-yet-undecided 2009 season. Ryan Raburn went yard twice and the resurrected Magglio Ordonez went 4 f...
Saturday, Oct 3
How Do Jim Leyland’s Teams Finish?
2006: 12-16 2009: 16-15 (through Saturday night) Being 100-percent biased by the Tigers current situation (and ‘06), I expected to see poor finishes from Leyland’s clubs. But it just isn’t the case. In fact, Leyland’s two World Series teams had the worst stretch-run records of all his pla...
Thursday, Oct 1
October Surprise Part 5: Setting the Bear Trap
The Tigers turned to Doyle Alexander to stop the bleeding. Toronto looked to right-hander Jim Clancy to bury the Tigers’ fading division title hopes. Neither team scored in the tenth, but in the eleventh inning Darrell Evans blasted a home run — farther then Gibson’s — to give the Tigers the...
Sunday, Sep 6
Tuesday Tananas: Feeling the Moment, Power Poll Respect and Steve Kemp’s Pain
Here are some notable Tigers historical nuggets from Baseball-Reference.com: On this date in 1967, the Tigers moved into a first-place tie with the Twins. Eddie Mathews and Jim Northrup hit home runs and Mickey Lolich out dueled the White Sox’ Tommy John 4-1 at Chicago.
Friday, Aug 21
Wednesday Walewanders: Non-Sequiturs Galore
As for the postseason, I’m dreaming of a Tigers/Rockies World Series – my two favorite teams, baby. Well, Tigers/Dodgers would be sweet, too. In fact, even sweeter. Never mind. Finally, Happy 45th Birthday to Chad Kreuter — who also wore #19 (and hit .263 for Detroit from 1992 through ‘94)
Wednesday, Aug 12
Three for Thursday
The first chapter, fittingly, is about long-time A’s owner Charlie Finley. Dickey shares this nugget: Before Finley bought the Kansas City A’s, one of his many failed attempts to buy a club included the Tigers. Can you imagine? Denny McLain and Charlie Finley? And we thought Jim Campbell w...
Wednesday Walewanders: Fisticuffs Edition
The last time the Tigers relied on a rookie catcher to fuel a playoff spot was in 1987 when Matt Nokes made everyone forget about Lance Parrish. At least for one season, that is. Finally, on this date in 1987, the Tigers acquired Doyle Alexander from the Atlanta Braves for minor-league pitche...
Tuesday, Jul 14
Wednesday Walewanders: All-Star Recap
How painful was it for American League Manager Joe Maddon to watch Edwin Jackson throw four pitches — all of them strikes — in last night’s All-Star Game? For Tigers fans, it was delicious. Yes, I would’ve preferred that Curtis Granderson got the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award. Bu...
Sunday, Jul 12
Podcast: The DTP #97: Pulling the Plug
Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast. This is Episode #97, a four-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz. This marks the final episode of the Detroit Tigers Podcast. I’m shifting my focus back to The Daily Fungo where you may find occasional podcasts,...
Saturday, Jun 20
Sunday Buffet: Father’s Day Edition
Poor Ken Macha. His ‘06 Athletics get swept in dramatic fashion at Comerica Park and then he returns as Milwaukee skipper and sees the resurrection of the Tigers’ offense — however temporary it might be. Finally, Happy Birthday to a pair of former Tigers, starting with lefty reliever Sean R...
Monday, May 4
Carlos Guillen is Not Benjamin Button
Four weeks into the 2009 season, Tigers left fielder Carlos Guillen is batting dead last among his peers at the position — an anemic .198 average and .268 OBP for a guy Detroit counts on for big-time production. The next worst is the A’s prized offseason acquisition, Matt Holliday, and he’s st...
Friday, Apr 17
The Curious Case of June 2, 1980: Tigers and Mariners Play to a Tie
Of the 10 hits Morris surrendered, eight came from Seattle DH (and former Tiger) Dan Meyer — he went 5 for 6 but with no RBI — and Detroit native Tom Paciorek (3 for 6, 2 RBI). Side note: Tigers icon Willie Horton pinch hit for M’s catcher Larry Cox in the ninth and grounded out, pitcher to first.)
Monday, Apr 13
News You Can Use
Yesterday’s victory capped a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers, marking the Tigers first sweep of a season-opening series at home since winning both games of a two-game set against the Oakland Athletics April 13-15, 1993. The three-game winning streak to start the home schedule is t...
Sunday, Apr 5
The Detroit Tigers Podcast #68: Opening Day 2009
Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #68, a 5-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A. In this episode we debut our daily format for the podcast. Each day during the 2009 season we’ll c...
Friday, Mar 27
The Detroit Tigers Podcast #66: Talking Tigers with Rob Neyer
Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #66, a 44-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Portland, Ore. In this episode we’re joined by Rob Neyer of ESPN.com, and the author of six books, in...
Tuesday, Mar 24
The Detroit Tigers Podcast #65: Rebroadcast of a Talk with Hall of Famer George Kell
Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #65, a 26-minute podcast Detroit Tigers recorded in March 2007 from Swifton, Arkansas, and Scottsdale, Arizona U.S.A. This episode was originally broadcast on March 14, 2009. In it we talk wit...
Tuesday, Oct 28
A Bummer of an Outlook for the 2009 Tigers
ESPN.com’s trip through each MLB team’s roster continued today with write Jonah Keri’s lens focused on the American League Central and the Tigers. If you’re looking for a positive outlook to end your week, look elsewhere. Here’s a taste: Aside from a younger, more athletic band of glove men...
