Ernie Harwell once said, “Baseball is a lot like life. It’s a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life.” The late, great baseball announcer sure knew what he was talking about! As fans watched the 162 game season, each team saw…
Written by Guest Contributor – Abraham Frohman Einstein said that “the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. With the announcement of Miguel Cabrera’s outrageously large 8 year extension yesterday, it appears the owners and GM’s of Major League Baseball continue to look for the “10…
The French poet Charles Baudelaire once said “I have more memories than if I were a thousand years old.” That couldn’t be truer for me! For those who know me well, there are 2 things they are keenly aware of today: I have a crazy good memory and today marks the beginning of my 3rd…
They say, “When one door closes, another one opens.” That is exactly what is happening for the Detroit Tigers. Just over two weeks ago, Jim Leyland announced that he was retiring from managing and the baseball world was left to reflect on his accomplishments and wonder what might have been. (In case you missed it,…
There’s a saying that goes “don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” I had every intention of blogging today with a recap of how the Tigers’ season ended and my thoughts for what needs to happen in the offseason. However, Old Smokey pulled a fast one on me. I was just talking yesterday…
They played 162 games to get here and are now just a handful of wins away from playing in the Fall Classic. LA and Boston took care of business in 4 games each to move on as they re-set their lineups and prepare to start the next round this weekend. The baseball playoffs have been…
In 1970, Edwin Starr had a #1 song called “War.” Many of us are most familiar with the famous refrain of “War, What is it good for – Absolutely nothing.” This phrase sums up my feelings on WAR in baseball as it becomes an increasingly popular term and measurement of a player’s value. Since…
The Detroit Tigers wrapped up a 4 game series against the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Three of those games were on national TV. Yes, both teams are at the top of their respective divisions and provide some intriguing pitching matchups…but both times the Tigers have been on Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN has chosen one person…
Ms Mittens Mound 