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Morning Prowl: Improved Defense, Everett vs. Santiago, Ugie in Seattle, and SBN Goes Green and White
A year after noting that Justin Verlander had lost velocity on his fastball, Fangraphs' Dave Cameron revisits the scene and finds that Verlander has his groove back. Don't let the high ER...
Morning Prowl: Bird Notes, Injured Seawolves, Alfredo Figaro, and Runner-Up Rings
Maybe this makes me hypocritical for posting a link, but I could've done without learning exactly how Mark Fidrych died. Knowing that he was found under his truck was enough of an indicat...
Morning Prowl: Leyland Cheers, Armando's Sinker, Miner's Role, and Former Wolverines
Today's Freep has a great old photo of Jim Leyland in the stands, cheering on Mark Fidrych after he pitched a complete game in 1980. I'd love to post the photo here, but should probably p...
Mark Fidrych
Remembering Mark Fidrych Mark Fidrych was drafted by the Tigers in the 10th round in 1974, out of high school in Worcester, Massachusetts. Tall and skinny, he did well in rookie ball, with a 2.38 E...
Morning Prowl: Fake Grandy, Panic Buttons, Inge's Walks, and Posnanski's Rule
In his weekly post for Big League Stew, Curtis Granderson shares several stories he's heard about people pretending to be him or lying about talking to his representatives. And he's righ...
Morning Shootaround: Zilch Chance, Zeke Coaching Again, and The Bird
It's official. The Pistons are your eight seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2009 NBA Playoffs. As you know, they play the Cleveland Caveliers in a seven game series. Some peopl...
The Wonder of the One-Year Wonder
Like many in the Tigersosphere (and baseball blogosphere) writing about Mark Fidrych over the past 24 hours, I didn't get a chance to see him play. Yet I almost feel as if I did, because The Bir...
Tuesday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while growing a lot of potatoes. So, with another tough loss last night, the Brewers dropped to 2-5, and have lost their last three games by a combined five runs. I'm starting t...
Morning Prowl: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, 1954-2009
At The Daily Fungo, Mike McClary recalls listening to a Tigers-Angels game in 1976 with his grandfather, as Mark Fidrych pitched against Frank Tanana. It's a touching reminder of how base...
Tuesday Notes: Stafford Saying Top Pick Is Done Deal?
Take it with a grain of salt, especially since there have been so many contradictory reports in the past, but Pro Football Talk is reporting that Matthew Stafford has been telling former Georgia tea...
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