The Miami Marlins have been affected greatly by the COVID-19 outbreak, with 21 people (including 18 players) in the team’s traveling party testing positive for the illness. All those infected are said to be doing well, ranging from asymptomatic to mild symptoms. To that end, Major League Baseball has postponed several of their games in … Read more
There was absolutely zero doubt that former New York Yankees great Derek Jeter would be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening, the only question was, would the vote be unanimous? Embed from Getty Images Well, we now know that Jeter fell one vote short of a unanimous selection into the HOF … Read more
With the news of Derek Jeter‘s number being retired by the New York Yankees, the Detroit Tigers have now been called out. Detroit greats Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker need to have their numbers retired. Immediately, if not sooner. Let’s examine the numbers. Alan Trammell WAR 70.4 HR 185 1003 RBI BA .285 6x All-Star 4x Gold Glove 3x Silver Slugger … Read more
According to Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press, the University of Michigan will be hosting their second annual “Signing of the Stars” event on Wednesday, February 1st. U-M will host its second annual Signing of the Stars event on Feb. 1 at Crisler Center. The time is still undetermined. — Mark Snyder (@Mark__Snyder) January … Read more
College GameDay is a terrific program. The personalities are great and cohesive. Each segment is put in with a high tier of professionalism and terrific production value. Everything culminates in the coup de grâce of GameDay; the picks. Lee Corso dons the head/garb of the program he feels will win that day, often whipping the … Read more
University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh and company will be welcoming in the Wolverines’ 2016 recruiting class inside Hill Auditorium on Wednesday, beginning at 11 a.m. with the festivities expected to last roughly two hours. This marks Harbaugh’s first ever invite-only type gathering as head coach of the Wolverines, and he will be inviting … Read more
On Wednesday, Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson made what may have been the catch of the year so far in Major League Baseball.
The catch came in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays and actually helped keep a bid for a perfect game alive for pitcher Marco Estrada. Estrada ended up losing the perfect game when he gave up a one-out infield single to Logan Forsythe of the Rays later in the same inning.
Every sport has their own set of unwritten rules the majority of players abide by, rules that fans are seemingly always at a crossroads with when it comes to understanding and accepting them as sports consumers. From padding stats in virtually decided basketball game, to rookie hazing football, and things such as “turtling” in hockey… … Read more
[tps_header] In case you have been living in a cave for the past week or so, David Letterman hosted his final “Late Show with David Letterman” episode this past Wednesday. During the final Top 10 Countdown, Peyton Manning made an appearance, which got me to thinking, what were the best athlete interviews of all-time on … Read more
We knew that Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias was good, but we didn’t know that the production he is currently giving the team on both sides of the plate is MVP caliber. Don’t get me wrong, we aren’t even 50 games into this season, so yes I could be over exaggerating a bit. In reality, … Read more
The state of Michigan has been blessed with many talented athletes, with many obviously having played in Detroit. At the same time, there have also been many great athletes from Michigan that haven’t played in this great city of Detroit. It is a shame, because many of the men who are on this list would have changed their respective Detroit … Read more
In case you have not heard, Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. This got me to thinking, what are the top performances by athletes in the history of the show? These rankings are not based on acting ability, because let’s be honest, there isn’t much of that. They are ranked on how … Read more
UPDATE: Following numerous travel issues, Derek Jeter was unable to arrive in Detroit in time for his induction. With the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame being as flexible as they are, Jeter’s induction has simply been added to the 2016 class, alongside Mike Modano, who also could not make the trip this year. The Michigan Sports … Read more
The Tigers new star David Price was hammered for nine straight hits and six runs in the third inning tonight before he was pulled with bases loaded and none out. The Tigers fell to the Yankees 8-4 tonight at Comerica Park. Price allowed four hits in the first two innings before Jacoby Ellsbury got it … Read more
The Derek Jeter retirement traveling show has reached Detroit, and you would figure that Michiganders would be kind to their native son. The Tigers were anything but kind in a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees, securing their third consecutive victory. Rick Porcello continued his strong month, going 8 innings and striking out two, … Read more
Series Overview: Derek Jeter makes his final trip to Detroit as the New York Yankees come to town for a 3-game weekday series beginning Tuesday night at Comerica Park. The Yankees (68-61; 2nd AL East) are coming off a weekend sweep of the Chicago White Sox, and a commanding 8-1 win against the Kansas City … Read more
