*No, Akil Baddoo did not make this list! (He may eventually) Detroit sports fans have had the privilege of watching some of the best in the game at their given sport. Thinking back to all the great athletes that we have seen wear a Detroit uniform, it is hard to just limit it to just … Read more
The Detroit Tigers have one of the most storied histories in all of professional sports. Over the years, the Tigers have had many great players, including some that have gone on to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In fact, they have a couple of players on their team now that will likely challenge for the … Read more
Thursday afternoon marked the start of a new baseball season as team around Major League Baseball took the field for Opening Day 2021. 15 years ago, former Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander was on his first MLB Opening Day roster and earlier today, he posted a message describing how emotional it was for him. Verlander … Read more
As you may have heard, former Detroit Tigers ace and current Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is currently rehabbing an injury that forced him to have Tommy John surgery during the 2020 season. On Wednesday, Verlander took to Twitter to post a video showing him make his first post-surgery pitch. Check it out. Ceremonial first … Read more
Just moments following the news that the Detroit Tigers had traded Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros at the 2017 MLB trade deadline, I posted an article predicting when Verlander would return to the Tigers. My prediction was (and still is) that the Tigers will bring back Verlander prior to the start of the 2022 … Read more
Former Los Angeles Angels visiting clubhouse manager Brian “Bubba” Harkins, who was fired after being connected to the distribution of aa special grip-enhancing substance out of the visitor’s clubhouse, is naming names in a lawsuit against his former team and Major League Baseball. And one of the names will certainly be familiar to folks in … Read more
The Detroit Tigers have one of the most storied histories in all of the professional sports. Over the years, the Tigers have had many great players, including some that have gone on to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In fact, there are a couple of active players on this list who will likely challenge for … Read more
Nation, here are what I believe are the Top 8 most memorable Detroit Tigers moments since 2008. What do you think? Ernie Harwell says his final goodbye – 2009 Ernie Harwell was and will forever be one of the greatest sports broadcasters of all time. Harwell made his major league debut in 1948 after becoming … Read more
It’s Halloween and though we are not sure why, you guys and gals seem to love it when we share current and former Detroit athletes and their wives in their costumes. Earlier tonight, Kate Upton took to Instagram and she shared a photo of her and Justin Verlander‘s costumes for 2020. As you can see … Read more
Originally published on July 13th, 2020: Here is why and when I believe he will return to the Detroit Tigers. Justin Verlander has made it clear that he wants to pitch until he is 45 (or longer), which would be one year younger than his idol, Nolan Ryan. If and when that time comes, it … Read more
The Detroit Tigers made it official this afternoon, agreeing to a multi-year contract with A.J. Hinch to become the team’s new manager. Embed from Getty Images Hinch, 46, helped guide the Houston Astros to the 2017 World Series, but had been suspended for the 2020 campaign in the wake of the sign stealing scandal that … Read more
According to Detroit Tigers DH Miguel Cabrera, the team is close to being able to contend for the MLB Playoffs. Embed from Getty Images Now, I don’t blame Miggy at all for saying that because it is exactly what I would expect any professional athlete to say when he is asked. But, in reality, the … Read more
On Saturday, former Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander took to Instagram to make a devastating announcement. Embed from Getty Images Verlander released a video informing his fans that he will be undergoing Tommy John surgery and that he will miss the remainder of the 2020 season. “After consulting with several of the best doctors, it … Read more
Trevor Bauer‘s plan was to support Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly by wearing a pair of custom made cleats with the phrase ‘Free Joe Kelly’ on them. Kelly, of course, was suspended for eight games (later reduced to five games) by Major League Baseball for intentionally throwing at Houston Astros’ batters. Major League Baseball … Read more
On Sunday, a report surfaced that the Houston Astros were going to shut down Justin Verlander for the remainder of the season due to an elbow injury. That report was quickly shot down by Astros manage Dusty Baker, and then by Verlander himself, saying he has a forearm strain and that he hopes he will … Read more
By now, you’ve probably seen the reports that began swirling about an hour ago saying that Houston Astros ace and ex-Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander would miss the remainder of the young 2020 season with an injury. However, Astros manager Dusty Baker poured water on those rumors, saying that Verlander is being shut down for a … Read more
