The Detroit Tigers quest to find their shortstop ended earlier today, as they inked free-agent Javier Báez to a six year deal worth a reported $140 million. And you can bet that the figures who will be covering him on a daily basis next season are excited, to say the least. Take a look at … Read more
On Monday, Jamie Samuelsen of 97.1 The Tickets Jamie and Stoney show revealed that he has been battling colon cancer for the past 19 months. Ever since Samuelsen’s announcement, there has been a pouring out of well-wishes from his listeners and from the media. During Monday night’s home opener for the Detroit Tigers, play-by-play announcer … Read more
Bring back Mario Impemba and Rod Allen!!! Those words have been uttered by quite a few people since Impemba and Allen were replaced by Matt Shepard, Jack Morris, and Kirk Gibson in the Detroit Tigers broadcast booth following an alleged booth altercation which may or may not have involved an argument over a chair. Well, … Read more
This is way cool! Well-known hockey commentator Mike “Doc” Emrick gave a personal congratulatory message to new Detroit Tigers announcer Matt Shepard! Red Wings general manager Ken Holland also did the same. Doc Emrick and Ken Holland give @shepmatt a friendly shoutout. Shep and the crew get the Tigers season started this Thursday @ 2:30 … Read more
According to a report from Lynn Henning of the Detroit News, Mario Impemba and Rod Allen have been replaced. Embed from Getty Images Henning is reporting that Matt Shepard will replace Impemba as the Detroit Tigers play-by-play man on Fox Sports Detroit while Kirk Gibson and Jack Morris will be analysts. Matt Shepard wins Tigers … Read more
On Saturday night, news broke that Matt Shepard’s wife and son had been involved in a serious car accident. For those who missed it, George Blaha just said that Matt Shepard's wife and son were involved in a very serious car accident. Shep's son has been released from the hospital. @ShepMatt wife is still in … Read more
According to reports, the wife and son of Fox Sports Detroit play-by-play man Matt Shepard have been involved in a serious auto accident. For those who missed it, George Blaha just said that Matt Shepard's wife and son were involved in a very serious car accident. Shep's son has been released from the hospital. @ShepMatt … Read more
For most Major League Baseball teams, this is usually the time of year where fans are talking about which free agents should be signed and which young players have a chance of making the team out of Spring Training. Embed from Getty Images Though that is partially the case for Detroit Tigers‘ fans, there is … Read more
Detroit Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski is satisfied with the starting rotation for 2015. He confirmed as much to MLive reporters on Monday as he informed them that Detroit did not make any moves to sign free agent James Shields. Shields signed a deal for $75 million with the San Diego Padres. Max Scherzer completed an … Read more
