Editor’s Note – With extensive quotes from Sparky Anderson, Kirk Gibson and former Tiger’s beat writer Bill McGraw, freelance writer Bill Dow weaves an interesting tale with a narrative of game five of the 1984 World Series. Bill’s work can be regularly found at the Detroit Free Press and he’s also written for Baseball Digest magazine.
Editor’s Note – As an editor, this is probably one of the tougher pieces to proof because there’s so many facts coming from other teams. Fortunately it wasn’t all that bad because blogging stalwart Bill Ferris provided some top notch commentary. The longest running Tigers’ blogger out there, Bill Ferris covers everything related to the Tigers at the Detroit Tigers Weblog.
One thing to keep mind, while I went through the other content on this site, I tried to tweak it as much as I could to account for the fact that some of these were written as early as last November. Just a quick note that I kept this one as is so you can see what Bill thought of the division back when he wrote this in January.
Editor’s Note – Dan D’Addona covers, amongst other things, the West Michigan White Caps for the Holland Sentinal. By far the most consistent Tigers’ affiliate, West Michigan once again made the post season although their championship streak did end in 2008. There’s some interesting names that spent time near Grand Rapids with two of them being two of the Tigers most effective minor league pitchers of the season.
Editor’s Note – Another piece by Matt Wallace at Take 75 North, we take a look at the lone Tiger’s affiliate that’s actually owned by the major league ballclub. As you’ll see, the Flying Tigers record wasn’t terribly impressive, but the guys who came through this club during 2008 is a laundry list of a lot of the Tigers’ top prospects.
Editor’s Note – Double A has widely been regarded as the place where near Major League ready prospects make their mark and the fact that Erie struggled at times last year shows how thin Tigers farm system is. Still, the 2008 SeaWolves tell an interesting story. Lee Panas, who penned this column, covers the Tigers and their minor league affiliates at Detroit Tiger Tales.
Ain’t no need to watch where I’m going, just need to know where I’ve been.
Mater, from the movie Cars
Editors Note: This is the first of four minor league affiliate reviews. There’s no better place then to start at the top, with Matt Wallace’s review of the 2008 Toledo Mud Hens. Matt covers all of the Tigers’ affiliates in amazing detail at his blog Take 75 North.
Editor’s Note – Gary Gillette, Brian Borawski, Matt Wallace and Lee Panas all contributed to this year’s prospect profiles. A few of these guys are still at big league camp so if you run across a name you’re not familiar with, then this is a great place to go if you want a quick synopsis.
Editor’s Note – If this is your first trip to Lakeland to attend Tigers’ spring training or if you’re a perenial attendee, this guide is well worth reading. Florida local Ted Hoffman runs down all of the dining and night life options in Lakeland so whether you’re in the mood for Mexican food or a familiar resteraunt name, you can find it in this, your guide to the Lakeland area. For thos of you who don’t know Ted, he’s an award-winning newspaper journalist and former sports copy editor living in Lakeland, Fla. He is a published and anthologized short story writer, one-time stand-up comedian, long-time baseball fan and father of a 6-year-old boy he’s convinced is on banned performance enhancers.
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