To most Tigers fans, Dontrelle Willis’ career ’round here was spectacularly underwhelming. He did some good though, even if wasn’t often on the field. I had a chance to chat last week with former infielder Tiger Brandon Inge at his new home, in Oakland, Calif. While we touched on a number of topics, he ended, … Continue Reading →
The Tigers insisted at the winter meetings here in Dallas earlier this week that they’d like to find a cheap No. 5 starter on the free-agent market, but GM Dave Dombrowski also said he’d be comfortable going to spring training counting on one of several promising internal candidates to win the job. With Dombrowski, though, you … Continue Reading →
The Hall of Fame released its 10-person “Golden Era” (1947-72) Veterans Committee ballot today, and making the cut was Michigan’s own Jim Kaat. Kaat, who turns 73 in a few days, spent 25 years in the major leagues as a crafty left-hander, after growing up in Zeeland, Mich., and attending Hope College. He was 283-237 … Continue Reading →
There are sooo many good baseball movies, “The Natural” and “Major League” being among my favorites. There also are sooo many bad baseball movies, “Fever Pitch” taking the cake there. “Moneyball,” the new Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill flick, falls somewhere in between, though probably closer to “Bull Durham” than “BASEketball” in terms of watchability. … Continue Reading →