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It began on a Friday night at Tiger Stadium. The date is documented: June 11, 1971.
That was the evening I first met Ernie Harwell.
I and some baseball-loving college buddies -- Rod Nichols, Pat Coppens, Jerry and Johnny Pecora, Jim Corlett --were sitting in lower-deck boxes behind the plate, taking in batting practice an hour or so before the Tigers and Minnesota Twins clashed.
A baseball announcer we had known from the time baseball became our lifelong companion and passion saw us sitting behind the screen and strolled by to say hello.
It is late afternoon at Comerica Park and the scoreboard says in big, baby-blue letters that the Twins just beat the Tigers for the second consecutive day. In slightly smaller baby-blues, it insists the Tigers are 18-20 six... more »
Dan O'Dowd made it known that Ubaldo Jimenez was available; it was as much a warning as an opportunity. The Tribe knew that. Just as they know O'Dowd well. He is the team's former assistant general manager from 1988-98. He has... more »
Fortunes have been made on being able to figure out when it's just the right time to buy something low. Cars, stocks and bread are just a few examples. Of course, each comes with its own set of risks: the car could... more »
The Albert Pujols homerless show -- oh, and his Los Angeles Angels too -- hits the road for a pair of three-game series at ballparks with factors at polar extremes, Minnesota's Target Field and Texas' Rangers Ballpark. He has... more »
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