The toughest players in Red Wings history
Fighting in hockey isn’t what it used to be, with officials stopping fisticuffs as quickly as they can before it gets too out of hand. But there was a time when fighting was a huge part of the game. Every team had at least one player who could swing his fists and do some damage [...]
Read MoreVerlander wins Most Valuable Player Award
“It doesn’t really matter [who the opposing pitcher is], if I go out and do what I’m supposed to do, things take care of themselves.” In 2011, Justin Verlander followed his own advice and took care of things. As a result he was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player on Monday. The tall right-hander [...]
Read MoreBaseball’s Most Valuable Player Award began in Detroit
Today we’ll find out if Justin Verlander will win baseball’s most coveted prize: the Most Valuable Player Award. If he does he’ll bring the honor full-circle, since the MVP was the brainchild of a Detroit businessman and the first award was won by a Detroit ballplayer. In the spring of 1910, Hugh Chalmers had [...]
Read MoreHow a forest fire may have cost the Tigers the 1950 pennant
From 1948 to 1960 the Detroit Tigers finished higher than fourth place in the eight-team American League just once. It was the longest stretch of mediocrity in franchise history up to that point. But there was one season in that span when the Tigers enjoyed success, almost sneaking a pennant away from the vaunted [...]
Read MoreDexter Bussey: My first favorite Lion
If the circumstances of your birth meant that you became a Detroit Lions fan in the 1970s, it wasn’t always pretty. But as a young kid growing up in Michigan who knew very little about football (“What’s a ‘Hail Mary’ pass?), I had no choice but to adopt the Lions as my team. It seemed [...]
Read More25 years ago the Pistons snatched Rodman and Salley in NBA Draft
The National Basketball Association draft can be a crap shoot. Even the top picks can prove to be duds. Does anyone remember Sam Bowie? How about Kwame Brown? Add Greg Oden to the list, too. Fortunately, the Detroit Pistons had a wise basketball wizard at the helm in the 1980s. General Manager Jack McCloskey had [...]
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