![If you’re familiar with the Chinese zodiac, you know that 2019 is The Year of the Pig. Oink oink! With the smell of bacon and ham sandwiches and cute pink […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/jim-leyland-elected-to-hall-of-fame.png "20 Predictions for Detroit Sports in 2019")
20 Predictions for Detroit Sports in 2019
If you’re familiar with the Chinese zodiac, you know that 2019 is The Year of the Pig. Oink oink! With the smell of bacon and ham sandwiches and cute pink […]
![It’s the one missing item from his résumé. It’s the only box not checked on his list of career accomplishments. What’s particularly disappointing is that Isiah Thomas didn’t even get […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/isiah-thomas-michael-jordan-640x333.png "The story behind Isiah Thomas being left off the Dream Team")
![In 2008, before a game in Detroit, Tigers’ second baseman Placido Polanco became an American citizen during a ceremony on the field at Comerica Park. Polanco will never forget a […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/placido-polanco-detroit-tigers-second-baseman.png "Former infielder Polanco debuts on Hall of Fame ballot")
![Ernie Harwell is a beloved figure in Detroit, in the entire state of Michigan for that matter. As well as being respected by baseball fans everywhere for his talents, good […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jose-feliciano-1968-world-series-national-anthem-controversy-640x333.png "When Ernie Harwell made America very mad")
![After the unfortunate confrontation late last season that ended the run of Mario Impemba and Rod Allen in the booth for Tigers’ baseball on television, the team is looking for […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dan-dickerson-640x333.png "This is who the Tigers should hire as their next lead television announcer")
![DETROIT: No one works for the Detroit Tigers any more who was with them 50 years ago. No one can explain the strange mystery that surrounds that championship team. No […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1968-world-series-trophy-detroit-tigers-640x333.png "The mysterious case of the 1968 Detroit Tigers road uniforms")
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![Just as Detroit was taking its first steps to becoming The Motor City, a blonde-haired teenager arrived from the south and changed the baseball team too. Together, the auto industry […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ty-cobb-grant-motor-company-1913-navin-field-215x121.png "Ty Cobb and the automobile: two Detroit originals")
![Whether you’ve bought into the rebuild or not, if you’re a fan of the Detroit Tigers you want to know: how long will this last and will it work? We […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Bill-Lajoie-215x121.jpg "Which type of rebuild is this for the Tigers: the 1975 or 1996 kind?")
![Sometimes a smaller “D” is better. I’m old enough to remember New Coke. It was a disaster. Coca-Cola realized it and reverted to the original formula. The Detroit Tigers are […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/detroit-tigers-old-english-d-changed-215x121.png "Tigers are making the D smaller")
![Everyone needs a pal. Batman had Robin. Sherlock Holmes had Dr. Watson. Wayne had Garth. Putin has Trump. The sidekick has been around a long time, and it’s evident in […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/best-detroit-sidekicks-isiah-thomas-joe-dumars-alan-trammell-lou-whitaker-herman-moore-johnnie-morton-215x121.png "The Best Sidekicks in Detroit Sports History")
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![Since the death of Mike Ilitch nearly two years ago, many have expected the next generation of Ilitch’s to sell the Detroit Tigers. After all, it was the senior Ilitch […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/christopher-ilitch-red-wings-215x121.jpg "New ownership would bring winning back to Detroit")
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![Ty Cobb had been a member of the Tigers for only about two weeks when he packed his bag for his first long road trip in the big leagues. He […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1904-chicago-cubs-train-travel-215x121.png "Long road trips were a weary part of baseball in the early 20th century")
![What does it mean to be a Detroit sports fan? What should we all know? What do we need to know? Not everyone has the answers to these questions, so […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/guide-to-being-a-detroit-sports-fan-215x121.png "The Guide to Being a Detroit Sports Fan")
![The Tigers open the 2017 season, their 117th in the American League, on Monday against the White Sox in Chicago. Their home opener will be played Friday at Comerica Park […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/jack-morris-detroit-tigers-215x100.jpg "The History of Opening Day and the Detroit Tigers")
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![There is nothing better than watching a Tigers game on a warm and sunny summer day at Comerica Park in Detroit. Well, at least for me. As the home ballpark […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/comerica-park-drinks-215x121.jpg "A Fans’ Guide to Watching a Game at Comerica Park")
![Leave it to the owner of a football team to help brand a basketball team as a bunch of thugs. Actions like that were second nature for Al Davis, the […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bad-boys-logo-detroit-pistons-215x121.png "How the Detroit Pistons came to be known as the Bad Boys"){kind=logo}
![Anyone who knows me well realizes that I have two major obsessions. The first, quite obviously, is baseball. Then comes horror films, a guilty pleasure that I fill on many […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/john-brisker-american-basketball-association-215x121.jpg "The mysterious life and disappearance of Detroit basketball star John Brisker")
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From Cooperstown: Bruce Markusen
![As a writer, I’m invariably asked about other writers and authors whose work I enjoy. One of the first names that comes to mind is Tom Stanton, a Michigan-based author […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/terror-city-champions-tom-stanton-215x121.jpg "Michigan author Tom Stanton remembers the 1968 Tigers")
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![This summer has been one to remember for Jack Morris. On July 29 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This past weekend his #47 was retired by […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jack-morris-detroit-tigers-hall-of-fame-215x121.png "Top 10 Moments in career of Hall of Famer Jack Morris")
![Next month two former Tigers will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Jack Morris and Alan Trammell, key members of the 1984 World Champions, will earn their […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/whitaker-freehan-veach-lolich-detroit-tigers-215x121.png "Four More Tigers for the Hall of Fame")
![Anyone who ever heard Sparky Anderson talk knows he was not shy in sharing his opinion. You also remember that he was passionate about the game of baseball. We lost […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sparky-anderson-quotes-215x121.png "14 amazing things Sparky Anderson actually said")
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