- Description
- The editor of Detroit Athletic Co. blog, Dan Holmes is the author of Ty Cobb: A Biography. He previously worked for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY, and worked for Major League Baseball as a web producer. He contributed to Sock it to 'Em Tigers: The Incredible Story of the 1968 Detroit Tigers, and Deadball Stars of the American League. Follow him on Twitter at @thedanholmes or visit his personal blog at danholmes.com.
![Which picks in the upcoming NFL draft will be booms and which will be busts? We won’t know (in most cases) for years. But there will be some of both, […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1989-nfl-draft-best-ever-115x115.png "Sanders was part of greatest first round draft class in NFL history")
![Hard to believe it was 50 years ago when the city of Detroit was riveted by their baseball team as they captured the pennant and went on to win the […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mickey-lolich-willie-horton-1968-detroit-tigers-115x115.png "Exhibit honoring ’68 World Champions to open at Detroit Historical Museum")
![For most athletes the peak of their professional careers occurs between the lines. Once they retire from the game, they recede into the background of history. But for Whizzer White, […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/byron-whizzer-white-detroit-lions-pittsburgh-steelers-supreme-court-115x115.png "Whizzer White starred for Lions, but his “second” career was more famous")
![After a tough loss during his high school career with Detroit Mercy, 16-year old John Long and his teammates received a tongue-lashing at the hands of their coach. The verbal […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/john-long-detroit-pistons-nba-115x115.png "John Long worked hard to make it to the NBA")
![The Detroit Pistons have missed the playoffs for the second straight season. This after assembling their own “big three” of Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson, and Andre Drummond. This in a […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/stan-van-gundy-detroit-pistons-blueprint-115x115.jpg "Time for Pistons to move on from Stan Van Gundy")
![The baseball cap has become a popular fashion item. It’s left the diamond behind and entered into everyday life. Once, only baseball players and little kids wore baseball caps. Now, […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ugliest-caps-in-baseball-history-115x115.png "These are the ugliest caps in baseball history")
![I was eight years old in the summer of 1976 , the perfect age for a first season as a baseball fanatic. Sure, I’d been aware of the Detroit Tigers […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rusty-staub-has-died-115x115.png "Rusty Staub was a unique baseball superstar")
![After a long illness, Rusty Staub has passed away. He was one of the first great Detroit designated hitters, earning an All-Star selection in 1976. Two years later he finished […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rusty-staub-115x115.png "Former Tiger All-Star Rusty Staub has passed away")
![If you like change, you’ll love the 2018 Detroit Tigers. The team has a new manager, a new opening day starter, several new faces on their roster, and they even […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/miguel-cabrera-2018-detroit-tigers-115x115.png "The surprising story of the Detroit Tigers’ 2018 season")
![It’s likely that the first words of the 2018 baseball season on Thursday will be “P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-PLAY BALL!” coming through the chattering teeth of the home plate umpire. That’s because the […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/comerica-park-detroit-115x115.jpg "Why is baseball being played in Detroit in March?")