- 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.
![This offseason the free agent market has been as slow as a Rusty Staub standup double. Most of the top free agents are still unsigned, you’d think the old Detroit […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/history-of-detroit-tigers-free-agency-115x115.png "Toes in the Water: A history of the Detroit Tigers and Free Agency")
![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-115x115.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-115x115.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-115x115.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-115x115.png "The Best Sidekicks in Detroit Sports History")
![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-115x115.jpg "New ownership would bring winning back to Detroit")
![In Game Two of the 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the Detroit Pistons suffocating defense held the Cavaliers to 76 points. Luckily, the Pistons scored 79 points of their own […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/kobe-bryant-traded-to-pistons-115x115.png "That time Kobe Bryant almost became a Piston")
![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-115x115.png "20 Predictions for Detroit Sports in 2019")
![Who was the best, most impactful Detroit athlete of 2018? I’ve been asking myself that question for a few weeks as I prepared to write this end-of-the-year feature article. Unlike […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2-2-115x115.png "Detroit’s Sportsman of the Year for 2018")
![The calendar will flip to 2019 in a few days. Can you believe it? 2019? Still no moon bases, no flying cars. I thought we were supposed to have those […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/detroit-coaches-115x115.png "These are the New Year’s Resolutions for Tigers, Lions, Red Wings & Pistons")