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- 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.
About Author: Dan Holmes
Posts by Dan Holmes
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Toes in the Water: A history of the Detroit Tigers and Free Agency
Posted on February 18, 2019 | No CommentsThis 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 […] -
Ty Cobb and the automobile: two Detroit originals
Posted on February 15, 2019 | No CommentsJust 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 […] -
Which type of rebuild is this for the Tigers: the 1975 or 1996 kind?
Posted on February 13, 2019 | No CommentsWhether 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 […] -
Tigers are making the D smaller
Posted on February 1, 2019 | No CommentsSometimes 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 […] -
The Best Sidekicks in Detroit Sports History
Posted on February 1, 2019 | No CommentsEveryone 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 […] -
New ownership would bring winning back to Detroit
Posted on January 8, 2019 | No CommentsSince 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 […] -
That time Kobe Bryant almost became a Piston
Posted on January 6, 2019 | No CommentsIn 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 […] -
20 Predictions for Detroit Sports in 2019
Posted on January 2, 2019 | 2 CommentsIf 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 […] -
Detroit’s Sportsman of the Year for 2018
Posted on December 31, 2018 | No CommentsWho 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 […] -
These are the New Year’s Resolutions for Tigers, Lions, Red Wings & Pistons
Posted on December 27, 2018 | No CommentsThe 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 […]
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