Ryan Raburn homered in he first with Miguel Cabrera on. Those were the only runs the Tigers needed to defeat the Royals, as Max Scherzer recorded his tenth W. And he caught the last out of the 3-1 win, carefully tracking the ball as Casper The Friendly Center Fielder cut in front of him.
It's way more fun to write nice things about players. Your baseball blogger doesn't start with a blank Compose window and look for new reasons to rip R2. When good things happen, they also make the post. Wouldst there be more of them.
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Former major league player and manager Dick Williams passed away earlier today at his home in Henderson, Nevada. Another player, and a Hall Of Famer, from the 1961 Topps set is gone.
His path and the Tigers' crossed in 1984, when his Padres lost the World Series in five games, and in 1967.
That year the Red Sox, 100-1 underdogs to win the American League pennant, won it on the last day after a season-long tangle with the Tigers, Twins, and White Sox. It was the most dramatic four team race the Yankee-dominated league had ever seen.
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With the Tribe down 4-1 tonight in the ninth, Travis Hafner hit a grand slam homer off Blue Jays' closer Luis Perez.
It was the 25th slam in major league history that brought the hitter's team back from three down to win by one. A total that's only slightly more than the number of perfect games (20). If you see one, or are tuned in on the radio as I was tonight, you've seen or heard something special, that you may never see or hear again.
More unlikely names on the list baffle the lifelong fan. Danny Kravitz, also in the 1961 Topps set. Roger Freed. Ron Lolich, Mickey's younger brother.
I saw two others. Dick Schofield in 1986, off Willie Hernandez in Anaheim, in the wee hours of August 30 Detroit time, and Alan Trammell on June 21, 1988, served up by Yankee Cecilio Guante. That was also Billy Martin's next-to-last game as a major league manager. After the Tigers completed a four game sweep the next night, The Boss fired him and brought in Lou Piniella.
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Former major league player and manager Dick Williams passed away earlier today at his home in Henderson, Nevada. Another player, and a Hall Of Famer, from the 1961 Topps set is gone.
His path and the Tigers' crossed in 1984, when his Padres lost the World Series in five games, and in 1967.
That year the Red Sox, 100-1 underdogs to win the American League pennant, won it on the last day after a season-long tangle with the Tigers, Twins, and White Sox. It was the most dramatic four team race the Yankee-dominated league had ever seen.
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With the Tribe down 4-1 tonight in the ninth, Travis Hafner hit a grand slam homer off Blue Jays' closer Luis Perez.
It was the 25th slam in major league history that brought the hitter's team back from three down to win by one. A total that's only slightly more than the number of perfect games (20). If you see one, or are tuned in on the radio as I was tonight, you've seen or heard something special, that you may never see or hear again.
More unlikely names on the list baffle the lifelong fan. Danny Kravitz, also in the 1961 Topps set. Roger Freed. Ron Lolich, Mickey's younger brother.
I saw two others. Dick Schofield in 1986, off Willie Hernandez in Anaheim, in the wee hours of August 30 Detroit time, and Alan Trammell on June 21, 1988, served up by Yankee Cecilio Guante. That was also Billy Martin's next-to-last game as a major league manager. After the Tigers completed a four game sweep the next night, The Boss fired him and brought in Lou Piniella.
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