Category Archives: The Noble Sport: Baseball

THE NEUROTIC TIGER: BETRAYED!

In the aftermath of the Tigers’ 10-1 drubbing at the hands of the mighty New York Yankees, I invoke the sour image of one Alfred Manuel “Billy” Martin, former manager of the Tigers, Twins, A’s, Rangers, and the God damn … Continue reading

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THE NEUROTIC TIGER: NO END TO THE WORRIES

At the start of the American League Division Series, your writer was about halfway through his 43rd year. At the close of the Tigers postseason, whether the first round ends tonight or they suffer defeat in Gotham tomorrow, I figure … Continue reading

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THE NEUROTIC TIGER: THE PERILS OF TECHNOLOGY

Let’s be honest here, shall we? Major League Baseball doesn’t give a flying handshake for the people who don’t have cable television. If you have failed in this most American endeavor, as I have, then you’re screwed in the postseason. … Continue reading

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Stalking the Elusive Bird

Yesterday would have been the 57th birthday of my favorite baseball player of all-time, Mark Fidrych. It was declared “Bird Day!” by fellow writer, friend, and Fidrych follower Dan Epstein. Sports Illustrated photographer Joe McNally wrote a wonderful reminiscence about the Bird which … Continue reading

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