From the BYB Staff: Thank You for an Amazing Season

and thanks to all the readers who keep coming back.

But you guys made it a hoot. Between the LBs and the between game banter it was certainly a good time.

Here’s hoping next year goes just a weeeeee bit longer.

For making another Tigers season that much more enjoyable. It’s always more fun when Detroit wins, but BYB makes every season a good one.

It sure was an amazing season. The Tigers far exceeded everyones my expectations. It took a while for me to cool off after the loss last night, but putting things into perspective I have to smile. We had a great season. From Cabrera putting up another MVP season and a batting title to boot, to Papa Grande going 100% in save opportunities to Jhonny and Avila coming out of nowhere to have All Star seasons. And who could forget our Lord and Savior Justin Verlander. He will win the Cy Young, and regardless of his post-season results should be in the talk for the MVP award. This season will be a memorable one for me. It was just too much fun.

Oh, and we beat the Yankees in the playoffs. Does it get better than that?

Thanks for a great season, guys.

And kudos to everyone involved with BYB, from editors to moderators to commenters. The BYB community has made this a destination stop for anyone following the Tigers. The team doesn’t always make it easy to follow, but getting through it together is a lot more fun. It’s become quite a thing here.

New to Bless You Boys this season, but it became an immediate favorite of mine. A great source for news and perspective, always well written and conversational – I couldn’t be happier to have found BYB. Great work, guys.

(we’ll still have Arizona Fall League coverage!)

Kyle Russell (#formerGreatLakesLoon) hit his first home run in the league. :)

For an “out of towner”, who can’t just go down to the corner bar and strike up a conversation about the Tigers, or at least not with fellow Tiger fans who share my passion for our beloved team, this place is like a home away from home, and you guys- staff and fellow posters- make it so.

I have lived in California for 27 years now, but I will always call Michigan my home. I do go back at least once each season year to see the Tigers my family, so I’ve never lost that connection. I can find my way around as well as ever and I am able to keep up with “local” events through the internet. There are many of us who have grown up in Michigan and moved away, that come here for a “fix”. The staff here at BYB have a thankless job, keeping this place clean for when guests arrive, while letting us shed our frustrations, calm our fears, and celebrate our victories. You do a great job.

Baseball season never really ends for me. I’m one of those obsessive fans that needs the next event deadline to get me through the off season until the man in blue yells out “play ball” once again in the spring. From the date to pick up an option, to the free agency filing deadline, to the date to set 40 man rosters, to the non tender deadlines, to the arbitration filing deadlines and finally until the day that pitchers and catchers report to Lakeland, I will breathe Tiger baseball. If it wasn’t here on BYB, it would be somewhere else, and I do frequent some other Tiger related websites. The masses must be educated, after all. But there is no place like BYB for Tiger baseball, and you guys make it that way. Thank You.

And anyone who disputes that will be beaten with pool noodles if I get ahold of them. They are clearly illogical to a disturbing degree and need to be reacquainted with reality.

I have lost track of how many new people I have met on BYB and other sites that I now consider friends, even if I haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting them in person. My life is the better for knowing all of you. :)

I’m another transplanted Detroiter (West Bloomfield, to be exact) who has lived in SoCal for over 25 years, but one who considers himself a Michiganian first and foremost. I mentioned last night that I grew up in a Tigers/Red Wings household, so as wonderful as the LA teams have been since I’ve lived out here I still root for Detroit when it comes to sports.

This is a terrific site to have discovered. Pretty much the kind that a fan like myself could have hoped for. I can’t say I have a ton of insight and insider info to share, but I’m as good as there is when it comes to reminiscing about seeing guys like Joe Coleman and Aurelio Rodriguez back at old Tiger Stadium. I even re-read my Eli Zaret books regularly.

So today it’s a trip over to BevMo for a couple bottles of Faygo root beer, and maybe even lunch at the fast food hot dog stand for a faux Coney Island. I will toast a fun and exciting baseball season as well as the good folks here at BYB for letting me participate.

Go Red Wings and Lions!!!!

I’m glad you’re a part of the site now. I couldn’t have gotten through some of those game threads without your help.. ha ha.

it’s been a pleasure the last couple years, running the meet-ups and getting to see lots of you in person. I may be considered certifiable by people who don’t know me well for taking yearly vacations to detroit, but to me, it’s great.

the site wouldn’t be what it is without everyone that participates. thanks everyone.

Remains the definitive home for dedicated Tigers fans.

BYB is truly a unique place. Hands down the best Tigers spot on the web. That’s a great reflection of all the hard work Kurt and the rest of the staff have put in to make this site what it is today.

I spent some time at a few other Tigers sites before finding BYB and nothing can even come close to what goes on here. What a fun season game threading and commenting with the BYB community. Wish we had a game to do it for tonight…

This is my first post at BYB, I’ve been following for the last season and a half. Thanks for everything everyopne does to keep this machine rollin!

This season was a heartbreaking success, after that long late season winning streak I didn’t think too many teams could challenge the Tigs when they got rollin. Too bad they never really could get rollin in the postseason.

This place is a pretty good calm in the storm for a lot of people, and I hope it stays that way.

The editors, my fellow posters… heck, even the trolls that pop in now and again. It’s been a heck of a ride this season, and it was great to have all of you along for it.

I’ll echo a comment from above… being out-of-town, it can be a bit tricky to follow the Tigers. But, BYB has become my go-to source for information — even moreso than the Freep or News — and it’s all Tigers, all the time, unlike a certain four-letter acronym that has trouble seeing west of the Hudson River.

Remember, pitchers and catchers report a scant four months away. In the meantime… we have so much to ponder, so many things to talk about! It’s almost not enough time!

here on BYB. I’d go insane without you all; no one I know shares the same passion for the Tigers as we all do. I look forward to all of the offseason speculation and banter which will be beginning before we know it!

3 months and 29 days until pitchers and catchers report!!

I’d wish you good luck next season, but you don’t really need it. Y’all got a very good team….
Ranger fan

Staff and commenters alike! I look forward to the comment threads next season as the Tigers try to defend their championship in the Central. Will be a blast!

I didn’t write as many comments this year as in years past, but I still read everyday. You are all aces in my book.

What’d I miss?

I have a great time on this site and I always look forward to the fun we have on the game threads.
Some great ADD discussions take place on the game threads, from the Soda vs. Pop debate last year to Water in Plastic Bottles this year.

As near as I can tell it is only 9,676,800 seconds(or 161,280 minutes) until pitchers and catchers report to Lakeland!

I can’t imagine watching a game without the company of such astute, sharp, and funny friends. And it’s not just the game threads. From hot stove through post season awards, this site is consistently a source of accurate information and thoughtful commentary. I cannot imagine doing what the editors do every day, so many thanks to Al, Matt, Alli, Rob, David and Matthew. And special thanks to Kurt for all his hard work.

Time to take a breather, enjoy the off-season and speculate away!

Thanks for such a great year. I have been on this site everyday since I first found out about it last January or so. I can’t wait for next season, and I hope to participate more in the game threads than I did this year.

I love you guys! Can’t wait to go to Lakeland in March!

I’ve made my attempts at creating my own niche blog for the baseball community, and while on occasion I’ve gotten some fun questions asked to me about what I write, it has always been more fun for me to throw up a fanpost here. Basically fun to the point where I’d rather just throw fanposts up around here more or less. I owe alot of it to the commentary, from Kurt, Rob, and David to some of the others like TigerDog1. This is a community that provides thought out conversation that goes from thought out to funny to kinda strange. Basically it’s fun to have an idea here.
I’ve also made alot of personal friends through this place over the years I’ve been posting. Baroque, ahtrap, and David are all people mingle with frequently on other sites. This place tends to reach into the personal lives of those who have been here for awhile. I have a few more friends because of it.
So great job BYB staffers. Glad you guys are enjoying some success. Now that the offseason is going to be coming soon I’ll do my part and start throwing a few more fanposts up. =P

It’s been a great year at BYB. I’m tremendously impressed by the momentum BYB is getting in adding new viewers/posters. Word of mouth (print?) is really blowing up BYB!

Really looking forward to next year, and really appreciate the job you guys (and gals) are doing.

I’m always impressed with the intelligence that so many of the regulars have here. It was awesome to spend the season with you all.

For me, BYB will be even more important over the next six months than it was for the last six. This is about the only place where I can find people that care as much about Tiger baseball in November as they do in June. Sure, anyone on the street knows when Verlander throws a no-hitter, but how else would I talk about how the non-tender of Brad Thomas (that Koala F*****) will affect the 40-man roster? Only here can I be completely obsessive during the off-season and not freak other humans out.

It’s sad to end the regular season short of what we wanted, but I look forward to spending the off-season with my friends at BYB.