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Wednesday Rockpile: At Least Larry Walker Makes My 2012 Hall of Fame Ballot
Since nary a peep has been heard out of the Rockies since the announcement of the Casey Blake deal, I figured that it would be germane to discuss the big baseball topic at the moment -- the 2012 Hall of Fame ballot. The Hall is a very divisive topic among baseball fans, largely stemming from its...
The Jack Morris Awards: Edgar Renteria
It's that time of year when Hall of Fame ballot articles start popping up on Baseball Primer and demanding our attention as people vote for all manner of undeserving players while promoting a maybe-someday approach for Jeff Bagwell, Barry Larkin, Bert Blyleven, et al. And the current trend in...
Morning Prowl: Arbitration Decisions, Connecting Trade Dots, and Hall of Fame Chances
Tomorrow is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their free agents. (Players have until December 7 to decide whether or not to accept.) And with that, several Tigers blogs have weighed in on what Detroit should do with Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney, and Brandon Lyon. The Detroit...
Jack Morris Reminisces on TBS
You may have missed it after the NLCS concluded on Wednesday night, but after the Phillies were done celebrating, TBS ran an interview between Reggie Jackson and Jack Morris. One of the things they talked about was Morris's no-hitter in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers. Here's what Morris had to say...
Morning Prowl: Prospects, Haters, Jokers, and Tickets
If you need to get up to speed on your minor leaguers, FanGraphs takes a quick look at the Detroit Tigers' top prospects. Who's a "Nater Hater"? Me? Brian VanOchten of the Grand Rapids Press has a good interview with Jack Morris, who was in town to sign autographs. Most of the chat has...
25 Random Baseball Things: Detroit Tigers Edition
If you're on Facebook, you've undoubtedly been subjected to, and/or taken part in, the "25 Random Things" phenomenon. (I'm not trying to sound like I've avoided it. Those lists have constituted a big chunk of my recent online reading. Hey, I typed one out, too. And the people loved it!) And if...
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