Posted January 6, 2010 by John Parent under under
HistoryThe 2010 voting results were announced today for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The BBWAA members managed to foul up the process once again. The only player elected by the writers this year was Andre Dawson. Bert Blyleven, who’s exclusion continues to baffle me, fell four votes short of the necessary 75 percent. [...]
Tags: Alan Trammell, Andre Dawson, Hall of Fame, Jack Morris, Jim Rice
Posted December 14, 2009 by John Parent under under
HistoryEarlier this season, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance was formed and Tigers Tracks has been a proud member since September. Following the season, the BBA announced season ending awards, which were voted on in the same manner as the BBWAA. The BBA is committed to growth and our hope is to foster a good working relationship [...]
Tags: Alan Trammell, Barry Larkin, BBA, Bert Blyleven, Hall of Fame, Jack Morris, Roberto Alomar, Tim Raines
Posted September 30, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonMinnesota 3, Detroit 2 (10 inn.) (box)
Minnesota 5, Detroit 6 (box)
Magic Number 4
By this point, I’m sure most of you have read several game recaps covering these two ball games. Seeing as how I attended game one, and made it home in about the third inning of game two, I decided to skip the usual [...]
Tags: 1984, Alan Trammell, Curtis Granderson, Denard Span, Fernando Rodney, Gene Lamont, Greektown, J. Ellet Lambie, Jack Morris, Jason Kubel, Justin Verlander, Sparky Anderson, Tigers, Twins, Valerie
Posted July 9, 2009 by John Parent under under
HistoryTigers by the Numbers is my weekly(ish) feature where I will profile a current or former Tiger that wore each uniform number. This project was inspired by my quest to find jerseys for each of my sons corresponding to their age. This being the third installment, today we present number three.
To recap, in case you [...]
Tags: 2003, Alan Trammell, BTN, Gary Sutherland, HoF, Kirk Gibson, Lance Parrish, Lou Whitaker, MVP, Travis Fryman
Posted June 23, 2009 by John Parent under under
History(Baseball is a game for fathers and sons. It is with that thought in mind that I have come across an idea to celebrate the birthdays of my two sons. Sebastian will be turning three next month, and my youngest, Leyton, will have his first birthday in October.
For each birthday, I have decided to get [...]
Tags: Alan Trammell, BTN, Frank White, HoF, Joe Morgan, Lou Whitaker, Rogers Hornsby, Ryne Sandberg, Willie Randolph