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purple prose

Learn The Lesson Of Henri Cochet

Slate's Robert Weintraub, like many of us, loves the old purple prose of early 1900s sportswriting, the Grantland Rices, the men who painted epic tales of warriors, grizzled combatants and lardywarks too manly to wear gloves. In an occasional series, Weintraub writes about the week's best baseball game in the style of the vaunted sportswriters of yesteryear. This week: The Twins' comeback win over the Tigers.

One would think the legions of scribblers who emptied out of the press section after a mere half dozen tallies in the top of the initial innings would know better. Surely, they had learned the lesson of Henri Cochet, and would never assume a result, regardless of score. Granted, it was the Sabbath, and Lord knows home and hearth are more important on the Day of Rest than mere sport. But those that departed should consider themselves accursed — they missed a famous rally by the Minnesotans, who pulled themselves from a six-run hole to stun gun the Motor City Tigers, 7-6.

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4:30 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By robert weintraub
3,099 views, 88 comments

mlb closer

Dice-K Takes That Sniffling, Sneezing, Aching, Coughing, Stuffy-head, Fever, So-You-Can-Still-Beat-The-Tigers Medicine

Yeah, well don't get too smug, Tigers' fans. Considering that you started the season 0-7, and you couldn't beat a wildly off-target Daisuke Matsuzaka on Monday, losing 6-3 — your fourth straight loss — I wouldn't be mocking the Lions too loudly. It may not be long before your fans are wearing paper bags on their heads. But I kid Tigers' fans. Um, Fire Millen? More »

10:40 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By rickchand
4,336 views, 56 comments

mlb closer

May Day! May Day! Detroit Is On Fire!


So May started out pretty well if you happen to live in the 3-1-3. Within the space of two hours, the Pistons dispatched the 76ers to go to Round Two of the NBA Playoffs, the Red Wings pummeled the Avalanche to sweep that series, and the Tigers ... well, the Tigers pulled off the greatest feat of all. Ramon Santiago temporarily transformed the term "utility infielder" into "Golden God," as his two-run triple helped the Tigers beat the Yankees 8-4. It was the crowning touch that sent D-town into a realm of ecstasy not seen since the orgasmatron scene in Sleeper. The victory completed the Tigers' first three-game sweep of the Yanks since 1966. Pitcher Larry Sherry, we salute you. More »

9:15 AM on Fri May 2 2008
By rickchand
3,874 views, 85 comments

Latest by PaulByrdsDentist: Way to go Casey Blake, all that "dentist" work for a no decision. more »

detroit tigers

Parsing Out The Tigers Meltdown

We don't have the heart, really, to check in with any of our Detroit Tigers friends, right now, from longtime Deadspin commenter fave Alex Balk to Ben Mathis Lilley to Defamer's Mark Graham. Not much is worse than expecting your team to dominate, and then watching as they start out two-and-freaking-10. More »

4:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Leitch
4,254 views, 52 comments

mlb closer

The Wheels Are Coming Off In Wayne County

Detroit Tigers: EPIC FAIL. The Tigers are 0-7 following another fine performance on Tuesday — a 5-0 win by the Red Sox in the opener at Fenway — and the natives are beginning to get restless. First let's go to the blogs. More »

10:40 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By rickchand
7,323 views, 63 comments

mlb closer

Shades Of A Very Expensive 2003

And there it is. The dreaded comparison: "Detroit is 0-5 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003 en route to an AL-record 119 losses." For the record, the 2008 Tigers are in no way similar to the 2003 variety, with the exception of players named Brandon Inge, Jeremy Bonderman, and Ramon Santiago. The 2003 Tigers had nobody with more than five saves. The 2003 Tigers saw Mike Maroth lose 21 games. And the 2003 Tigers gave Bobby Higginson almost $12 million to hit .235, while they gave another $8 million to Dean Palmer for ... well, nobody knows. It was probably a Clarence Beaks type "consulting" situation. Other than the 0-5 start, these two teams are completely different. More »

11:10 AM on Sun Apr 6 2008
By sussman
3,822 views, 30 comments

Latest by Magnakai Haaskivi: Good news for Detroit: it doesn't look like C.C. Sabathia is going to pose any kind of threat as a pitcher this season. /Picking up where he left off last season. more »

play the sword!

Joel Zumaya, Still Rocking


You may remember, from a year and a half ago, Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya being injured because of his addiction to Guitar Hero. (It happens. We understand.) Well, Zumaya, who is out until midseason, apparently has not lost the jones, as this recent Facebook picture attests. More »

2:20 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Leitch
13,956 views, 111 comments

Latest by SeaSalt: that wasn't even funny, but I was able to squeeze "Gyno Pomare" into a comment more »

2008 division previews

Your AL Central "Preview"


All right, well, the season has supposedly started, though rain on Opening Day has to be some sort of cruel trick from God. So let's wrap up the last division. More »

6:30 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Leitch
3,413 views, 18 comments

Latest by ArmandTamzarian: And while we're on the subject of the AL Central, does anyone else think that Curtis Granderson needs a nickname? I suggest "Wheels Granderson". Doesn't "Wheels Granderson" sound like about a 35% better player than "Curtis Granderson"? more »

comerica park

Bundle Up When You Head To Comerica

We're a little late getting to this, but we need to make this clear as a public service announcement: It is extremely important that you always wear underwear to Comerica Park. More »

5:30 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Leitch
7,224 views, 19 comments

baseball season preview

Baseball Season Preview: Detroit Tigers

For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all.

Every weekday until the start of the season, a different writer will preview his/her team. We asked a gaggle of writers, from the Web, from print, from books, to tell us, in as many or as little words as they need, Where Their Team Stands. This is not meant to be factual, or dispassionate, or even logical: We just asked them to riff on why they love their team so much, or what their team means to them, or whatever.

Today: The Detroit Tigers. Your author is Ben Mathis-Lilley.

Ben Mathis-Lilley is an editor at New York magazine. His words are after the jump.

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1:35 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Leitch
5,232 views, 54 comments

Blogger tries out for the Tigers. Pretty awesome. [Lakeland Flying Tigers Blog]

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big trade

Fat Guy, Skinny Guy Shipped To Detroit

As was first reported (kinda) by Sports Review Magazine, baseball had its first big trade yesterday. The Marlins sent Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers for six guys, though we think the actual amount of tonnage exchanged was close to equal. More »

10:40 AM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Leitch
10,718 views, 96 comments

daily closer

Our Only Regret Is That Gary Sheffield Does Not Have A Blog

This just in: Joe Torre is still a racist. He also hates puppies, and Flight of the Conchords. Let's get him! Such would be the cry if Gary Sheffield ran baseball. More »

9:34 AM on Fri Aug 17 2007
By rickchand
5,557 views, 57 comments

athletes shouldn't be allowed near computers

Jason Grilli Is Pretty Sure He Has Fans

Any athlete with his own Web site has several options. He can be entirely weird and wonderful. He can speak blandly about this team and life As A Baseball Player. He can sporadically update and ask for charitable donations. Or he can just try to sell shit. Or, if you're Tigers pitcher Jason Grilli, you can encourage your "fans" to attack people. More »

5:25 PM on Wed Aug 15 2007
By Leitch
11,438 views, 454 comments

daily closer

Central Heating: Tigers Are Getting Warmer

The Tigers submitted a letter of intent to win the Al Central on Tuesday, as Curtis Granderson made the kind of diving catch we all fantasized about in our backyard when we were 10 ... or, um, in my case, I'll admit, last weekend (your fantasy may vary). More »

9:17 AM on Wed Aug 15 2007
By rickchand
3,758 views, 56 comments

hey man have someone do your laundry for you

Wilfredo Ledezma Is Careless With His Laundry

We haven't done much international travel, and, in fact, we just got our first passport about a year-and-a-half ago. We've heard countless nightmarish stories of people losing their passports and never getting home — we actually stitch it to our kneecap anytime we travel — but Tigers pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma might take the taco in reckless passport mismanagement. More »

1:35 PM on Mon Jul 16 2007
By Leitch
6,709 views, 37 comments

whole wheat is healthier

One Grand Salami, Please ... Not On White!

Earlier yesterday, reports leaked that Gary Sheffield said black and white players are treated differently under Yankees skip Joe Torre, Derek Jeter "ain't all the way black," and that he never used steroids because "steroids is something you shoot in your butt," in an upcoming HBO interview. Needless to say, reporters' pre-game questions didn't include: "Gary, will you hit a grand slam tonight?" If only they had prepared a little ... More »

11:14 AM on Sat Jul 14 2007
By skeets
4,118 views, 19 comments

daily closer

Just Another Day At Comerica Park For Justin Verlander

Notes from a day in baseball: More »