When Baseball Was Fun

Companion web site for the book and Detroit Tigers Quarterly

Archive for February, 2010

THE SPRING EDITION OF WBWF IS READY.

THE SPRING QUARTERLY IS READY FOR MAILING WITH THE FOLLOWING SCOOPS:
A) An inside look at SCOTT SIZEMORE as told by his Chesapeake pal and our
son: BOBBY HOEFT II;
B) BILLY HERMAN writes about what it was like being a CUB against the Tigers
in the 1935 World Series;
C) ERNIE [...]

OLD SCHOOL HUMOR IS GONE FOREVER, or is it?

Just when you think the pranks of the GAS HOUSE GANG are LONG GONE, a story
from an old schooler pops up. To prove it I received this hand written letter
from VIRGIL TRUCKS a few days ago. We will reproduce it exactly the way VIRGIL
wrote it for your good old fashioned baseball laughter.
“AS YOU [...]

OUR TIGER SOURCE SPEAKS AGAIN!

Spring training is closing in and the Detroit baseball media is busy looking
helter & skelter for some Tiger tid bit to write about. So we’ve
been over loaded with stories about what the Tigers need to win the central
division and what they don’t need. Recently one Tiger beat writer went
so far as to [...]

JOHNNY DAMON WANTS TO WEAR THE ENGLISH “D”!

Well, wadaya’ know. Johnny Damon in a Tiger uniform? This morning’s
Detroit FREEP says that Damon’s agent, Scott Boras, is telling the Tigers
that Damon likes Detroit and would welcome the chance to play at the
COPA.
WBWF says that the fit would be just about perfect. Here’s why:
1) He would be [...]

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