When Baseball Was Fun

Last night ANDY OLIVER joined the team which is quickly and quietly
becoming the DETROIT KIDS. Move over BOESCH, JACKSON, WORTH,
AVILA, SIZEMORE, PORCELLO and PERRY. In six full innings Andy gave
up just 5 hits and two earned runs while striking out 4 Atlanta hitters.
In his Major League debut the kid threw a quality [...]

Would you believe that for reasons unknown to mankind…JIM LEYLAND still
trots out Gerald Laird behind the plate with his robust batting average of .176!!
Meanwhile one of the future blocks of the franchise, ALEX AVILA sits. If Leyland
cannot see the value of playing Avila regularly then maybe his confidence will
eventually bottom out. THE KID [...]

Already USA SPORTS, ESPN, FOX SPORTS, SPI, THE SPORTING NEWS and others
are calling “THE 24 OUT PERFECT GAME” by Armondo Galaraga to be one of the most
captivating true sports dramas to take place over the last century.
AND WHY NOT? It has all of the ingredients for a believe-it-or-not Hollywood film
epic just watch. [...]

After hearing from the villain, pat joyce, about how he blew “THE CALL” we think
that’s how he actually felt. He was so remorseful in the umpire’s room right after
the game that upon hearing about it Jim Leyland hurried over there to calm him
down and share a “beer” with him, although Leyland doesn’t drink. Many [...]

HEY YOU TIGER FAN….lift up your head and shout: “THE TIGERS CAN STILL WIN IT!”
HOW? We hate to place a whole lot of pressure on the young shoulders of RICK
PORCELLO and ARMANDA GALARAGA but there it is plain and simple. These guys
have gotta’ step up to the mound and do what their resume’s [...]