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Same team, less hype

Hall of Fame third baseman, ten time All-Star, and 1949 batting champ George Kell has died. I knew him best as the play-by-play guy for Tigers’ games on WDIV in the 70s and 80s. He was paired with Al Kaline in those days, which made a rare double Hall-of-Fame broadcast combo. Kaline’s unsure commentary made […]

Last week The New York Times ran an article about how the Republican Party is trying to derail Jim Bunning’s potential 2010 reelection campaign. Seems Bunning has become a cranky loose cannon, and even in the presumably safe state of Kentucky, his record, behavior, and temperament have folks worried that he’ll lose. As all hacky […]

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I’m really spacing out this afternoon. I need something interesting to happen. dingdingdingdingdingding! OK, that was interesting.

Finishing up where last week left off, the second half of Detroit’s history of good but rarely great starting pitchers.

The first of two articles looking at some of the more notable starting pitchers for a franchise who never had a hurler elected into Cooperstown via the BBWAA

The minor league and one-year contracts are starting to trickle in, and Lost in Transactions is on top of it. Also: farewell to Jeff Kent and Sean Casey.

Damn straight.

Lost in Transactions recaps a defense and pitching-heavy week.