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The NFL is back, and my beloved Detroit Lions went into Kansas City and beat the defending Super Bowl Champions, 21-20. ? Detroit/KC television ratings was up in 2023.  9️⃣0️⃣ 2023 is the 90th Anniversary of the Lions. ?? Lions QB Jared Goff , in his 3rd year wearing the Honolulu Blue, was 22-35, 253 yards, and one TD pass, to, of course, 2nd year wide receiver Amon- Ra St. Brown. ? I've been a fan of Goff since he came  into the league in 2016, the 1st overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams from the Cal Golden Bears.         ..read more

It's been a tough year in the Motor City this baseball season, w/ my beloved Detroit Tigers sitting at 38-49 before Saturday's game against the visiting Blue Jays. After being pounded around their own ballpark Friday night, 12-2 vs Toronto, the Tigers lived up to the old  "put it behind us" "baseballism," with a 2-0 win over their Canadian counterparts, making history along the way. Three Detroit pitchers, starter  Matt Manning, reliever Jason Foley, and closer Alex Lange, no-hit the Blue Jays, the first time in Tigers history that the team had a "combined" no-no!   ..read more

Last night in Arlington, Texas, my Detroit Tigers beat the Rangers, 7-2, partly due to catcher Jake Rogers,  who had two hits, including his club best 10th HR.  ?⚾️ Jake was born in Canyon, Texas, and had plenty of family and friends cheering him on. ?⚾️ Today's Tigers Card Tuesday! subject was acquired by the Tigers in the 2017 Justin Verlander trade with the Houston Astros, and is in his 3rd season with the Detroit.  ? Jake is a good catcher, who's battled injury, including the entire 2022 season.  ?⚾️ The Tigers have been very inconsistent at the cat ..read more

Here's my entry into Nacho Grande's Blog Bat Around. J- Jon Jay O- Orestes Destrade H- Hank Aaron N- Nellie Fox S- Sandy Koufax   B- Brennan Boesch I- Jose Iglesias G- George Sisler L- Chet Lemon E- Earl Averill A- Tony Armas G- Charlie Gehringer  U- Cecil Upshaw E- Eldon Auker B- Matthew Boyd A- Jesus Alou S- Sixto Lezcano E- Luke Easter B- John Boccabella  A- Aaron Judge L- Buck Leonard L- Larry Sheets B- Bill Freehan  L- Lamarr Hoyt O- Ed Ott G- Hank Greenberg Really had fun with this, and I hope you'll join in. Have a wonderful Wednes ..read more

Hope ya'll are having a terrific Valentine's Day!      From the Detroit Tigers                 Twitter Page...Yeah, BOYD!  ..read more

HappyBaseballBirthday! wishes go out to my favorite big league pitcher, Matthew Boyd!  4️⃣8️⃣ Matthew has resigned with my beloved Detroit Tigers, after spending a year away in the San Francisco Giants organization and then pitching for the Seattle Mariners on September of 2022. ?⚾️ As Matthew is my favorite big league hurler, I certainly didn't stop collecting his baseball cards, and last month I hit the 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ unique card mark on Trading Card Database. ?⚾️  A special shout out to my friend Michael Miller, for surprising me in January with the above autogra ..read more

Wednesday is Topps Living Set Day, and so I thought I'd make a quick post for Tigers Card Tuesday! on the last Detroit Tigers player to be added to the set. Cecil Fielder, a.k.a. BIG Daddy!  Cecil is the- 19th different Tigers player in the set, and my 19th Tigers Card. The 14th different Tigers position player//batter in the set.  The logo in the bottom left is the 3rd different Tigers logo to be used in the set. As February arrives, we're just a few weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Tiger Town Spring Training in Lakeland, and I'm hoping ..read more

Another year has passed, an that means another Hal 9f Fame announcement. For me, if I could vote, these are the ballplayer that I believe belong in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.  • Todd Helton • Jeff Kent • Scott Rolen • Jimmy Rollins • Gary Sheffield • Mark Buehrle Happy Hall of Fame Day....Play BALL!  ..read more

I haven't been able to purchase any 2022 Topps Archives, so I went to eBay to get today's pick for Tigers Card Tuesday!             2022 Topps Archives #308,             Miguel Cabrera 500th HR          ?⚾️ Miguel Cabrera hit his 500th big league HR in Toronto, last August, and the photo of him coming back out of the Tigers dugout...on the road, to a cheering crowd is one of my favorite images from what was another dismal season in the Motor City.  ?⚾️ Miggy was the Tigers best player ..read more