Suh will join Lion teammates for Friday workout
There will be a big surprise at Lions' player workouts Friday at Detroit Country Day High School. The surprise is second-year defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who is in town and plans on working out...
View ArticleLions are football players -- even on the softball diamond
Football players have a one track mind. They are always football players, no matter what. That was one of my weekend discoveries during the charity softball game between Charlie Villanueva and the...
View ArticleSoft tossing with the Pistons' Ben Wallace
I played catch with Ben Wallace. And guess what? I'm better at throwing a softball than he is. It's not much of an accomplishment in the grand scheme of things, but you always wonder if you could do...
View ArticleJustin Verlander impressive from any view
The Indians probably saw those Justin Verlander dips in his curve ball all night in their sleep. I sure got a good look, even up in suite 236 in the second deck of Comerica Park. When Verlander is on...
View ArticleTragic event stuns sports world
If you are a parent you know that every time you step inside a ball park with your child you are secretly hoping to catch a foul ball. That foul ball is not for you. It is for your child. I am sure...
View ArticleGood catch, bad decision
Show me the money. That's what I'd be screaming if I were New York Yankees fan Christian Lopez. Instead, he is being shown all types of love because he turned in Derek Jeter's 3,000 hit ball to the...
View ArticleCalm down Lions fans -- it's the preseason
Calm down folks. Relax and take a deep breath and repeat after me: It was just a preseason game. It was just a preseason game. Relax and take another deep breath. I went out of town and thought I was...
View ArticleEven my son won't play baseball
Today The Detroit News ran my story about how some African-Americans have lost their passion for baseball. There are fewer playing in Major League Baseball, and fewer youngsters are playing, as well. I...
View ArticleBetter talent pushes Tigers to playoffs
One by one we are seeing teams from the Central Division disappear from the playoff picture. Injuries killed the Twins. In the past two weeks the Tigers have put death grips on the White Sox and...
View ArticleJustin Verlander will lose again, I think
Let me make a guarantee today. Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander will lose a baseball game some day. I just can't tell you when. Does 2015 sound about right? He's been that amazing. Every time he steps...
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