Denny McClain – The Rise and Fall
By Tony Samboras History is filled with tragic stories of great athletes who experienced particular moments of greatness only to see their greatness disintegrate into the abyss. Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers scored and NFL record 22 touchdowns as a rookie in 1965. Experts predicted he would crush every rushing record in the NFL. […]
Baseball Players who have Disappointed Us in 2017
By Adam Eyal The 2017 Major League Baseball season has only just finished, but some players should have given up a long time ago. Every year scouts and experts pick out the hottest prospects to watch out for over the coming months. These players are meant to deliver some of the best baseball in the […]
The top 3 MLB Championship picks for 09/02/17
As the most part of the tournament is over, there are still quite some matches left for the baseball lovers which cannot be missed. with a lot of great matches in the ongoing week, another Sunday is coming where you can actually witness some of the greatest matches of this tournament. More than anything, you […]
It’s time to go get Verlander
I very rarely ever do this publicly. I like to think of myself as a dispassionate analyst of the game, but at my core I am a fan first. So, when the Astros didn’t make a deal at the deadline (okay, fine, they got a lefty with an ERA around 6.00) I was pretty disappointed. […]
Book Review: The Entitled by Frank Deford
Since baseball is so romantic, many have tried their hand at writing a novel on the subject. Perhaps Bernard Mulamud’s classic work The Natural, since turned into a movie, is the best known of baseball novels. However, after reading Frank Deford’s work The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball, this reviewer has a new favorite. […]
The Miggy Trade: Did the Marlins Get the Better Deal?
Eight years ago from December 4th, Miguel Cabrera was traded to the Detroit Tigers from the Florida Marlins. The trade didn’t just involve Miggy, however. There was a slew of players in the exchange, but who got the better deal: Tigers or Marlins? Tigers’ Acquisitions: Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis Miggy has had some very productive […]
What Dave Dombroski Needs to do to Fix the Boston Red Sox
Ben Cherington had a heck of a ride as GM of the Boston Red Sox. He came into an organization that was in shambles in 2011, acquiesced when ownership insisted on hiring Bobby Valentine to replace fired manager Terry Francona, booted Valentine after a horrific 2012 season, set out to rebuild the team in 2013, […]
Can Anyone Stop the Surprising Houston Astros?
It’s been a strange season in baseball. The aging Yankees are actually pretty good. The Nationals are, for some reason, pretty mediocre. The Mets are good. The stacked Padres roster can’t get it done on the field. The Tigers are lousy. And, most unbelievably of all, the Houston Astros are finally good. Yes, those […]
A One Man Show: Norm Coleman as Ty Cobb
Please check out the following promo of a good friend of BaseballReflections.com, Norm Coleman who performs a one man show on one of the greatest players to ever put on a pro-baseball uniform … Hall of Famer Ty Cobb … To learn more about Mr. Coleman or his one man show, check out the following […]
How the Ranger and Tigers Trade is a Win-Win
Last week blockbuster trade was a surprise to most people I’ve spoken to, but it makes sense for both teams. The Detroit Tigers traded 1B Prince Fielder to the Texas Rangers in exchange for 2B Ian Kinsler and cash considerations. As reported by MLB Trade Rumors, Detroit will be sending $30MM to Texas, tweets Jeff Passan of […]
A Baseball Bingo Homerun
Discovering the missing link between baseball and bingo These days, the interaction between fans and athletes has come a long way. With the help of technology – more particularly social media, it became easier for die hard team supporters to comment on an athlete’s lackadaisical performance, go into raptures over their remarkable play, or even […]
August Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
Indians fans are currently partying like its 1995! As of this writing, the team has just won eight straight games and is heading to Miami to face the Marlins after a convincing sweep of the Chicago White Sox. While in past years, the team has tailed off after the All Star Break, this team certainly […]
July Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
What makes this year’s version of the Cleveland Indians different from those the past few years? They seem to have more staying power. Well, that remains to be seen, but at least they have the power to come back after getting knocked down. During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, the Indians shot out of the […]
Series turns into mismatch – for Giants
After two playoff series with six possible elimination games for the San Francisco Giants, all full of ‘torture’ and suspense, I fully expected there to be more of the same in the World Series against the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers had gotten into the World Series after sweeping the New York Yankees in the American […]
The curse of the Triple Crown title
By Ismael Nunez Miguel Cabrera just won the Baseball Triple Crown: (which means he led the AL) in Home-Runs, RBI, Batting; yet in the 2012 World Series he did not have the same type of production. One Home-Run in Game Four and struck out to end the Series. Yet it’s not the first time a Triple […]
The 1922 New York Giants, 1954 New York Giants and 2012 San Francisco Giants sweeps…see the resemblance?
By Ismael Nunez In 1922, Hall of Famer John McGraw managed the New York Giants, the team’s opponent for the Fall Classic was the New York Yankees who featured Babe Ruth and Hall of Fame manager Miller Huggins. The result was that the Giants swept the Yankees in Four games. Ruth’s batting average in the series was […]
Tigers Find Success before All-Star Break: Should They Go All-In?
The enigmatic first half the Detroit Tigers drudged through may have shed some light on the team heading into the second part of the season. Finishing with eight wins over their last 11 games, the Tigers finally reached .500 for the first time in two months. With the arrival of the All-Star break, the Tigers […]
MLB Needs More Replay
This article was written by Philip Liquori. In 2008, Major League Baseball started to allow the use of instant replay for close home runs. I didn’t think it was enough then and four years later, I still think the MLB needs to use the technology that is at hand. The NFL, NBA, and NHL all […]
Detroit Tigers Learning Greatness Doesn’t Come Easy
The Detroit Tigers were supposed to take baseball by storm this season. The addition of Prince Fielder meant World Series or bust. Playing in what many deemed the worst division in baseball could only mean domination. Some fans even predicted a similar start to the 1984 Detroit Tigers’ 35-5 record. One month in, and that […]
Book Review: Summer of ’68 by Tim Wendel
For baseball, the 1960s were an extremely memorable decade. Every fall it seemed that there were heated series between historic teams who had a deep love for the game and a desire to call themselves the best. This decade also featured many polarizing and other not so popular, yet still interesting players. Author Tim Wendel […]
Stealth Mode: With Mike Ilitch’s Money Dave Dombrowski Snatches Prince Fielder
The Detroit Tigers were silent long enough. An offseason that had so far peaked with the weak uneventful signing of reliever Octavio Dotel and plummeted with the news of Victor Martinez tearing his ACL just got a lot more exciting. Prince Fielder joins Miguel Cabrera to form the best middle of the lineup in baseball […]
Don’t Stop Improvin’: Tigers Seek to Plug Holes
The Detroit Tigers had a year to remember. The season can be looked at from different angles of both good and bad, but after reaching the American League Championship Series for the second time in five years the team knows it can get there again. The Tigers were one of the hottest teams in baseball […]
Tigers win A.L. Central for First Time, Set Sights on Larger Goals
The second half of the Detroit Tigers season hasn’t gone like many anticipated. And that’s a good thing. For the first time since 1987, the Detroit Tigers are division winners. Exercising the Demons In order to win the division the Tigers needed to overcome some of the past that has haunted them. […]
Detroit Controls its Own Destiny Heading into Season’s Final Month
After the Detroit Tigers most recent series against the Cleveland Indians ending in a sweep for Detroit, the Tigers are in complete control to win—or lose—the division. Since the All Star Break the Tigers have made moves both on and off the field that has brought excitement, confusion, anger and every feeling in between to […]
Tigers Fans Left Confused At Break
If you’re a Detroit Tigers fan right now you probably don’t know how to feel. On one end of the spectrum your team is actually in first place. On the other, questionable coaching and personnel moves have haunted you on a nightly basis. Most recently, Detroit decided to fire (scapegoat) Rick Knapp after an abysmal […]
Scouting Legend Bill Lajoie Goes to Heaven as a Pirate
Editor’s note: This article was first published on Bucs Prospects HERE on December 30th. As far as Pirates fans should be concerned, the biggest mistake Bill Lajoie made was joining the organization 20 years too late. You Bucco fanatics have no idea what you missed and what Detroiters like me gained. Allow me to explain. Hired […]
Rod Carew on Choosing the Right Bat
Throughout my career, I had the greatest respect for my bats. I preferred a 34 ½-inch long, 32-ounce ash bat that was wide at the top and narrow at the handle, allowing me a proper mix of power and quickness at the plate. But just as there are plenty of approaches to take at the […]
Cooperstown Immortalizes a Forgotten Man: What all MLB Executives should have learned from Pat Gillick
Editor’s Note: This was originally posted on Bucs Prospects back on 12/9/2010. Pat Gillick’s induction into Baseball’s Hall of Fame is not only well-deserved, but it comes with perfect timing. With today’s emphasis on intellectuals over baseball men and numbers over people, it’s refreshing for a purist like myself to see an old school scout […]
Closing Argument in Chicago for the Sox
No set closer might be the best move for the Sox How patient can the White Sox be with their closer Bobby Jenks when Minnesota continues to stay hot on their heels? Jenks’ rollercoaster season has to stabilize if the Sox want to keep the Twins at bay in the American League Central or the […]
Pre 2010 Fantasy Baseball Predictions at the Mid-Way Point
With the All-Star Break in our rear-view, it becomes a perfect time to evaluate some pre-season predictions and projections… Division Winners AL (b)East – New York Yankees (1st, 58-33) AL Central – Minnesota Twins (3rd, 49-43, 1.5 GB) AL West – Texas Rangers (1st, 53-39) NL East – Philadelphia Phillies (3rd, 48-43, 5.5 GB) NL […]
