Tom Stanton attended every home game of the 1999 season at Tiger Stadium. He wasn’t that interested in that year’s games or team, he was trying to pay tribute to a place that contained rich memories of his father and grandfather, and to soak in as much of the sights, sounds, and smells of the historic ballpark before it closed.
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In the 1960s one of the young fans in the stands at Tiger Stadium was the son of Cuban refugees and the grandson of a baseball-loving, Spanish-speaking grandfather who listened faithfully to Ernie Harwell. Pedro Gomez has since spent a lifetime in baseball. He joined ESPN in 2003 and is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He talks about his Detroit roots and the state of the game today.
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Lynn Henning had a front row seat for some of the biggest moments in Michigan sports for a half century. He retired from the News earlier this year.
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Ruppert Jones talks about his 12-year major league career, his 1984 championship season with the Tigers, and the challenges of[…]
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Rick Huhn tells the story of the controversial 1910 batting race between Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie, and the lasting impact it had on Major League Baseball.
Read moreThe story of the Detroit Tigers and of Major League Baseball is incomplete without celebrating deserving big leaguers who were denied their chance. In the late 19th century, Adrian, Michigan, was home to a nationally-known team of African American All-Stars.
Read moreDan Dillman worked as a batboy at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium from 1948-1950, rubbing shoulders with baseball legends in the visitors’ clubhouse and dugout.
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