Tag Archives: Detroit Tigers

Herald’s Koji-tations Are Krazy

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardreading staff gets it that Pennant Fever Grips Hub Tabloid (just check out pages 1 through 5, along with the actual Sports section). But then the feisty local fanzoid goes overboard. From today’s Back Page: Uehara among greats? Really? The guy has 24 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALCS, Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox, David Ross, Detroit Tigers, Eric Gagne, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Koji Uehara, Mariano Rivera, Pennant Fever grips Hub Tabloid, Trevor Hoffman, World Series | Leave a comment

‘Break Up The Giants!’

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff, which grew up in New York during the ’50s, never hated the Giants for moving to San Francisco in 1957. We outsourced that to our relatives in Queens, the same way we let our cousins in Brooklyn … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Detroit Tigers, NLCS, NLDS, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Giants, World Serious | Leave a comment

Let Timmy Smoke (‘Em – Again!)

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

What the hell, right? The San Francisco Giants pitchers are doing to Detroit hitters in the World Serious what Tigers pitchers did to Yankee batters in the ALCS. That is, shut them down. Game 3 box score: Oh, yes – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Detroit Tigers, Let Timmy Smoke, San Francisco Giants, Sports on Earth, The Freak, Tim Lincecum, White/Black Sox, World Serious | 1 Comment

Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Baseball Uniforms Edition)

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party desk On Thursday the always readable Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay served up this ode to the baseball uniforms of the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants. A Perfect Uniform Series: Giants vs. Tigers … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Detroit Tigers, home uniforms, Jason Gay, New England Patriots, Pat the Patriot, road uniforms, San Francisco Giants, Wall Street Journal, Worls Series | 3 Comments

Detroit Mercifully Puts The Yankees Out Of Our Misery

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

This is the way the World Series chase ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. The 2012 ALCS saw the Detroit Tigers sweep the Chernobyl – sorry, New York – Yankees, who submitted one of the most pathetic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALCS, Brian Costa, Chernobyl Yankees, Detroit Tigers, New York Times, Wall Street Journal | 3 Comments

Dead Blogging The New York Presidential Debate And ALCS Game

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff decided to try something different last night: We listened to the presidential debate while watching the Yankee game. Any similarity between the two is purely coincidental. 9:03-9:15 “You’re a liar!” “No, you’re a liar!” It’s going to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Candy Crowley, China, CNN, Detroit Tigers, Mitt Romney, New York Yankees, presidential debate | 1 Comment

A Whole New Meaning To ‘Bronx Bombers’

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Yankees are a ghost ship. Derek Jeter’s broken ankle is just the exclamation point. From the very start of postseason play, the Yankees have been anemic at the plate. Stats (via ESPN): Fun fact to know and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALCS, ALDS, Bronx Bombers, Detroit Tigers, ESPN, New York Yankees | 6 Comments

Detroit Tiger Stalking Carl Yastrzemski

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Fun fact to know and tell: The last Major League baseball player to win the Triple Crown (highest batting average, most home runs, most RBIs – for those of you keeping score at home) was Red Sox icon Carl Yastrzemski in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1967, Carl Yastrzemski, Detroit Tigers, Harmon Killibrew, Miguel Cabrera, Minnesota Twins, New York Times, Red Sox, Triple Crown | 1 Comment

The Face Of The Yankees’ Futility

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Friday’s New York Times front page after the Yankees basically blew their ALDS series vs. the Detroit Tigers: Friday’s dead-tree edition, by contrast, featured a photo of Rodriguez after he struck out with the bases loaded in the 7th. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A-Roid, ALDS, Alex Rodriguez, Detroit Tigers, New York Times | 2 Comments

Look Up ‘Squander’ In The Dictionary . . .

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

. . . and you get a picture of this: Over the first three games of their series vs. the Detroit Tigers, the Yankees have gone 3-24 with runners in scoring position, and stranded 22. That’s the perfect recipe for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALDS, Detroit Tigers, Gone Fishin', New York Yankees, RISP, squander, stranded | 3 Comments