papalawrence Posted June 7 Posted June 7 One of those announcers sounded a bit like Tony Kubek to me. Quote
VegasTiger Posted June 7 Posted June 7 (edited) 😁 2 minutes ago, papalawrence said: One of those announcers sounded a bit like Tony Kubek to me. Okay boomer Edited June 7 by VegasTiger Quote
lordstanley Posted June 7 Posted June 7 (edited) 8 minutes ago, papalawrence said: One of those announcers sounded a bit like Tony Kubek to me. I always found it ironic that a player who may be best known for taking a ball to the throat late in the Mazeroski game, and who also broke his neck and ultimately retired due to neck pain, would go on to an illustrious broadcasting career. Edited June 7 by lordstanley Quote
1776 Posted June 7 Posted June 7 7 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: I remember reading his story during spring training. His dad played for the Lions, I think. He had an impressive ST, if I remember correctly. You do recall correctly. In one of the games we saw in Lakeland this spring he hit a ball that landed on the roof of the Corona Cabana beyond the left field wall. He got a good number of bats the week we were there. Quote
chasfh Posted June 7 Posted June 7 What a great game for a national audience to get a good look at a really good team that is still flying under everyone’s radar even with the best record in baseball. 2 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Good baseball teams tend to be those that can get above average value out the typically below average value positions - esp catcher. Dingler is playing at about a 6 WAR season pace. 1 Quote
IdahoBert Posted June 7 Posted June 7 7 minutes ago, lordstanley said: I always found it ironic that a player who may be best known for taking a ball to the throat late in the Mazeroski game, and who also broke his neck and ultimately retired due to neck pain, would go on to an illustrious broadcasting career. I remember in 1961 I had a Sporting News baseball card that celebrated Mazeroski’s home run beating the Yankees in the 1960 World Series I was nine years old and I was happy as heck that the Yankees lost because my next-door neighbor rooted for the Yankees because they always won and I thought he was morally degraded for rooting for a team 650 miles away that could always be assured of victory but not in the 1960 World Series. Quote
papalawrence Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Interesting that Sweeney sat vs a righty. Also, Dingler may very well be an all-star this year. 1 Quote
IdahoBert Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Just now, Sports_Freak said: WSox take a late lead over KC. Good, the White Sox can’t hurt anyone unless they hurt us directly. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted June 7 Posted June 7 32 minutes ago, chasfh said: WIN! Where was this team when I was at Tuesday’s and Thursday’s games? You answered your own question. 😅😅 Quote
papalawrence Posted June 7 Posted June 7 22 minutes ago, VegasTiger said: 😁 Okay boomer Gen X all the way! Born in '66 1 Quote
Sports_Freak Posted June 7 Posted June 7 20 minutes ago, 1776 said: You do recall correctly. In one of the games we saw in Lakeland this spring he hit a ball that landed on the roof of the Corona Cabana beyond the left field wall. He got a good number of bats the week we were there. An impressive ST prolly caught the coaches eye and put Jones on their radar. So, he got the call. He musta had decent Toledo stats? Quote
Sports_Freak Posted June 7 Posted June 7 WSox open it up in the 8th. 7-2 over KC. Cleveland lost too. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted June 7 Posted June 7 19 minutes ago, IdahoBert said: I remember in 1961 I had a Sporting News baseball card that celebrated Mazeroski’s home run beating the Yankees in the 1960 World Series I was nine years old and I was happy as heck that the Yankees lost because my next-door neighbor rooted for the Yankees because they always won and I thought he was morally degraded for rooting for a team 650 miles away that could always be assured of victory but not in the 1960 World Series. Growing up and growing old in Detroit, I watched many, many NFL fans root for Dallas, Pittsburgh and other annual winners, over the Lions, who mostly always stunk. I never liked those traitors. Now, us diehard Lion fans are in hog heaven. Dan Campbell for governor. 🤣 1 Quote
Sports_Freak Posted June 7 Posted June 7 14 minutes ago, papalawrence said: Gen X all the way! Born in '66 I think I'm at the end of the boomer generation. Born in '60. But I don't believe in astrology. 😅🤣 1 Quote
Tiger337 Posted June 7 Posted June 7 41 minutes ago, papalawrence said: One of those announcers sounded a bit like Tony Kubek to me. Pat Sheridan. Got a good aaaaaarm. Can steal a base. I don't think he ever uttered a complete sentence in his entife broadcasting career. Quote
IdahoBert Posted June 7 Posted June 7 24 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: Growing up and growing old in Detroit, I watched many, many NFL fans root for Dallas, Pittsburgh and other annual winners, over the Lions, who mostly always stunk. I never liked those traitors. Now, us diehard Lion fans are in hog heaven. Dan Campbell for governor. 🤣 In the early 60s when I became a Tigers fan, I felt an obligation to be a Lions fan because Detroit was the closest city with major league sports franchises, 150 miles away. But the Lions made it hard, and were not much fun to follow and since there was no social pressure where I lived to be a Lions fan I simply never became a fan of NFL football, period. It was Detroit all the way in everything or nothing at all because I was a kid and kids are absolutists. So here I am 60+ years later and finally caring about the Lions, without any of the intervening suffering, so I’m a bandwagon fan. But I definitely wish Lions well, especially because it means so much to so many of the people I like. I really enjoy when the Lions win, but the sting of their losing which I haven’t had to put up with much is not nearly so bad as when the Tigers lose. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted June 7 Posted June 7 16 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: Growing up and growing old in Detroit, I watched many, many NFL fans root for Dallas, Pittsburgh and other annual winners, over the Lions, who mostly always stunk. I never liked those traitors. Now, us diehard Lion fans are in hog heaven. Dan Campbell for governor. 🤣 I wouldn't say I ever rooted for Dallas, but in the dark years Dallas and SF were the two teams I followed so I would at least be familiar with a team I could watch play good football. 🤷♂️ Quote
Tiger337 Posted June 7 Posted June 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said: Completely random but I saw J. Jones in the box score which made me think of Jacoby Jones then in turn Jacques Jones which makes me question have there been any other J. Jones in Tigers history? There have been 13 Joneses, but no more J. Joneses. The best one was Davy Jones (9 WAR). Here is my Tigers Jones all-star team (with only Jacoby Jones playing out of position): C. Jacoby Jones 1B. Tom Jones 2B. Dalton Jones 3B. Bob Jones SS. Ed Jones (aka Red Borom) LF. Tracy Jones CF. Ruppert Jones RF. Davy Jones DH. Lynn Jones SP Carroll Jones RP Todd Jones Others: Jahmai Jones, Elijah Jones Edit: I left out Jacques so there were 14 of them. Edited June 7 by Tiger337 1 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted June 7 Posted June 7 You don't see a guy hang around on the same team for 8 yrs with less than 1000 AB like Lynn Jones did much any more. He was probably also the tiniest Jones in the list. Officially 5'9" but I'm thinking that was generous. Quote
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