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1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I was a fan, but he turned out to be pretty awful.    Woman-beater. Twice, at least.   Go hit a wall, dude, don't hit a woman or another person.  

Which is why he was MIA at the 1999 Tiger Stadium finale and at some future '84 reunions.

The pennant-clincher is still one of my all-time favorite Ernie calls. Great visuals too with the players, ump, cops and fans all scrambling.

 

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1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I was a fan, but he turned out to be pretty awful.    Woman-beater. Twice, at least.   Go hit a wall, dude, don't hit a woman or another person.  

Wasn't he arrested at the closing of Tiger Staduim? Or was that Ron LeFlore? I remember both being arrested while back in detroit, maybe for an autograph signing?

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image.thumb.jpeg.5e5cde65e19467583c9358491b04a8ab.jpegas a kid we went to some Tiger Wives vs Channel 4 softball game.  That’s me in the lower left after getting Marty’s autograph.  I also had photos or Rupper Jones, Petry, and Lance from a distance. 

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13 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I was a fan, but he turned out to be pretty awful.    Woman-beater. Twice, at least.   Go hit a wall, dude, don't hit a woman or another person.  

Why was I thinking there was some pedophilia there too?

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This was as a

11 hours ago, oblong said:

image.thumb.jpeg.5e5cde65e19467583c9358491b04a8ab.jpegas a kid we went to some Tiger Wives vs Channel 4 softball game.  That’s me in the lower left after getting Marty’s autograph.  I also had photos or Rupper Jones, Petry, and Lance from a distance. 

This article from 2012 and the comments show how he has been a tough autograph, so often on the run.

https://www.vintagedetroit.com/former-84-tiger-castillo-faces-more-charges-jail-time/?srsltid=AfmBOor6YRy0YgLmywY-f5qrJ_7hPLGP4bMuZkR_kC2CZr7-icTBEpE3

 

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The Tigers very likely clinch before this happens, but they could have a magic number of 3 with Cleveland before the third game of the series and clinch with a win. They would have had to win the first two games of the series and not have clinched already. This is because a sweep in the series next week clinches the tiebreaker.

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17 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

The Tigers very likely clinch before this happens, but they could have a magic number of 3 with Cleveland before the third game of the series and clinch with a win. They would have had to win the first two games of the series and not have clinched already. This is because a sweep in the series next week clinches the tiebreaker.

Feels like the median scenario is having a magic number of 3 heading into the third game after splitting the first two. 

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4 minutes ago, Shelton said:

Feels like the median scenario is having a magic number of 3 heading into the third game after splitting the first two. 

In which case a win would not clinch because the season series is up in the air. I agree that is the median scenario. Both Tigers and Guardians win 2 of 3 and split the first two.

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On 9/11/2025 at 7:05 PM, CMU97 said:

Wasn't he arrested at the closing of Tiger Staduim? Or was that Ron LeFlore? I remember both being arrested while back in detroit, maybe for an autograph signing?

Yes, by his ex-wife and their daughter for lack of child support. I don't think they were ever married but I may be wrong on that. I worked with his "ex-wife" for nearly 30 years. I want to say the daughter's name is Rhonda if I remember correctly.

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On 9/10/2025 at 10:56 PM, papalawrence said:

My favorite Tiger for a few years. I wrote him a letter when I was 9 in 1975

Me too.  In 8th grade English, we had an assignment where we had to write a parody of the 23rd Psalm honoring one of our favorite public figures.  I chose Ron Leflore who nobody else in the class had heard of.  They thought I was talking about Guy Lafleur.  Anyway, my teacher liked it and encouraged me to send it to him.  I really didn't want to, but my parents also thought it was a good idea.  I still didn't want to, but I did anyway.  He probably thought it was stupid and didn't respond.  He was still my favorite though until Fidrych won me over.      

Best line of the parody: "My bases runneth over" 

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52 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Me too.  In 8th grade English, we had an assignment where we had to write a parody of the 23rd Psalm honoring one of our favorite public figures.  I chose Ron Leflore who nobody else in the class had heard of.  They thought I was talking about Guy Lafleur.  Anyway, my teacher liked it and encouraged me to send it to him.  I really didn't want to, but my parents also thought it was a good idea.  I still didn't want to, but I did anyway.  He probably thought it was stupid and didn't respond.  He was still my favorite though until Fidrych won me over.      

Best line of the parody: "My bases runneth over" 

“He guides me along basepaths”  Psalms 23:3

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On 9/12/2025 at 7:05 PM, Edman85 said:

The Tigers very likely clinch before this happens, but they could have a magic number of 3 with Cleveland before the third game of the series and clinch with a win. They would have had to win the first two games of the series and not have clinched already. This is because a sweep in the series next week clinches the tiebreaker.

Buuuuump.

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