Hongbit Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, buddha said: illitch also never forgave him for refusing to manage the strike breakers, iirc. True. One of the reasons we all loved Sparky was that he was a tough SOB that took no shit from anyone which must have really sucked for Ilitch to be his boss. Edited August 6, 2022 by Hongbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1776 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, buddha said: illitch also never forgave him for refusing to manage the strike breakers, iirc. This is the gist of it. Illitch and the baseball establishment pretty much sent him to baseball Siberia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtrain72 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) Hope the offense wasnt playing a pingpong tournament in the back when Lou was giving them advice on being/staying focused and not taking being a Tiger lightly... Edited August 6, 2022 by Dtrain72 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, buddha said: illitch also never forgave him for refusing to manage the strike breakers, iirc. No, the real issue was when in some team literature they listed Mike & Marion Illitch as the owners (which we all know is true), but then Marion had interest in Motor City Casino and when baseball inquired about that, they blamed team publicist Dan Ewald, who was friends with Sparky and Sparky defended Dan and that really pissed off the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtrain72 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Motor City Sonics said: No, the real issue was when in some team literature they listed Mike & Marion Illitch as the owners (which we all know is true), but then Marion had interest in Motor City Casino and when baseball inquired about that, they blamed team publicist Dan Ewald, who was friends with Sparky and Sparky defended Dan and that really pissed off the family. The more I learn about the Illitch's, the more I realize how/why Chris is such a dipshit..and the more I'd love for him to just sell the team. They may very well have overtaken the Ford fam at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 12 minutes ago, Hongbit said: Sparky was not in great shape for last years of his life. He had dementia pretty bad which didn’t allow him to be out in public. Not much they could really do at the time. I never knew that. 10 minutes ago, buddha said: illitch also never forgave him for refusing to manage the strike breakers, iirc. This was the reason I always heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 The Castro boys! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Ha, Leyland in the radio booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtrain72 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Just now, Crazy Cat Gentleman said: Ha, Leyland in the radio booth. What's the over-under that he mentions Ryan Rayburn at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Jarvy made a great play for a change. Was not rewarded lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Did Shep just kick Lou out of the booth? So much for the tears shed earlier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtrain72 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Just now, Tenacious D said: Did Shep just kick Lou out of the booth? So much for the tears shed earlier. Lol, does Shep have a hall of fame vote? Hope not for Lou's sake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Garrett Hill doing well this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1776 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Leyland is on it. Glad he’s in the booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 18 minutes ago, Dtrain72 said: Hope the offense wasnt playing a pingpong tournament in the back when Lou was giving them advice on being/staying focused and not taking being a Tiger lightly... Apparently they were... And Hill is even gutting out a pretty decent start... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: And Hill is even gutting out a pretty decent start... These young starters will never get the due they deserve. They would be the worst team in baseball without em Edited August 6, 2022 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 17 minutes ago, Dtrain72 said: The more I learn about the Illitch's, the more I realize how/why Chris is such a dipshit..and the more I'd love for him to just sell the team. They may very well have overtaken the Ford fam at this point. Well, good luck finding some salt of the Earth type that happens to be a billionaire to replace them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 minute ago, mtutiger said: They would be the worst team in baseball without em We are the worst team in baseball without them. 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtrain72 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Just now, gehringer_2 said: Well, good luck finding some salt of the Earth type that happens to be a billionaire to replace them. Damn you for crushing my idealistic dreams that billionaires are good people 🤑 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: Garrett Hill doing well this evening. Until now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raind Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Lots a fans there for this team... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 In honor of Lou they will score 1 run tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtrain72 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Just now, romad1 said: In honor of Lou they will score 1 run tonight. Eeeeasyyyy, let's not get greedy now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 they scored for Lou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 There ya go, 1 for 1 baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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