He hit this ball into a conniption.
Baseball
Who said…
“…the negro should be accepted wholeheartedly and not grudgingly. The negro has the right to play professional baseball and who’s to say he does not.”
If you answered, Ty Cobb, you would be correct.
Apparently, the first time Cobb was asked about race was after he retired in 1953, when a reporter for the Sporting News asked him what he thought about the integration of the Texas League.
Check out Charles Leerhsen’s new book, Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty.
“What’s up Miss Margaret…
…it’s Tim Tebow?”
Danny Terp asked Tim Tebow to say hi to his grandmother who is recovering from a stroke. He happily obliged. See his greeting and her response below.
Angels Fan Happy After Catching Trout HR
This is a great picture.
Tigers Offense as bad as Bullpen
Ok, I’ve been silent long enough. I am so disgusted with the Tigers, I can barely watch them. This team needs a wholesale change from top to bottom. I like BA but he has to go, so does Legendary Lloyd McClendon, Alex Avila Sr. and any player on the roster except for Michael Fulmer.
The bullpen has blown for as long as I can remember although it hasn’t been for a lack of trying. It just seems like no matter who they sign, or who they bring in, the results are the same. So it time for a different mindset and a different perspective.
Management has to take full responsibility for the putrid offense. This offense has been the same feast, mostly famine, garbage for at least as long as bullpen has been crappy. The problem I have with the offense is that there is never any change in strategy. They keep bringing in the same type of player, a lot of power but speed or average. It hasn’t been working and I’m not optimistic about sticking with the same plan. It has just gotten to the point that I struggle to watch them. If Tigers aren’t careful, I’m going to be a former season ticket holder and I won’t be buying their $7.00 pops anymore.
Battle Cry
Jack White, from the White Stripes, has created a song called Battle Cry that Ian Kinsler is using for his walk up music.
Apparently, Kinsler and White became friends about a year ago and are now in the baseball bat business as investor is Warstic.
#NiceBullpen
In honor of the wonderful job the Tigers Bullpen has done five games into the 2017 season, let alone the last 10 years, I’m starting a new twitter hashtag campaign, #NiceBullpen.
Bruce Rondon’s ERA is 40.50, is that good for your setup man? Fear not, he has run into some bad luck, opponents are only hitting .500 against him.
Kyle Ryan, Anibal Sanchez, Alex Wilson, and Shane Greene haven’t been much better.
Legends Endure
My good friend, Michael, at Minoring in Baseball tweeted this photo this morning. I had to post it.
Tim Tebow Home Run
Yes, I’m a Tim Tebow fan.
Yesterday, Tebow hit his first minor league home run, for the Columbia Fireflies, off of pitcher Domenic Mazza.
Tim Tebows Christian Faith is no secret. However, did you know that Domenic Mazza was drafted in the 22nd round of the 2015 entry draft by the San Francisco Giants. Mazza was the 666th player taken.
Albert Almora Jr. | Flashin’ Leather
I missed this yesterday. Albert Almora Jr., was flashin’ leather against “Big City” Matt Adams and the Cardinals.
Flashin' Leather 