The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for May 7, 2011)

My update of this list with Francisco Liriano at the top last a whopping 4 days. Justi n Verlander gets his second no hitter and the Tigers got a much needed boost of self confidence... at least when Verlander is on the hill.Let's update the list.THE MOST RECENT NO HITTERSFOR EACH FRANCHISEDETROIT TIGERSJustin Verlander - May 7, 2011.9-0 over Toronto.MINNESOTA TWINSFrancisco Liriano - May 3,

The Jim Leyland watch begins... will he be fired or will he quit?

Less than 2 games in and it is inevitable. Jim Leyland's time in Detroit, as fun as it was in 2006 and until the last week of 2009, is going to come to an end.Will he walk away like Lou Piniella?Or will the Tigers just give him the axe?Or will they "promote" him to a meaningless executive title?But it is going to happen and probably before the All Star Break.If they keep losing, who knows? He may

Hey Tigers! Spend a million bucks on a baby sitter for Miguel Cabrera

As details of Miguel Cabrera's DUI become even sadder and more pathetic than we originally thought, it is becoming clear that the Tigers need to make one more pick up for the 2011 season and beyond.The need a big huge intimidating guy on the payroll to constantly shadow Miguel Cabrera. He has to make sure he gets from the ballpark back to his home or hotel and make sure he STAYS THERE.Miguel is

Mark "The Bird" Fidrych is still worth remembering

It's been nearly 2 years since Mark Fidrych died and as a baseball fan, it still makes me sad knowing he is no longer around.We may never see another unlikely and insanely bizarre success story like The Bird ever again, but I truly hope we do.We need more FUN stars. We need more players on the field who are awesome and cool and that we can point to and say "if I had a decent pitch, that could be

A Historic Fluke? My latest for The Hardball Times

In my latest article for The Hardball Times, I take a look at a historic oddity regarding Jim Leyland, Mike Scioscia and Ozzie Guillen.Each of them managed a World Series winner without a clear Hall of Famer on their playoff roster. And the only other teams to have won the World Series without a future Hall of Famer (the '81 and '88 Dodgers and the '84 Tigers) had Hall of Fame managers.So is this

Hey Astros… don’t wait too long. Retire J. R. Richard’s number!

The Houston Astros should avoid a mistake that the Detroit Tigers made in terms of honoring one of their greats.The Tigers are retiring the number 11 in honor of Sparky Anderson. It is a wonderful tribute by the team to immortalize the Hall of Fame manager along with the other Detroit legends.No doubt his entire family will be there, as will members of his colossal World Champion squad of 1984.

Why I don't believe this Magnum PI clip

Look, I loved Magnum PI like everyone else did. And I LOVE 1980s baseball... so you would think this clip of Magnum at a bar with Tigers greats Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker would be goosebump worthy for me.But there's something about it that doesn't ring true for me. Watch the clip and we'll discuss it.Magnum is such a huge Tigers fan and yet he doesn't recognize the greatest double play combo

Good luck Victor Martinez

Victor Martinez has moved on from the Red Sox. There was no post season glory with him behind the plate. Heck the Sox never won a post season game in the year and a quarter he called Fenway home.But he got a few hits for the Sox, made an All Star team and was a likable enough guy to root for.This Red Sox fan wishes him well as he goes off to Detroit.Meanwhile with Martinez gone and Beltre certain

Didn't you used to be Andrew Miller?

In 2006, the Tigers drafted Andrew Miller, a top prospect out of UNC. He was a Golden Spikes nominee, the top pitching prospect in college and the #6 pick overall.He was in the big leagues later that year and looked like he was going to be the real deal.By the end of the 2007 season he was a key part of the trade to bring Miguel Cabrera, one of the legit MVP candidates in the game, and was off to

Rest in Peace, Sparky Anderson

One of my favorite figures in all of baseball died today. Sparky Anderson was one of the great managers of all time and don't let any moron tell you differently.He turned the Cincinnati Reds into one of the great teams in history without a legit Cy Young contending ace.He turned around a Detroit Tigers team and put together one of the great all together ass whuppin' seasons of the past three

Was it really necessary to play a double header between the Orioles and Tigers yesterday?

Did even the fans in Baltimore want to see these two games?I mean I guess the 20,000 fans who paid to see the games must have been happy to see the birds win both games. But it is one team that played well to avoid 100 losses playing a team that has to run the table to finish about .500.One lousy team versus an underachiever who has as much chance to play a meaningful game this October as the

This Red Sox fan says BRING BACK JOHNNY DAMON

According to ESPN Boston, the Red Sox have claimed Johnny Damon off waivers from Detroit. Now that DOESN'T mean he is automatically going to Boston. That just means in the post Waiver Wire deadline, the Tigers can only make a deal with the Sawx.Well why not?Are people still bitter about how he left the Red Sox for the Yankees?GET OVER IT! That was 5 years ago and the Red Sox have won a World