90 feet away. Man on third. Runner in scoring position. No outs. Yesterday was a very frustrating one for Tigers fans, ending with a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. The Tigers dropped a second game to the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon, losing 4-3 despite some late rallies. Unlike Wednesday, when both teams scored […]
Speedy, productive and electrifying – Quintin Berry was just what the Tigers needed. Replacing an injured Austin Jackson in late May, the rookie speedster hit over .300, swiped bases with ease and knocked in key runs over his first 35 games. When Jackson returned, Berry earned a regular spot on the regular lineup, moving to left […]
The FBI is not down with the clown. In fact, the growingly suspicious agency categorizes the Juggalos – fans of the Detroit-based rap group, Insane Clown Posse – as gang members on par with Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings, according to the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. So when police last week arrested a 20-year-old Juggalo wanted […]
The Tigers’ winning streak came to an end Wednesday night, as the New York Yankees pulled away in the last couple of innings to win 12-8, before a sold-out Comerica Park. The Yankees lit up Detroit pitching for virtually the entire game, and the Tigers could never tie the game despite a couple of big […]
Wednesday was deadly for two good Samaritans in Detroit. A 62-year-old grandfather and decorated Vietnam veteran was shot to death after trying to protect his granddaughter from four robbers in a west side home. After intruders pistol-whipped his 16-year-old grandson, John Villneff was shot shielding his granddaughter, police said. On the city’s east side, a […]
The Detroit Tigers took the first two games of this week’s series against the New York Yankees, with scores of 7-2 Monday night and 6-5 Tuesday night. Two big victories, especially given the opponent. This week has shaped up to be a potential playoff preview for the Tigers, with four games against New York and […]
Hamtramck Stadium looks like any forgotten baseball field. Knee-high grass covers the infield.buy symbicort online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/usa/symbicort.html no prescription A graffiti-tagged pavilion behind what used to be home plate is collapsing. Concession stands are boarded up. It’s hard to imagine thousands of fans, black and white, flocking to the ballpark in the 1930s to root for […]
With a 7-2 vote, Detroit City Council rejected putting on the ballot a tax hike to raise about $56 million a year.
It’s not easy being a taxpayer in Detroit. Property taxes are disproportionately high, yet city services are abysmal. The income tax rate is the highest in the state, but an obscenely high portion of the money is spent paying back debts from years past. And today, as the city and its suburban communities decide at the ballot […]
In baseball, tomorrow is always a new day. No matter what happened the day before, there’s always a new game on the horizon. For the Detroit Tigers, that will come with four games at home against the New York Yankees, forever a powerhouse, starting tonight at 7:05. After the weekend, the Tigers are now 1.5 […]