chasfh Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 (edited) OK, I've been threatening to do this for a few days, notably here and here, but I just came up with another post that doesn't comfortably fit anywhere, so I'm starting a new thread. This thread for any random factoid, story, joke, poem, and assorted sundry detritus. That's the intent, anyway. The posts don't have to be about the Tigers, necessarily, but any of them could be. This first post is. Some or most of you guys may already know this, but the Detroit Tigers franchise were not founded in 1901. They were founded in 1895 and first played in the minor league Western League, which continued under that name through 1899. It was a league that looked a lot like the future American Association, with teams like the Minneapolis Millers, St. Paul Saints, Kansas City Blues, and the like. In 1900 they changed their name to the American League, still a minor league, and picked up the Chicago White Stockings and the Cleveland Lake Shores. The American League then declared war on the National League and forced their way into becoming a major league, rounding out into the eight-team configuration they would continue with unabated until 1954. The Tigers are one of two teams that started with the 1895 WL, the other being the Milwaukee Brewers, who made their way to St. Louis in 1902 before landing in Balitmore in that 1954 season. That means our Tigers are the one continuing franchise in the American League that has retained their city and identity the entire time. I'm kinda proud of that. Edited August 3 by chasfh 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Like the thread idea. This is a really good watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 This should have called the Sundry Baseball Detritus thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papalawrence Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 One of my first Tigers memories. I was 6 years old. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 8 hours ago, papalawrence said: One of my first Tigers memories. I was 6 years old. I’ve been reading a book from a few years ago about the 1964 Birmingham Barons. Campy was on that team, and if the book is to be believed, he was a hothead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 Also, without looking it up, if I remember correctly, there were two broadcasts of this game, it being a playoff game and all. One was the local broadcast you posted with George Kell and Larry Osterman that ran on channel 2, their local affiliate; the other was the national broadcast running on channel 4 (“WWJ-TV, the Detroit News”), called by, I assume, Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1776 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 24 minutes ago, chasfh said: I’ve been reading a book from a few years ago about the 1964 Birmingham Barons. Campy was on that team, and if the book is to be believed, he was a hothead. If you don’t mind me asking, do you have the title/author handy for the book you mentioned? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 4 hours ago, 1776 said: If you don’t mind me asking, do you have the title/author handy for the book you mentioned? Thanks. Not at all! It's called Southern League: A True Story of Baseball, Civil Rights, and the Deep South's Most Compelling Pennant Race by Larry Colton. https://www.amazon.com/Southern-League-Baseball-Compelling-Pennant/dp/1455511889 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Isn’t the whole Tiger sub forum of this joint nothing but a bunch of random baseball posts in the grand scheme of life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 17 hours ago, papalawrence said: One of my first Tigers memories. I was 6 years old. I was 12 and to this day I think Campy should have immediately been suspended for the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 The White Sox have lost 18 games in a row. This isn't just bad, it's incredibly bad. And it's really hard to be this bad...can you imagine being a fan of that team? It's like...why even bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 8 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: The White Sox have lost 18 games in a row. This isn't just bad, it's incredibly bad. And it's really hard to be this bad...can you imagine being a fan of that team? It's like...why even bother? If you were a fan of the Tigers in 1975, you could imagine a team losing 18 games in a row. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: If you were a fan of the Tigers in 1975, you could imagine a team losing 18 games in a row. How many in a row did they lose? Edited August 3 by Sports_Freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 12 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: How many in a row did they lose? 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 I'll be impressed when they lose 28 in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattleMike Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 47 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: The White Sox have lost 18 games in a row. This isn't just bad, it's incredibly bad. And it's really hard to be this bad...can you imagine being a fan of that team? It's like...why even bother? The Tigers, with their current healthy roster, doesn't look much better than the White Sox right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 21 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: 19 But the '75 Tigers also won 57 games. The '24 White Sox would have to finish 28-22 to beat that. I don't see that happening. I just hope they win a game before we play them, I wouldn't want them ending a streak against us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papalawrence Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 6 hours ago, Tiger337 said: If you were a fan of the Tigers in 1975, you could imagine a team losing 18 games in a row. My family went to a game in that streak, I believe it was vs the Angels. I tolerated the loss because Tiger Stadium was heaven on earth to me. I swear I could smell wahoo Crawford's urine.....but later I realized it was likely the drunk dude behind me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasTiger Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Am I the only one who thought back in the sixties that alkaline batteries were named after Al Kaline? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 3 minutes ago, VegasTiger said: Am I the only one who thought back in the sixties that alkaline batteries were named after Al Kaline? no, I did too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 5 minutes ago, VegasTiger said: Am I the only one who thought back in the sixties that alkaline batteries were named after Al Kaline? That's funny! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasTiger Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 2 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: That's funny! It's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Somebody needed to buy you kids some chemistry sets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Ain’t gonna lie—I was secretly hoping that Rob Miller had started this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Days That Used To Be; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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