It was a pretty uneventful 2022 MLB All-Star Game for the two Detroit Tigers representatives as Miguel Cabrera had one plate appearance that resulted in a groundout to lead off the top of the fifth inning, while Gregory Soto faced two batters during the bottom of the seventh inning walking the first and retiring the…… MORE
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2022 MLB Draft: Tigers Select 19 Players From The College Ranks, No High School Prospects Taken
For the first time in a decade, the Detroit Tigers did not select one player straight out of high school in a Major League Baseball Draft. For those keeping track at home, The Tigers selected a total of seven position players (five infielders and two outfielders) and a dozen pitchers (eight righties and four lefties).…… MORE
“The Final Whistle” Podcast (Episode #61): Tork Sent Down, Pistons Get National Love, & Lions Spending Priorities
Travis Gibbs and Bryan Fongers return from the weekend for another edition of “The Final Whistle” podcast. – Spencer Torkelson gets sent down to Triple-A Toledo. Was he rushed up too soon, or is this a coaching/development issue?– Is the NBA Summer League becoming an unwatchable product?– JJ Redick says the Pistons can be a…… MORE
Former NBA Sharpshooter JJ Redick Says The Pistons Will Be One Of The East’s Best Teams In 2-3 Years
In just a few short years, Detroit Pistons General Manager Troy Weaver has completely torn down and rebuilt the roster with multiple young players led by Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, and Saddiq Bey to go with recent draft additions in Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren. It’s been a rough couple of seasons for…… MORE
Red Wings Hire Jay Varady As Assistant Coach
The Detroit Red Wings were not done with piecing together its coaching staff around new head coach Derek Lalonde as the team recently announced the hiring of Jay Varady as assistant coach. Varady spent three of the last four seasons as the head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners, the American Hockey League affiliate of the…… MORE
Tigers Option Spencer Torkelson To Triple-A Toledo
Spencer Torkelson, the former #1 overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft by the Detroit Tigers, has had a rough start to his Major League career. In 83 games played this season, Torkelson has hit just .197 (52-for-264) with 5 HR and 21 RBI, but the bigger issue is his strikeout-to-walk ratio to…… MORE
Tigers Take Two Collegiate Infielders In First Two Rounds Of 2022 MLB Draft
The first two rounds of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft took place last night out in Los Angeles, and Al Avila and the Detroit Tigers decided to utilize their first two picks on not just bats, but college bats. Jung, the San Antonio native, was the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2021…… MORE
“The Final Whistle” Podcast (Episode #60): Tigers Rebuilding The Rebuild, Red Wings’ Aggressive Free Agency, & Big Ten Football Head Coach Rankings
Travis Gibbs and Bryan Fongers push out a brand new episode of “The Final Whistle” podcast as we inch closer to the start of college football and the NFL. – Are the Tigers rebuilding the rebuild?– Did you like Steve Yzerman’s aggressive approach to free agency? Do you like his signings as a whole?– How…… MORE
Michigan Native Andrew Copp Highlights Big Free Agency Haul For Red Wings
Steve Yzerman is apparently tired with the lack of goal scoring and physicality his Detroit Red Wings have displayed since he took over as general manager in April of 2019. Once the free agency period got underway at noon on Wednesday, Yzerman and his front office staff hit the phones hard and struck numerous deals…… MORE
Former Spartan Max Christie Inks Two-Year Fully Guaranteed Deal With L.A. Lakers
Another one-and-done product from the state of Michigan this past season has signed his own rookie contract with the team that drafted him not even a month ago. The Illinois native was the fifth player taken in the second-round of the 2022 NBA Draft and was also the lone Spartan selected in this year’s draft.… MORE
