So much for our chance to see Gary Sheffield hit his 500th homerun in person.
The Detroit Tigers just released him, citing a need for “more versatility.”
As Tigers fans, we’re a little confused as to why this happened, but having Marcus Thames as the full-time DH does boost our spirits.
Archive for March, 2009
Tigers cut Sheffield; road-trippers lose out on chance to see history.
Posted in one night stands, tagged baseball, detroit tigers, gary sheffield, marcus thames on March 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We Heart Canada
Posted in one night stands, tagged baseball, baseball stadium road trips, canada, detroit tigers, sports, toronto blue jays on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The four of us have lived in southeastern Michigan for the duration of our lives.
To us, Canada is not so much another country as it is another city connected by a bridge.
Whether it was celebrating our 19th birthday in style, or extending the value of our dollar at the casino (right, Steve B.?), we [...]
There might be sports played there, too.
Posted in General, tagged baseball, baseball stadium road trip, baseball stadiums, dallas cowboys, jeff wilpon, jerry jones, new yankee stadium, sports on March 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
News Flash: We’re in a recession.
Oh, that’s old news?
Tell that to the Yankees (and Cowboys and Mets.)
All three are opening state-of-the-art stadiums this year, and all three are pressing forward in an attempt to pretend the economy doesn’t affect them. (How else can you explain Jerry Jones trying to hold out for a $1 [...]
Citi Field will not be Shea Stadium
Posted in baseball, tagged baseball, baseball stadium road trips, baseball stadiums, citi field, new yankee stadium, new york mets, shea stadium, sports on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The only link worth passing along this week is the New York Times’ review of Citi Field.
As you could tell by our scores, we came away less-than impressed with Shea Stadium, and it became clear that the outdated structure had to go.
Obviously we didn’t have an emotional attachment to it, but [...]
Land of the Loonie
Posted in one night stands, tagged baseball stadium road trips, baseball stadiums, detroit tigers, gary sheffield, rogers centre, sports, toronto blue jays on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s official!
Your favorite road-trippin, beerwater-swillin, horseplay-causin’ dudes are locked and loaded to make the trip to the Great White North to cross off the sixth stadium on our list: Rogers Centre.
On Thursday, April 8, we’re taking in a matinee game between the Toronto Blue Jays and our home team, the Detroit Tigers.
We know [...]
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