First of all, Tom Tresh died yesterday. A flash in the pan with the Yankees, and he ended his career with the Tigers. His Dad was a great catcher and they lived in Trenton. RIP Tom, you got your chance as the Yankees began to stink up the American League.
Who are some of your favorite Tiger phenoms? Here today and gone tomorrow. The Phil Collins song title says it best, "Do You Remember". Here some are in no particular order:
Purnal Goldy
Tom Veryzer
Justin Thompson
Jason Thompson
Jon Warden
Rich Monteleone
Ron Cash
Glenn Wilson
Gabe Kapler
Nook Logan
Bubba Morton
Tom Timmerman
Robert Fick (The Last Man To Go Deep at Tiger Stadium)
Rick Leach
Chris Shelton
Who Do You Remember?
Chris Pittaro (also from Trenton, NJ). Remember in spring '85 when Sparkless Anderson tried to move Sweet Lou to 3B to make room for Pittaro?
ReplyDeleteNot sure I'd put Jason Thompson on the "here today gone tomorrow" list. He played four full seasons in Detroit and played 11 years total in the majors, averaging 24 HR, 89 RBI, .261 BA and a .992 fielding percentage.
ReplyDeleteMIlt Cuyler. I was convinced he was the centerfielder of the future. I bought several hundred of his rookie cards at 17 cents a piece. I have serveral hundred for sale if anyone is interested, boy I was I wrong.
ReplyDeleteDave Rozema. 15-7 in his rookie year (1977) and never won more than 9 games a year in subsequent seasons.
ReplyDeleteMark "the Bird" Fydrich who had his own personal catcher, Bruce Kimm. Talking to a baseball...
ReplyDeleteAnd what is the true story about how his career ended -- did he get beat up because he messed around with some woman?
Chuck, i heard a version of the story that Fidrych had his arm injured in a fight w/ some guy who was jealous of the Bird supposedly hitting on his girlfriend.
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The Bird was injured while trying to get away after having his way with some woman on the mound at Joker Marchant Stadium. The sprinkler system was on and he tore up his knee trying to jump a fence. What a way to go. Sex brings down another one.
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