1. The 2011 Detroit Lions Definitely Not the 2007 Version

    This time, the other guys are disillusioned about their supposed franchise quarterback. This time, the other team has its falsely-hoped, tenuously-raucous crowd taken out of the game in the very first quarter...

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  2. Detroit Red Wings: Fans, Team Not Prepared for Life Without Nicklas Lidstrom

    Nick Lidstrom doesn’t block shots. He doesn’t body check anyone. He’s never thrown an elbow. His next fight will be his first...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 1,075 reads 18 comments

  3. Detroit Red Wings: Will the 7-Year Itch Strike With Coach Mike Babcock?

    It’s hockey season in Detroit again. Time to put up with another 82-game grind. In our self-ascribed “Hockeytown,” it’s considered par, not impolite, to look ...

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  4. Detroit Tigers: Where Do They Go from Here?

    Burning Questions in the wake of the Tigers ’ 15-5 loss to the Texas Rangers in Game 6 of the ALCS: OK, you have had a couple days to chew on this...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 1,791 reads 5 comments

  5. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Miguel Cabrera's Ricochet Might Spark Amazing Comeback

    I’d like to be writing this after Game 7 of the ALCS, after the Tigers complete their comeback from a 3-1 deficit to oust the defending American League champion Texas Rangers ...

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  6. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions After Game 5 of the ALCS

    Burning Questions in the wake of the Tigers ’ 7-5 win over the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the ALCS: It wasn’t classic Justin Verlander , was it? Well, we really haven’t seen that Verlander in several starts now...

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  7. MLB Playoffs 2011: Burning Questions After Game 4 of the ALCS

    Burning Questions in the wake of the Tigers ’ 7-3 loss to the Texas Rangers in Game 4 of the ALCS: This game was a second-guesser’s dream. Let’s look at some decisions...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 707 reads 1 comments

  8. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions After Game 3 of the ALCS

    Burning questions in the wake of the Tigers ’ 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the ALCS: The key to this one? Why, it came in the very first inning...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 459 reads 5 comments

  9. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions After Game 2 of the ALCS

    Burning questions in the wake of the Detroit Tigers ’ 7-3 loss to the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of the ALCS: What got into Nelson Cruz? He didn’t do a thing against Tampa Bay in the ALDS...

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  10. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions After Game 1 of the ALCS

    Burning Questions in the wake of the Tigers ' 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of the ALCS: Another postseason start by Justin Verlander curtailed by rain. How much of a factor was this? Hard to tell...

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  11. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Detroit Tigers Haven't Done Anything Yet in Beating the Yanks

    It’s tempting to say that this is as good as it gets—that the moment is so savory as to be incapable of being eclipsed...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 588 reads 2 comments

  12. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions After Game 5 of the Tigers-Yankees ALDS

    Burning Questions in the wake of the Tigers ’ 3-2 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the ALDS: Did you ever think three runs would be good enough in Yankee Stadium? ...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 363 reads 6 comments

  13. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions After Game 4 of the Tigers-Yankees ALDS

    Burning Questions in the wake of the Tigers ’ 10-1 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the ALDS: Any silver linings? Maybe. The Yankees would love to play tomorrow...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 2,083 reads 5 comments

  14. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions after Game 3 of the Tigers-Yankees ALDS

    Burning questions in the wake of the Tigers ’ 5-4 win over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALDS: Was this an “instant classic”? It was certainly one ...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 1,701 reads 6 comments

  15. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions after Game 2 of the Tigers-Yankees ALDS

    What was the story of this game? The Tigers’ big boys showed up. Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez each had clutch RBI hits in the sixth inning, stretching the Tigers' lead to 4-0...

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  16. 2011 MLB Playoffs: Burning Questions After Game 1 of the Tigers-Yankees ALDS

    Burning Questions in the wake of the Tigers ’ 9-3 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS: Was the game as lopsided as the score indicated? No, not that it changes anything; the Tigers are still down 1-0 in the series...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 538 reads 2 comments

  17. Unlike in 1980, the 2011 Detroit Lions Are Worth the Bet

    The NFL season is chopped into fours, not unlike what the ponies have to deal with at Pimlico. It’s often times just as foolhardy to put good money on the leaders at the ...

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  18. MLB Playoffs 2011: Tigers vs. Yankees ALDS Game 1 Burning Questions

    In the wake of the Game 1 postponement of the ALDS between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees , here are some burning questions ahead of the rescheduled game at 8:37 p.m. (EDT) Saturday...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 1,756 reads 2 comments

  19. MLB: Monday Morning Manager's Weekly Take on the Detroit Tigers

    Last week: 3-3 This week: CLE (9/26-28); ALDS (9/30-10/1) So, What Happened? The Detroit Tigers clinched the AL Central on September 16 and have been on a win one-lose one see-saw ever since...

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  20. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford and Co. Will Restore the Roar for Years

    Sometime, 10 or 12 years from now, the face will be more chiseled and hewn. It’ll be the look of a man instead of a boy. The care-free smiling will be replaced by looks of introspection...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 1,666 reads 17 comments

  21. Monday Morning Manager: My Weekly Take on the Detroit Tigers

    Last week: 5-2 This week: at KC (9/20-21); BAL (9/22-25) Division Clinched So, What Happened? Nothing too much—just the Tigers' first division title since 1987...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about over 1 year ago 291 reads 6 comments

  22. Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland Deserves All the Crankiness He Can Muster

    It was a bedraggled NFL coach, unnamed but whose words aren’t forgotten here, who once marveled at the power of the radio headset...

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  23. Monday Morning Manager: My Weekly Take on the Detroit Tigers

    Last week: 6-0 This week: at CWS (9/12-14); at Oak (9/15-18) Magic Number to clinch division: 7 So, What Happened? The Tigers are eating through the AL Central like a buzzsaw...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about almost 2 years ago 324 reads 1 comments

  24. Detroit Lions Coach Jim Schwartz Has That Winning Look

    Jim Schwartz has been the head coach of the Detroit Lions for nearly three years and I don’t trust him. He doesn’t have “the look...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about almost 2 years ago 1,231 reads 15 comments

  25. Detroit Tigers: It Took Too Long, but Command of AL Central is Theirs

    It took them 123 games, but the Detroit Tigers finally are showing that they are the class of the AL Central. The big cats toyed with the Indians and the White Sox into the latter part of August, playing with them like a toy mouse...

    Greg Eno Written by Greg Eno about almost 2 years ago 518 reads 6 comments