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I’ve been a baseball fan, particularly a Tigers fan, since my dad took me to my first ballgame at Tiger Stadium in 1964. I sat alongside my dad the day Denny McLain served up a blooper to Mickey Mantle to hit over the wall in right field in 1968, the year McLain won 31 games and the Tigers went on to beat the Cards in the World Series.

I’m a baseball purist and sometimes have difficulty separating the business aspects from the game, and the men who play this kid’s game that I love so much from the egos their huge contracts so often create. Still, there is nothing like going to the ballpark on a warm spring day, where I can leave the worries of my own hectic life outside the chalk lines and immerse myself in a game that has largely gone unchanged since its inception more than 100 years ago (raise the pitchers’ mound back to where it should be, and for heaven’s sake, do away with the designated hitter!).

I look forward to sharing with Bleacher Report readers my experiences, my opinions and my love of the game of baseball. What do you say? Let’s Play Ball!

J. Conrad

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The Short List What J. Conrad thinks about sport's most pressing questions

  • Favorite Athletes

    Curtis Granderson, Steve Yzerman, A.J. Foyt, Al Kaline

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Detroit Tigers, Red Wings, Michigan Wolverines

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Watching Denny McLain serve up a blooper to Mickey Mantle to hit over the wall in right field at Tiger Stadium

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1977 Indianapolis 500 in which Foyt won his fourth

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Ted Williams's .406 batting average in 1941

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    Big 10

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  1. by Austin
     13 days ago

    Hey Conrad,

    Would you like to take part in a mid-season awards roundtable for the Tigers? If so, either email me at thedrake929@gmail.com or leave your email address on my profile and I will send you the information. Thanks.

    -Austin

  2. by Paul
     about 1 month ago

    J. Conrad-
    Jim Thome is about 3 seasons away from breaking a historic record held by Reggie Jackson. Please take a look when you have time. Thanks for any comments or feedback you may have.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/177330-being-unsuccessful-means-being-successful-all-time-striekout-leaders

  3. by Heartbeat of the Bronx
     about 1 month ago

    Hey Conrad,

    Ryan Zimmerman’s hit streak halted at 30 games last night. As one streak ends, another is admired. Read about how Joe DiMaggio forever redefined ’56,’ and how his feat may never be broken. It is a record that thankfully cannot be broken through steroid use, and represents all that was once right in a game that has since gone so wrong.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/175186-one-streak-ends-another-is-admired-how-joe-dimaggio-redefined-56

    Thanks in advance!

    -Stephen (Heartbeat of the Bronx)

  4. by Jersey Al
     2 months ago

    Have you heard about the Brett Favre computer virus?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/171178-warning-brett-favre-virus-sweeping-across-the-internet

  5. by Paul
     2 months ago

    JC-
    I had so many comments and suggestions of baseball players that the community members root for, it inspired me to do a brief follow-up article. Please check it out when you have a chance.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/169300-a-whole-lot-of-love-for-baseball

  6. by Heartbeat of the Bronx
     2 months ago

    Hey J.,

    Lou Gehrig has somehow been forgotten amongst the game’s immortals, even though he was possibly even more of a reason for the success of Ruth’s 1927 Yankees. Read about the quiet, forgotten leader of “Murderer’s Row,” Henry Lou Gehrig.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/167924-lou-gehrig-remembering-the-quiet-forgotten-leader-of-murderers-row?just_published=1

    Thanks in advance!

    -Stephen (Heartbeat of the Bronx)

  7. by Paul
     2 months ago

    I have found over the past month or so that I write best when I allow my heart to lead my head. Please check out my latest, I would be interested in any feedback you may have, or even anyone who would make your team. Thanks

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/167828-the-baseball-players-i-root-for

  8. by Evan
     2 months ago

    Hey what's up? If you can I'm trying to talk some sports with people, and get some opinions on sports related topics, email me at emcoltsfan7@gmail.com if you can, if not post on my profile wall. Thanks. I also have a sports forum that I'm a mod at, if you can join that let me know! Thanks.

  9. by Jersey Al
     2 months ago

    Thanks again for being a fan. Here's a little tongue-in-cheek humor for you...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/162631-this-just-in-packers-gm-ted-thompson-found-alive-humor

    Al

  10. by Jersey Al
     2 months ago

    What do you think of that Packers - Patriots trade?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/162266-packers-ted-thompson-rocks-green-bays-world

  11. by Jersey Al
     2 months ago

    Packers Community Leaders have a Packers daft pick contest going. Here are the details:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/157126-br-contest-predict-the-packers-picks-win-a-cheesehead

  12. by Jersey Al
     3 months ago

    My follow-up to the worst Packer Picks - Meet the BEST Packer picks:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/153420-the-best-green-bay-packer-first-round-draft-picks-of-the-last-50-years

    Look forward to your comments...

  13. by Jersey Al
     3 months ago

    When #1 Draft picks go horribly wrong... Look forward to your comments:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/147501-the-worst-green-bay-packer-first-round-draft-picks-of-the-last-50-years

  14. by Delores
     3 months ago

    Hey J.! Nice to meet you as well! Your piece on Mr. Kell was very deserving of a POTD vote. I look forward to reading more of your articles. Take care.

  15. by Jersey Al
     3 months ago

    My profile of the best pure pass rusher in the 2009 NFL Draft:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/141886-everette-brown-2009-nfl-draft-player-profile-the-sack-machine

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