Comments on: Walking through the Tigers 1979 Yearbook http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:35:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: adenzeno http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100993 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:57:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100993 On another note- I went into a pawn shop here in Austin TX about 6 years ago, and they had a bunch of bats from Tigers players of the late 70s-Lynn Jones, May, Wockenfuss

]]> By: Detroit Michael http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100963 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:47:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100963 Best blog post of the year for this Tiger fan: thanks!

Brings back lots of memories about “Spring Training” Corcoran and Lynn “one of the Pine Brothers” Jones, etc. I think I threw away all my old Tiger yearbooks except 1973.

]]> By: Detroit Michael http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100962 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:44:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100962 Champ Summers is still one of my favorite Tigers of all time. In a part-time role, he had a great HR/AB ratio for 2-3 years, making him a fan favorite amongst those like me sitting in the general admission seats past the outfield.

]]> By: The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100945 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:36:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100945 Yes, I know how to use IMDB too.

]]> By: guileless22 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100942 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:18:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100942 I demand a scan of the provocatively posed girls in short shorts.

]]> By: adenzeno http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100924 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:49:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100924 Boots Day was one of my first baseball cards in 1971! Nice write up. Thanks.

]]> By: heiniemanush http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100918 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:59:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100918 My favorite Tigers from that team were Champ Summers and John Wockenfuss but I’ve always had a soft spot for role players with quirky names. After the promise shown in ’78 and the excitement surrounding the Sparky hiring that Tigers season proved to be a bit of a let down.

]]> By: ThatGuy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100917 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:57:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100917 I believe they referring to John Barrymore, actor from the 20′s and 30′s largely considered the best Hamlet portrayal ever. Although he is the grandfather to Drew Barrymore.

]]> By: pestiesti http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100916 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:37:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100916 That Lynn Jones description is accurate. Demons are surprisingly slow-footed. I think it’s the tails.

]]> By: The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/29/walking-through-the-tigers-1979-yearbook/comment-page-1/#comment-100910 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:16:49 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33276#comment-100910 I have a hard time believing Drew Barrymore made a particularly believable Hamlet. Especially since she was four years old in 1979.

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