NPR: detroit tigers https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=163205667 detroit tigers en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:02:33 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: detroit tigers https://www.npr.org/tags/163205667/detroit-tigers Babies And Baseball: A Dad Plants The Seeds For A Shared Love Of The Game Pete Van Vleet is a devoted Houston Astros fan. His daughter loves the Detroit Tigers. To help his infant son pick a team, he asked all 30 of them, "Why should my son choose you to be a fan?" Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:11:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2017/11/15/562895942/babies-and-baseball-a-dad-plants-the-seeds-for-a-shared-love-of-the-game https://www.npr.org/2017/11/15/562895942/babies-and-baseball-a-dad-plants-the-seeds-for-a-shared-love-of-the-game

Pete Van Vleet is a devoted Houston Astros fan. His daughter loves the Detroit Tigers. To help his infant son pick a team, he asked all 30 of them, "Why should my son choose you to be a fan?"

]]> Dave Blanchard Benches Clear — Again And Again — During Brawls Between Yankees And Tigers The confrontation opened with a hit batter and an inside pitch, but before long, both benches had cleared amid a flurry of fists. Then, they cleared again. And again. Luckily, no one appears injured. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:09:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/24/545907916/benches-clear-again-and-again-during-brawls-between-yankees-and-tigers https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/24/545907916/benches-clear-again-and-again-during-brawls-between-yankees-and-tigers

The confrontation opened with a hit batter and an inside pitch, but before long, both benches had cleared amid a flurry of fists. Then, they cleared again. And again. Luckily, no one appears injured.

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]]> Colin Dwyer Mike Ilitch, Little Caesars Founder, Detroit Tigers And Red Wings Owner, Dies The lifelong Detroiter opened his first store with his wife, Marian, in the Detroit suburb of Garden City in 1959. Today its parent company says it's the world's largest carryout pizza chain. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 23:57:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/10/514634418/mike-ilitch-little-caesars-founder-detroit-tigers-and-red-wings-owner-dies https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/10/514634418/mike-ilitch-little-caesars-founder-detroit-tigers-and-red-wings-owner-dies

The lifelong Detroiter opened his first store with his wife, Marian, in the Detroit suburb of Garden City in 1959. Today its parent company says it's the world's largest carryout pizza chain.

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]]> NPR Staff Bagwell, Raines And Rodriguez Are Elected To Baseball's Hall of Fame A dazzling speedster, a slugger and one of the best catchers the game has ever seen will be enshrined at Cooperstown. Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:44:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/18/510508762/bagwell-raines-and-rodriquez-are-elected-to-baseball-s-hall-of-fame https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/18/510508762/bagwell-raines-and-rodriquez-are-elected-to-baseball-s-hall-of-fame A dazzling speedster, a slugger and one of the best catchers the game has ever seen will be enshrined at Cooperstown.

]]> Richard Gonzales For Michigan Political Ads, The Tigers Are The Big Game In Town Why do advertisers love buying time for political ads during Detroit Tigers baseball games? Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:04:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/09/27/351962159/for-michigan-political-ads-the-tigers-are-the-only-game-in-town https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/09/27/351962159/for-michigan-political-ads-the-tigers-are-the-only-game-in-town Why do advertisers love buying time for political ads during Detroit Tigers baseball games?

]]> Don Gonyea Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland Steps Down Leyland has been one of the most-respected and most-successful managers in baseball. He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title. At Detroit the last eight seasons, he twice led the Tigers to the Series. Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:10:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/21/239145599/detroit-tigers-manager-jim-leyland-steps-down https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/21/239145599/detroit-tigers-manager-jim-leyland-steps-down

Leyland has been one of the most-respected and most-successful managers in baseball. He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title. At Detroit the last eight seasons, he twice led the Tigers to the Series.

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]]> Mark Memmott Giants Take 2-Game World Series Lead With 'Small Ball,' 'Slap & Score' A bunt that only traveled about 40 feet may turn out to be one of the World Series' most important moments. It pushed the Giants' first run across the plate. San Francisco and Detroit resume play Saturday night. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:45:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/26/163692825/giants-take-2-game-world-series-lead-with-small-ball-slap-score https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/26/163692825/giants-take-2-game-world-series-lead-with-small-ball-slap-score

A bunt that only traveled about 40 feet may turn out to be one of the World Series' most important moments. It pushed the Giants' first run across the plate. San Francisco and Detroit resume play Saturday night.

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]]> Mark Memmott Tigers & Giants Have Been To Series Many Times, But Never Together Not a seamhead? Trapped in a conversation about the World Series, which starts tonight? Here are a couple bits of baseball trivia you can drop before pretending to get a phone call and scurrying away. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/24/163536632/tigers-giants-have-been-to-series-many-times-but-never-together https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/24/163536632/tigers-giants-have-been-to-series-many-times-but-never-together

Not a seamhead? Trapped in a conversation about the World Series, which starts tonight? Here are a couple bits of baseball trivia you can drop before pretending to get a phone call and scurrying away.

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]]> Mark Memmott Giants Beat Cardinals, Head To World Series The San Francisco Giants came back to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 of the National League championship series Monday. They face the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:11:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/22/163443820/giants-beat-cardinals-head-to-world-series https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/22/163443820/giants-beat-cardinals-head-to-world-series The San Francisco Giants came back to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 of the National League championship series Monday. They face the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.

]]> Krishnadev Calamur Tigers Sweep Yankees To Advance To The World Series The Tigers won 8-1 for a four-game sweep of the American League championship series. It's their second trip to the World Series in seven years. They'll face either defending champions St. Louis Cardinals or the San Francisco Giants. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:50:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/18/163205456/tigers-sweep-yankees-to-advance-to-the-world-series https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/18/163205456/tigers-sweep-yankees-to-advance-to-the-world-series The Tigers won 8-1 for a four-game sweep of the American League championship series. It's their second trip to the World Series in seven years. They'll face either defending champions St. Louis Cardinals or the San Francisco Giants.

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