The apartment where he lived called 'lemon tree: where several tigers lived was just down the road from where I worked at a family restaurant.... He came in and I made him a corned beef sandwich
@gamma68Ай бұрын
Looks like WJBK has this entire series in its video archives?
@dbmusicproductions9181Ай бұрын
McAuliffe #3, Freehan #11, Northrup #5 Man does that CF camera angle make Lolich look like Lolich! That was fun.
@ML-un1oiАй бұрын
Thanks for doing this!!! I knew that you guys would like it!! Yes, there are 3 of the original members. Billy Payne, piano, Sam Clayton percussion singer, Kenny Gradney bass. As always, fellas excellent reaction 😂👏🙏
@user-of9qp1su4jАй бұрын
I vividly remember the game where "Campy" threw his bat at The Tigers Pitcher!!
@user-of9qp1su4jАй бұрын
The 1972 Detroit Tigers were an Aging Team of Veterans and this was "Their Last Dance".
@YBRCTYАй бұрын
I was getting around on my skateboard , Ernie was everywhere i went!!!!!!!!
@SuperMCFIVE2 ай бұрын
The Great Roberto‼️
@ronniecozzi83853 ай бұрын
The greatest manager of all time, Billy Martin, almost managed the Tigers into the World Series against a better Oakland team.
@charlesmclaughlin72353 ай бұрын
Can you imagine what Mark the Bird would do today with a time clock!
@KaiserSoza-lw9nx3 ай бұрын
what people don't really know is he had a million dollar arm, and a 10 cent head. He hurt his arm in a bar in Bellevue Michigan (Diamondbacks). He was trying to pick up some chick, her boyfriend took exception and grabbed his arm and bent it behind his back, tearing the tendons. First hand knowledge from my sister who was there.
@Johnjohn-dt6hw3 ай бұрын
That's true?
@KaiserSoza-lw9nx3 ай бұрын
According to my sister
@Mic-cb6xz3 ай бұрын
That's Belleville mi.. he lived on the I 94 service Dr. Where diamondbacks is located but I remember it happened downtown but true.lived here 54 years was a cook made him a corned beef sandwich
@KaiserSoza-lw9nx3 ай бұрын
to be honest i assumed it was Diamondbacks... but it could have been downtown... i will have to ask my sister...
@ddimitrie06Ай бұрын
Wrong. Fidrych's career was ruined because of an undiagnosed tear in his rotator cuff. None of the Tiger's doctors or trainers could diagnose this during his 5 years of rehabilitation and attempts at comebacks. Finally the legendary Sports Orthopedic surgeon repaired his rotator cuff in 1982 after he left baseball. The Tigers brought him to surgeons and doctors all over the US trying to diagnose his condition. Technology like MRI's didn't exist in 1976 that could have easily diagnosed this now common sports injury. He also was extremely overused in the Summer of 1976 when he pitched more complete games than some pitchers pitched in a career. He was a cash cow for the Tigers. He filled Tiger Stadium and stadiums on the road consistently. In fact during a last attempt at a come back with the Red Sox Triple A team in Pawtucket he regularly filled the Minor League stadiums too. All of the claims made that he talked to the ball and acted odd could easily be explained as attempts to deal with anxiety, nervousness etc. to calm himself down. Had he stayed healthy and pitched more years I doubt his nervousness and anxiety would have persisted. How exactly would most young men react when 50,000 people are chanting "We want the bird" until he does a curtain call? He was eccentric, funny but always genuine and generous with his time and talents to fans and his team. I took the time to read an extensive biography on Fidrych a few years ago where the writer travelled to his hometown of Northborough Mass. near Boston. He interviewed anyone and everyone who knew him, which was everyone in town. It is very likely that Fidrych had learning disabilities throughout his life. Early on he repeated a few grades and struggled with classes which did not have hands on learning such as technical shops, automotive. The crack about a ten cent brain was simply crass. Fidrych had an amazing life before and after baseball when he married, became a father and started his own trucking company. by the 1980's teachers and others who worked with children knew much more about learning disabilities. Before that these kids were called "bad students." Sadly he died in an accident involving his truck in 2009. He was 54. Today he would have been 69. At 54 he was a husband, a father a business man and a former professional ball player. Not bad. He is still loved by people who saw him pitch, grew up with him and mourned him. It is said not to speak ill of the dead. He did so much good in his life for so many others. How many men and women of his age do stupid things in bars that they later regret. Even if any part of your story is true, you would be hard pressed to find a young adult who hasn't done regrettable things in a bar.
@thomasrogers2023 ай бұрын
The A's were far better than the aging Tigers, but it was a close series right to the end. Martin was a great manager.
@chriszenko35984 ай бұрын
The 71 Pirates were loaded with superstars. I can’t believe Al Oliver is not in the HOF
@jeffocasio4 ай бұрын
I was 6 years old when Pirates won that 1971 World Series and I remember it like it was 6 minutes ago. Great memories. RIP the great Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and all of the other great players that has passed... 1:24:12
@CarlosGarcia-ej4ty5 ай бұрын
Amazing Roberto clemente the great one retire 21
@user-cj4lf8bs5d5 ай бұрын
Okay , some one out here help 1972 too now how much years is that i was born the same year , anybody remember reggie candy. It was a treat for me and big chew in. The pouch bubblegum ah the memories
@zcam19695 ай бұрын
Bert Campaneros throwing that bat . i have always remembered that .
@moby6285 ай бұрын
No excuse but the pitcher was obviously aiming for his feet.
@zcam19695 ай бұрын
@@moby628 that's why Bert threw bat.. hello
@jonboxleitner73545 ай бұрын
Lovable team.
@jonboxleitner73545 ай бұрын
Interesting part about some of the Pirates being in the Marine Corps reserves. So was Clemente earlier in his career. Great stuff.
@jonboxleitner73545 ай бұрын
Pitchers pitching complete games. Those were the days.
@tommyd175 ай бұрын
I recognized two people in this. Great vid. Thanks!
@zub65895 ай бұрын
That's awesome! Wish I had done more of this.
@petersanmiguel14685 ай бұрын
Great series! Thanks!
@homerun80326 ай бұрын
Check out REG at 9:31/17:54 seconds in, and at 14:02/17:54, out of the box to firstbase , that about as fast as anyone in the game.
@dzanier7 ай бұрын
He threw far too many innings that year. Then again, pitchers weren’t protected then like now.
@fernandomartinez58125 ай бұрын
They worked him just like Lasorda overworked Fernando Valenzuela. Faurrk!
@jamesanthony56813 ай бұрын
@@fernandomartinez5812 Fidrych had 24 complete games as a 21/22 year old. That's way too much for a young pitcher, or any pitcher for that matter. I agree with Lasorda and Valenzuela, with the heavy innings pitched in his early years,
@SteveSmekar-ll6ln7 ай бұрын
To all you kids who never heard of this or missed it too late... the BIRD was a phenomenon. MLB version of Beatlemania in an abbreviation. What a character, what a talent, this guy mowed down the best hitters in the game at the age of 19.
@jamesdelap40857 ай бұрын
Lolich in the 11th!
@virginiashroyer22798 ай бұрын
Who is the lady on the phone that is real outgoing? With gray top and glasses.
@virginiashroyer22798 ай бұрын
Great Christmas video! Thank you for sharing! 🎄🎁🎅🏼
@TheBatugan779 ай бұрын
I used to go to Mets games as a Yankees fan, just to see #21. I don't know where he was underrated or under appreciated. But it sure as hell wasn't NYC.
@user-yg1mh1sz8n10 ай бұрын
Roberto Clemente was the first great latin player and his number 21 should be retired by M.L.B.
@TheBatugan779 ай бұрын
#21 should be retired for Yankees great Paul O'Neill.
@lawrencedaniels55510 ай бұрын
The accounts of the riot are grossly exaggerated. Half the city didnt burn down. That was a small area relative to the size of the city overall. The northwest side and far east side was untouched. It was mainly the northend. It also didnt cause white flight. That had already been going on since the early 50s when the government began subsidies to build the suburbs. Thats when factories began to relocate. Then the people followed the jobs and the government investment went to the burbs at the expense of the inner cities. The black people were caught in a grand scheme that many didnt realize.
@fedordedov78310 ай бұрын
L E G E N D S
@Dave-ti2ue11 ай бұрын
RIP Brooks Robinson. What a ball player.
@kidmack355611 ай бұрын
I should hate this '71 Pirates team, but I didn't and I still don't. I was a 9 year old Giant's fan and saw the Pirates at Candlestick many times that season and because of one visit in particular, when I was blessed to have box seats right next to the Pirates dugout, I'll never forget how friendly Manny Saguillen and quite a few of players were, so they were a very likable group of players. And that's right! They did do a lot of bantering back and forth with each other all game long. I cried when Mays and the Giants lost, but I was happy when the Pirates won the WS against the O's! I never watched another full Giant's game until 1987, and after that disappointment I never watched another one until watching the uploaded games of the 2010 WS here on YT just a couple of years ago. FINALLY!!!
@user-fc6lt7cc7p11 ай бұрын
Motor city wanted a $hit hole and they got their wish. Turned into the Gaza strip.
@scottl.156811 ай бұрын
Good stuff!!
@timr3190811 ай бұрын
They made the same mistake with Korea 😊 they really should have went the extra mile and taken care of the problem. Now sixty years later Detroit is still a piece of s***
@beckysnyder459111 ай бұрын
My husband, me & our 1 year old were up to Detroit visiting my sisters & brother. I was born in Detroit in 1948 & had to move to Ohio with my Mom & baby sister after my Dad passed & Mom remarried. My sister lived on Green St. My brother & family lived a few block over from her. we went to the lake for the day & when we got back to the house we heard about the riot. We could hear the shooting where we were. Nobody slept that night. A day or 2 later we went back to Ohio & took nieces & nephews with us,
@Robert-fx1lr11 ай бұрын
Haven't seen any thing yet just keep treading
@mikealessi7006 Жыл бұрын
Lol Billy Martin was always fighting
@LelandBestLiveTV Жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough, as a young kid, to sit inside the original Tiger Stadium and watch this man pitch. Will never forget those days...
@kleepo7733 Жыл бұрын
Imagine for some realizing the term White Flight. You didn't manage to interview the the family of the Jewish shoemaker who got stomped to death from a mob that burned his store to the ground. That's unfortunate. Look at Detroit after all these years as the city as yours forever.
@mariaellis2882 Жыл бұрын
Blacks in the ghettos of today go around beating people up, shooting them and murdering them
@mariaellis2882 Жыл бұрын
And nothing ever improved; it just got worse.
@daveerhardt1879 Жыл бұрын
I was a big fan of The Tigers growing up, I lived in Toledo, just across the Michigan border in Ohio. Nice to watched the players I grew up with as a kid, and the voice of Ernie Harwell, he was a great broadcaster.
@SittingWithDogs Жыл бұрын
Nobody talks about the worst thing that the government did to blacks in Detroit & that was the demolition of black bottom neighborhoods. My God the vibrant businesses, the culture was as strong as New Orleans. Music, kids playing everywhere, neighbors looked out for everyone around them, just an incredible place. It was the black heart & soul of the city. Just a tragedy in my humble opinion.
@palepride753011 ай бұрын
They didn’t own any buildings. They “leased”.
@waynewilliams4552 Жыл бұрын
In the second part of Willie Hortons talk about his ankle. I think that's a game I was at I was little. And everybody was always saying we want the burden you'd come out for standing ovation. Well he gave out for his ovation that time and I was screaming we want Willie we want willy willy willy and the whole crowd did it with me. And Willie got a standing ovation that day too!
@SteveSmekar-ll6ln7 ай бұрын
And wasn't Willie Horton great, too? And Freehan, Rodriguez, Cash, Northrup, Kaline, Lolich and all those guys I watched play. And so wished I could be like them. Will ALWAYS love my Detroit Tigers.
@rafaelsoltren237 Жыл бұрын
I’m Puerto Rican but to me WILLY MAYS was the best ever and always will be…..
@dancalmpeaceful3903 Жыл бұрын
I never understood the logic to looting and destroying your OWN neighborhood.....why? What good was that going to do? Those local businesses didn't deserve to be burnt and looted. Sad.....very sad.
@MaryStevens-tb2dz Жыл бұрын
I lived 4 blocks from Detroit during this time and. We could hear gunfire and smelled the smoke. It was a very scary time Warren was a totally white community and it has changed so much the last time I was up there. I was glad I moved out of Michigan to a safer place. My dad taught us that there good black people and bad black but also there were good white and bad white. I was never taught to disrespect anyone. Now I'm 73 and I've carried this though my live