OT: The Bird Makes a Return to the Tigers
Tyler Collins of the Tigers misplayed a flyball in the sixth inning this evening, he was booed by the fans, so he responded by flipping everybody off.
I know it was only a single bird, but Ohio State needs to sign this man up.
http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/04/25/tigers-tyler-collins-middle-finger-fan…
April 25th, 2016 at 10:23 PM ^
Especially when you're Tyler Collins. I wonder how Ausmus handles this with all the rumors going on about his job security.
April 25th, 2016 at 10:26 PM ^
Jim Leyland would have ripped that kid's balls off right there in the dugout.
April 25th, 2016 at 10:28 PM ^
We may see some ball ripping at Comerica this summer.
April 25th, 2016 at 10:50 PM ^
I don't think Marlboro Jimmy is coming back to the dugout. He's 71 now and doesn't want the grind anymore.
April 25th, 2016 at 11:22 PM ^
April 26th, 2016 at 12:24 AM ^
I'm just too old to coach. Illitch will be like "you candy@ss, grab a glass of whole milk and a carton of newports and lets get going".
April 25th, 2016 at 11:25 PM ^
April 26th, 2016 at 12:26 AM ^
That ain't happenin' but Bowman's apprentice Stevie Y..maybe.
April 25th, 2016 at 11:11 PM ^
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April 26th, 2016 at 12:07 AM ^
And you know this because you were in the clubhouse every day.
April 26th, 2016 at 10:58 AM ^
April 26th, 2016 at 12:13 AM ^
Won a World Series, a couple of pennants, and several division titles.
April 25th, 2016 at 11:59 PM ^
He's lucky it's not the 60's or 70's in Tiger Stadium. He would never hear the end of it and it would be a lot less classy than what is yelled at players nowadays.
April 25th, 2016 at 10:23 PM ^
April 25th, 2016 at 10:44 PM ^
about 10 years ago in a farming accident. His tractor flipped over on him. RIP Mark the Bird!
April 25th, 2016 at 10:46 PM ^
PTO's scared the heck out of me growing up in a farming area - link.
Loved the character pitchers of the 70s/80s - The Bird, Quisenberry, The Mad Hungarian, Space Man. Said that a couple of them left this mortal plane too early - RIP.
April 25th, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^
Also was hoping for Fidrych content.
I am disappoint.
Me too! Though, I was wondering how that would be possible. You know, without the Lord of Light getting involved.
April 25th, 2016 at 10:25 PM ^
April 25th, 2016 at 10:27 PM ^
Tyler Collins flipping the bird to the fans booing him. pic.twitter.com/kB2kjTn4gp
— Curtis (@Curtos07) April 26, 2016
April 25th, 2016 at 10:31 PM ^
"Collins apologized, heard boos & something snapped. Said it was reactionary almost. Seemed emotional. Answered every Q. Is embarrassed"
April 25th, 2016 at 10:27 PM ^
April 25th, 2016 at 10:31 PM ^
Nothing mentioned even though the national networks picked it up. DetNews only mentions it for a sentence and it "appeared" to be an obscene gesture. I used to the the NYC media was harsh just for the hell of it. Now I wish our local media could learn how to be brutally honest. Don't troll like Sharp, but demand some real answers and accountability from these GMs, coaches and players.
April 25th, 2016 at 11:19 PM ^
April 25th, 2016 at 10:33 PM ^
I guess he was expecting some applause for the awesome defensive effort.
April 25th, 2016 at 10:35 PM ^
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April 25th, 2016 at 11:41 PM ^
my dad took me to the epic monday night game against the yankees when i was a kid. bird won 2-1, iirc. that was a long day. 100 miles each way.
We had SRO tickets. I was maybe 13... It was like a playoff game & I will never forget.
Fidrych made the league minimum that year, $16,500 I believe.
I was there too. 6-4 Tigers. Sat just outside the right feild foul pole. There were two other memorable moments in that game. Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson arguing in the Yankees dugout and and a loudmouth drunk sitting about five rows above us getting hit in the head by a foul ball, sliding about five steps down the aisle dazed, and the whole section erupting into a big cheer. My introduction to karma.
April 26th, 2016 at 11:27 AM ^
The game that firmly established the legend of Mark Fidrych was that June 28 against the Yankees. The national media had picked up on both Fidrych’s success -- he was now 7-1 -- and his antics on the field. In turn, baseball fans and the American public were now taking notice of the Bird. The game, pitting Fidrych against the first-place Yankees, was televised nationally on ABC’s “Monday Night Baseball” telecast and received a great deal of attention. Fans came in droves to attend the game at Tiger Stadium; 47,855 people attended the game, and it was reported that another 10,000 were turned away more than an hour before the game was scheduled to start.6 Fidrych shut down the Yankees, allowing seven hits, no walks, and just a solo homer by Elrod Hendricks as the Tigers won 5-1. Chants of “Go Bird Go!” echoed through the crowd throughout the game.
April 25th, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
I thought the OP was somehow referring to Mark Fidrych, who died in 2009. I met him in a bar one time. He was talking and acting pretty ordinary, as opposed to his on field persona.
April 25th, 2016 at 11:05 PM ^
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tomorrow morning Patrick Kane will wake up and still be Patrick Kane. That's a much worse fate
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April 25th, 2016 at 11:37 PM ^
collins will have time to reflect when he is in toledo next week.
April 26th, 2016 at 12:25 AM ^
Anyone not give a shit about this? 6-0 in the 6th and he loses the ball in the air. Shit happens. I'd be more pissed the left fielder came over and decided to play soccer with the ball allowing the runner to advance to third.
April 26th, 2016 at 12:36 AM ^