Tag Archives: Detroit Tigers

The Hope of the Summer to Come

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Austin Gisriel

If you’re a baseball fan, Spring Training is one of the grand times of the year, maybe even the grandest. Hope grows in the warm Florida (or Arizona) sun and it becomes easy to construct scenarios by which even your … Continue reading →

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Nothing Like a Game in June

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Austin Gisriel

The Orioles are in the playoffs, and while their stay may not last past Tuesday night, that is still an accomplishment considering that most pundits’ pre-season picks had them finishing last. A certain blogger you know and love made some … Continue reading →

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The Earliest Predictions You’ll See Anywhere!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

With the Giants defeating the Royals in the 2014 World Series thanks to the historic efforts of Madison Bumgarner, all teams will now turn their attention to 2015 and so will I by offering the earliest predictions for the upcoming … Continue reading →

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Bird Lovers World Series

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

My Divisional Series predictions did about as well as Detroit’s bullpen or Washington’s offense, but since the one I did get right was the Orioles, I’m happy. At this point, I’m predicting a bird lover’s World Series and here’s why: … Continue reading →

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2014 Playoff Predictions

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

Baseball’s post-season is officially underway and now that the wild card winners have been decided, I can get down to some serious playoff predictions. Predicting the winners in a 162 game schedule is part science and part alchemy; predicting the … Continue reading →

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Boots Biography To Be Published

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

I am happy to announce that the biography of Williamsport’s own Boots Poffenberger on which I have been working for two years will be published by Summer Game Books, with a scheduled release date of some time this summer. Boots … Continue reading →

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Today’s Game Banged; Streak Ends at 7

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

Our consecutive days with at least one game attended streak ended at 7 today, when the Astros and Tigers were rained out in Kissimmee. Originally, we were heading out to see Atlanta, but after checking the Braves’ ticket prices ($19.00 … Continue reading →

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Another Game and More Barbecue

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

The world of baseball has always been a small one, a fact proven again today when Al and I spotted former New Market Rebel General Manager and current 50-50 salesman, Tom Linski ushering at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. We … Continue reading →

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We’re Now in Lakeland

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

Motel 6 left the light on for us last night, but not the wi-fi connection. We could have bought one, but we went to McDonald’s for a milk shake and free wi-fi. Then the computer battery died before this post … Continue reading →

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Lose Weight the Boots Poffenberger Way

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

A very popular New Year’s resolution is to lose weight. The day you hang that new calendar on the wall, you swear that you’ll stick to this diet or that exercise program; however I have come across a much simpler … Continue reading →

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