Tag Archive | James Mungro
How Havard Rugland instantly became your favorite Detroit Lion
(Note: That’s right, two straight posts about kickers. I’m 54 away from DiMaggio) That guy kicking footballs to his friend in a canoe is named Havard Rugland (pronounced HO-vard ROOG-land), a 28-year-old Norwegian who has never played a game of football in his life. He signed with the Lions on Thursday. If Rugland didn’t have over […]
Your bi-weekly Jose Alvarez Update: As the Detroit Tigers begin, it begins
It’s Opening Day. Get Excited! After today, there’s only 161 games left in the playoff stretch. This Tigers-Twins game could have some serious Wildcard implications. Yet, the Tigers’ most dangerous weapon remains in the minors. Your James Mungro Memorial Award sponsored by (sponsor pending) winner, Jose Alvarez, has been banished to AAA, a.k.a ‘Where JMMA […]
What’s the ideal season for the Detroit Tigers?
Usually I’m not one to bow at the corporate feet, but I may have a chance at someone sponsoring the James Mungro Memorial Award here. MLB The Show video game is putting together promotional videos for each team. They know the basics, but are completely oblivious to the little things like Rod Allen’s commentary and […]
James Mungro Memorial Award (2013 Tigers Edition) Update: The field losses one member, gets a lot more interesting
(Previously: The Season 3 opening, Update No. 1 where we cut Ryan Robowski. Profiles: Jose Alvarez, Trevor Bell, Brad Davis, Dixon Machado, Kevin Russo) When we presented our second ever James Mungro Memorial Award sponsored by (Tosti—no, still no sponsor) to Jacques McClendon this fall during the Lions’ preseason, we gave it to a guy who […]
Does it make sense for the Detroit Red Wings to trade for the now-injured Stephen Weiss?
Now that Florida’s Stephen Weiss, premium chum for the fake trade waters, is out for the season due to wrist surgery, he’s fallen out of the public eye just enough so we can take a brief interlude from the James Mungro Memorial Award to talk about him. Before Weiss’s surgery, it was the Red Wings […]
Know your James Mungro Memorial Award (Detroit Tigers edition) nominee: Dixon Machado, the rule bender
I have mixed feelings regarding Dixon Machado. Technically he’s not a big-time prospect which makes him technically eligible, but he’s actually on people’s radars, which you can’t say for the other nominees. He’s on the outside rung, but he’s on the radar. Machado just narrowly avoids violating the provision in Rule No. 3 stating that he […]
Know your James Mungro Memorial Award Nominee: Brad Davis, future Detroit Tigers bullpen catcher?
If Brad Davis was a collection of all the Brad Davis’ in the world, he would be pretty one pretty cool actor/soccer player/basketball player/high school girls basketball coach/baseball player/other things. Unfortunately, he’s only one of those things and he’s not particularly good at it. Davis is a catcher for the Tigers, and he’s on dangerously […]
Know your James Mungro Memorial Award Nominee: Jose Alvarez
With only seven nominees fighting for this year’s James Mungro Memorial Award sponsored by Kia, (hoping if I keep putting a company’s name there they’ll actually sponsor the award), we can get to know our brave competitors on a closer level before cuts are made. In the coming weeks, we’ll profile each one, going in […]
Packing for non-existent Spring Training and dominating teens in Jeopardy: Catching up with our two James Mungro Memorial Award winners
As February meanders along, somebody is mere weeks away from what will likely to be the defining moment of his career. One baseball player, unknown to even the best pundits and in some cases his own family, will see his name go up in lights possibly one light. He will be presented with a fictional […]
