The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Detroit Tigers: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Detroit Tigers History
"We used to sneak into Tiger Stadium when I was a kid.... One time they caught us in the visitors' clubhouse. Instead of calling the police, [Rip Collins] introduced us to Rocky Colavito. The Rock was with Cleveland then, and when he met us, he was just as nice as he could be. He didn't have to do that. From that day on, he was my hero, and meeting him again when I joined the Tigers was my biggest thrill." --from the foreword by Willie Horton"He had one of the finest fastballs I ever stood behind. He was so tall, and looking at the ball from second base, I swear it looked like it was going to hit the ground. But they were strikes. That ball would carry in there, and it had plenty of smoke on it." --Charlie Gehringer recalling Schoolboy Rowe, one of the best Tigers pitchers in history"He put us in a frame of mind that took all the fun out of the game. When it's no fun, it's not worth playing." --Jim Northrup reflecting on Billy Martin's managerial follies