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Ty Cobb’s 1911 baseball card

by Andrew on March 5, 2010

With the first spring training games starting this week I have had baseball fever in addition to my severe case of spring fever. I found this great 1911 Ty Cobb baseball card at the Library of Congress website. On the back of the card Ty Cobb is listed at Number 9 in the list of “Prominent Base Ball Players and Athletes.” Fellow teammate “Wahoo Sam” Crawford was a few spots above Cobb at Number 5.

You could trade in 10 coupons of Turkey Red Cigarettes or 25 coupons from Old Mill or Fez cigarettes to get any one of the 76 listed players cards. Unfortunately this offer expired on June 30, 1911 so if you have any Turkey Red, Old Mill or Fez cigarette coupons lying around you’re out of luck .

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The Voice of the Turtle – Ernie Harwell

by Andrew on March 4, 2010

When Ernie Harwell was still announcing games for the Detroit Tigers, the first radio broadcast of spring training would be cause for him to recite Song of Solomon 2:11-12 – The Voice of the Turtle. As a tribute to Ernie Harwell and the first radio broadcast of spring training today at 1pm I give you, The Voice of the Turtle.

For, lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone;
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of the singing of birds is come,
And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.

This wouldn’t be complete without hearing the great Mr. Harwell recite it so give a quick listen to him –

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I have found another reason to like Red Wings goalie, Chris Osgood

March 1, 2010

To raise money for the Detroit Red Wings foundation, goalie Chris Osgood, auctioned off the chance to skate with him on his homemade rink at his Plymouth home. David Dagenais placed the winning bid and gave it to his son, Drew, as a once in a lifetime Christmas present.
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Go to a Pistons game and help the Food Bank Council of Michigan

February 25, 2010

This Tuesday, March 2nd, the Detroit Pistons versus Boston Celtics represents the 3rd Annual Pistons Care Telethon benefiting the Food Bank Council of Michigan. Faithful readers of our blog and customers of Gift Baskets From Michigan LLC know that the Food Bank Council of Michigan’s efforts are near and dear to our hearts. [...]

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What is your favorite winter activity in Michigan?

February 15, 2010

We are past the halfway point for winter and by now people in Michigan start to count down the days until spring. Others have so much fun skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, and other activities that only take place in the winter that they wish for spring weather to hold off so they can keep [...]

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Saint Joseph Lighthouse encased in ice

February 12, 2010

Michael Lavander captured this gorgeous shot of the Saint Joseph Lighthouse in the winter. The brilliant white of the ice encased lighthouse it beautiful against the backdrop of the blue February sky.

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To those who think being neighborly is dead

February 11, 2010

We have a wonderful older gentleman in our neighborhood who happily uses his tractor and attached snowblower to plow out all of the surrounding homes. It’s a trick after each significant snowfall to finish using my Yooper Scooper on my driveway before he helps. It’s not that I don’t want his help, I [...]

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All along the ice towers

January 29, 2010

As a Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix fan, I love the title of this photo. It’s a play on the Dylan song that Hendrix also covered “All Along The Watchtower.”

Oh, and the photo is great too! I love the large chunks of ice clinging to the wooden pier in the morning light.

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Detroit Newsreel from 1917

January 28, 2010

This 1917 newsreel mainly features footage from Detroit, but there is a bit of footage from the Traverse City area showcasing their blossom parade. A motorcycle climbing challenge in Lansing also makes its way into the footage.
Also in this newsreel:

Charitable organization hosts a picnic for hundreds of kids
Detroit traffic cop chases down a speeder [...]

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Happy 92nd Birthday to Ernie Harwell

January 25, 2010

Happy birthday, Mr. Harwell! I know he has good days and bad days so here’s to hoping that today is one of the good days.
In honor of Mr. Harwell’s 92nd birthday, here is the audio from his 1981 Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech (also known as ‘Baseball Is’) –

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