Joseph Tufnell
Life-long Detroit Tigers baseball fan from Lansing, MI. University of Michigan alumnus and former batboy for the Lansing Lugnuts, Class "A" affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. During the day, I work for a political news & research service that covers state politics in Michigan.
As the book has finally closed on the 2012 MiLB season, many Minor League teams end up switching which what Major League club they’re affiliated with, based upon their player development contracts.…Read More
With just a few games left to go in the 2012 season, the fans on the South Side of Chicago have, for the most part, been pleasantly surprised by the success of their White Sox this season.
After the Prince…Read More
Although I’m only in my early twenties, there are times when I read things in the newspaper, or have something catch my eye on TV that makes me feel old.
The Spice Girls are reuniting for the Olympic…Read More
The Major League Baseball Draft differs from its counterparts, the NFL and NBA Draft. Admittedly, it lacks a lot of the drama, the glitz, the pre-draft shows attempting to predict the 457,584,124 (yes,…Read More
This year we decided as a staff to preview each of the team’s preliminary assignments to the 2012 AFL and our goal is to tackle each of the 30 organizations over the next 7-10 days. We hope you will…Read More
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This year we decided as a staff to preview each of the team’s preliminary assignments to the 2012 AFL…Read More
Every now and then, a player from Latin America will try to pull a fast one on Major League scouts,…Read More
(This is the second piece in a two-part series in which I highlight the top pitcher and hitter from each…Read More
As the sun sets on the Cape, a nice breeze off the ocean beckons those to come in from their shopping…Read More
The Oakland Athletics won their second fifteen-inning game in a week last Friday, topping the Toronto…Read More
Everyone knew the Detroit Tigers were bound to make a trade for a second basemen and a starting pitcher…Read More
While Travis Snider may only be twenty-four, the man has dealt with more adversity than most Major League…Read More
Ironically, as I type this, Detroit Tigers’ star- prospect Jacob Turner is in the midst of allowing…Read More
For several years now, it seems as though baseball talking heads on TV always argue the Royals are…Read More
As the trade deadline quickly approaches, I seem to have this sixth sense that kicks in: I instinctively…Read More
He played shortstop and moved to third base, just like A-Rod. He went to the same college, the University…Read More
Aside from a nice run in 2007 (before choking away the American League pennant to Boston with a 3-1 series…Read More
We’re just hours away from the June 19th mid-season clash between the best of the Low Class “A”…Read More
In an otherwise dismal season for the Chicago Cubs, boy wonder GM Theo Epstein decided to pull the lever…Read More
In what was sure to be a memorable day for the Seager family, their youngest son, Corey, was selected…Read More