Caller #8: Keith, who missed Ron at Ram's Horn this morning. Ron's going there right after the show. Just for the fun of it, I drove up to the Ram's Horn to see if I'd run into Ron. Sure enough, there he was, eating an omelette and reading the sports section of the Detroit Free Press . After he was...

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Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:51 pm

Keith missed Paul Woods last week. A missed opportunity.

To pop The Question.

Dan, you're tempting Ron's unsolicited advice and creepy hovering when you mention a young man with athletic talent.

Any moment now Ron and Denny are going to realize that their whipping boy A.J. Hinch was a catcher.

"You bet your bippy." Denny is channeling his favorite year, 1968, when that phrase was made famous on Laugh-In.

Denny's definitely a Pete Rose in another category—corrupt behavior.

Denny was suspended for seven days, not a whole year, for throwing water on sportswriters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_McLain#The_downfall

What a clown.

"Denny, you're a man of many talents," says Frank. A very ironic understatement...

Tiger decisions should always be made next year, says Ron. Firing Avila and Hinch. Signing Colt Keith to a long-term contract.

It seems like the Tigers have made an effort in the last few years in the different areas that Denny mentions (promotion, development, etc.) But Denny just can't bring himself to say anything good about the Tigers, probably because they have treated him in the way that an ex-con deserves to be treat...

"I'm not knocking the coaching or anything over there," then Denny knocks the coaching.

I loved Matt's "Wel-l-l-l-l..." when confronted with a typically illogical observation by Ron (Avila being responsible for the physical condition of pitchers).

150 times he's talked about Buxton? That sounds kind of low.

Denny McLain's show prep for Ron always includes an escape route (visiting friends, dinner, "TV gig," etc.).

Ron talks about Detroit being a great sports town 30 years ago. In this article from the Detroit Free Press from 32 years ago (7/10/92), Ron says something quite different towards the end of this article.