Detroit, MI
‘I think I might cry’
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A uncommon second occurred Thursday morning.
Miguel Cabrera, the longer term Corridor of Famer, held courtroom in entrance of his locker within the Detroit Tigers’ clubhouse. He’s one hit away from turning into the thirty third participant in MLB historical past to succeed in 3,000 hits.
The main target is on him, and he accepted the eye gracefully. A herd of reporters gathered round his locker, and Cabrera simply saved speaking — about his feelings approaching the milestone, about his need to win, about Venezuela, concerning the Tigers’ future, about his household, concerning the late Al Kaline and far more.
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“I feel I would cry,” Cabrera mentioned.
The 39-year-old, in his twentieth season, went 3-for-4 in Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees at Comerica Park, placing him on the doorstep of turning into the seventh participant in historical past with a minimum of 500 dwelling runs and three,000 hits.
“It is about profitable,” Cabrera mentioned.
His father, additionally named Miguel, known as him from Venezuela on Wednesday evening, explaining he needed to shut his eyes throughout Cabrera’s closing at-bat. He struck out swinging within the eighth inning, leaving him at 2,999 hits.
“When my youngsters play, I by no means sit nonetheless,” Cabrera mentioned. “If you play, you management the sport. You strike out or no matter, however you management the sport. If you’re within the stands, you get extra nervous.”
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For Thursday’s recreation in opposition to the Yankees, Cabrera’s mom, Gregoria, and the remainder of his household — spouse Rosangel, daughter Isabella and son Christopher — will probably be in attendance. He joked along with his son that he would attain safely on a bunt for his 3,000 hit.
“He mentioned, ‘Dad, come on,’” Cabrera mentioned.
Cabrera has one bunt single in his profession.
It occurred in 2006.
“Immediately, I’ll bunt,” Cabrera reiterated.
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“I’ll bunt at the moment, first pitch,” Cabrera mentioned, laughing. “(Yankees left-hander Jordan Montgomery) will throw me a slider inside. You already know — bunt. Man on the third, base hit RBI, child. First inning.”
Cabrera, in a extra critical tone, mentioned the proper scenario for his 3,000th hit can be a house run for the win, identical to the primary hit of his MLB profession in June 2003. Enjoying for the Florida Marlins, he launched a walk-off dwelling run within the eleventh inning to beat the Tampa Bay Satan Rays.
Christopher needs his father to bop if he hits a house run.
“He confirmed me a dance,” Cabrera mentioned. “I mentioned, ‘I can not dance.’ He instructed me I’ve to do one thing. … who’s his favourite participant? (Ronald) Acuna. I mentioned, ‘Now I do know the place you get that, as a result of I did not train you that.’ Acuna and (Ozzie) Albies.”
As for Acuna, he is without doubt one of the gamers Cabrera research today. Acuna, 24, gained the 2018 Nationwide League Rookie of the Yr, is a two-time All-Star and has spent all 4 MLB seasons with the Atlanta Braves.
Cabrera additionally watches Shohei Ohtani, the two-way celebrity for the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani, 27, earned the 2018 American League Rookie of the Yr and the 2021 AL MVP. He hit 43 dwelling runs final season, to go along with a 3.18 ERA in 23 begins as a pitcher.
On Wednesday, Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto went to Twitter to share his thoughts on Cabrera’s greatness: “@Miguel Cabrera I used to low-key creep your at-bats in my lodge room EVERY SINGLE NIGHT after our video games. I knew I needed to research the very best to beat the very best. Good luck along with your closing steps to 3000. You’re a pleasure to look at.”
The message from Votto — 2,033 profession hits — got here as a nice shock to Cabrera. He then evaluated what stands out about Votto’s method on the plate. Votto, the 2010 NL MVP, led the majors in walks in 2013, 2015 and 2017. He additionally paced the NL in walks in 2011 and 2012.
“He takes walks and would not swing at dangerous pitches,” Cabrera mentioned. “Generally once I bought males in scoring place, I broaden my zones. If it is this a lot exterior, I swing. He would not swing. He is so disciplined. He all the time has a loopy method. For me, I am aggressive. Like Pujols. Pujols is aggressive.”
Cabrera will probably be one in every of two Tigers — together with Kaline (3,007 hits) and Ty Cobb (4,189 hits) — to perform 3,000. Kaline, a Corridor of Famer, performed 22 seasons for the Tigers, from 1953-74, incomes the nickname Mr. Tiger for his longtime connection to the group.
Kaline died at age 85 in April 2020.
“I miss him,” Cabrera mentioned.
The newest participant to affix the three,000 hit membership was Albert Pujols in Might 2018.
Earlier than Pujols, it was Adrian Beltre in July 2017.
The subsequent closest participant to three,000 hits is Robinson Cano (2,629), taking part in his seventeenth MLB season this 12 months at age 39. He has yet one more season remaining on his contract with the New York Mets.
“That quantity is admittedly laborious to get,” Cabrera mentioned. “Do not get me fallacious, I all the time dreamed about this second. I used to be all the time enthusiastic about, in your profession the place you are going to be. I am in a superb place proper now. I wish to benefit from the second, however on the identical time, I wish to suppose the identical factor I assumed once I first got here up — play to win with my teammates. It is not honest to say, ‘Oh, I get 3,000 due to me.’ No, I get 3,000 due to my teammates, my coaches, my supervisor, everybody.”
Cabrera would be the first participant from Venezuela to attain the milestone.
With that comes a message from the nation’s best baseball participant.
“It is a dream come true,” mentioned Cabrera, who grew up idolizing Venezuelan Dave Concepcion, a 19-year MLB vet. “If there’s any child in Venezuela that sees that, I would like you to know that if I could make it, you can also make it.”
Here is extra of what Cabrera mentioned Thursday morning:
On transferring down within the batting order: “I mentioned to skip (A.J. Hinch), make the lineup higher. I do not care the place I am hitting — seventh, eighth, no matter. I wish to be within the lineup. I really feel comfy hitting fifth.”
On altering his method: “My hitting coach instructed me to neglect concerning the massive ball, play small ball and make contact with the ball. That helped me so much.”
On attempting for 3,000 vs. the Yankees: “I do not wish to harm peoples feeling, however it’s the Yankees. In some unspecified time in the future in my profession, once I signed (in 2003), a scout from the Yankees mentioned, ‘If you are going to make it to the massive leagues, you are going to be a pitcher.’ They fired him. True story. He bought fired from the Yankees after that, in 2003. the Yankees, massive cash. Like in soccer — (Actual) Madrid.”
On Javier Báez’s thumb harm: “We’d like you, we’d like you within the (expletive) lineup. When he is within the lineup, we’ll be harmful. And Torkelson, he’ll be (expletive) good. Brief to the ball, I all the time inform them (younger gamers). If you are going to hit for common and energy, you bought to be quick to the ball.”
On Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene: “Oh my god, these guys are going to be (expletive) good. … Riley was our greatest hitter in spring coaching. It was an enormous loss. … They’re actually good. They know the (strike) zone at such a younger age. They know the strike zone. They know what they wish to hit. They know what (the pitcher is) going to throw. And so they’re all the time prepared.”
On Torkelson: “His method. He is getting comfy. When folks get comfy like that, it is particular. He’ll be harmful. … He is higher than me. I do not care concerning the numbers, I feel he is higher. … He’ll be actually good. He is very calm.”
Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@freepress.com or observe him on Twitter @EvanPetzold. Learn extra on the Detroit Tigers and join our Tigers publication.
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Detroit, MI
Hurter deals, Torkelson and Greene homer as Tigers clinch series over Red Sox
Detroit — The crowd in Comerica Park felt something brewing.
After being held without a baserunner for the first four innings of Sunday’s rubber match against the Boston Red Sox, Kerry Carpenter opened the bottom of the fifth with a walk, ensuring the Tigers wouldn’t be victims of a perfect game in their own stadium.
Relieved with that — and after Boston lefty Rich Hill got Jace Jung to strike out — the announced crowd of 30,173 in attendance popped at the sound of Spencer Torkelson’s bat sending a second-pitch curveball over the wall in left field and into Detroit’s bullpen.
Torkelson had no doubt, moseying his way out of the batter’s box to admire his work, as he gave the Tigers a lead they’d never relinquish on the way to a series-clinching 4-1 win.
Detroit entered Sunday five games back of the Minnesota Twins for a wild-card spot. But it made up ground on the Red Sox, who are currently the first American League team out and sit just a half-game ahead of the Tigers.
It was a two-homer day for Detroit, as Riley Greene turned on a 92 mph cutter left over the middle of the plate in the sixth inning and smoked a line drive that snuck inside the right-field foul pole. Greene’s shot was also of the two-run variety, scoring Parker Meadows from first base.
Greene has a team-high 20 home runs, the most of his three-year career, and is up to 58 RBIs, which also leads the Tigers. Torkelson now has eight home runs on the season.
For as good as Boston starter Cooper Criswell was — no hits or walks allowed to go along with five strikeouts through four innings — Tigers lefty Brant Hurter kept Detroit in it. Hurter scattered six hits over five innings, allowing one run in the fifth before stranding two runners by forcing a groundout to second base.
Hurter also got the Tigers out of danger in the second frame. After Beau Brieske, who started the game, surrendered back-to-back one-out walks, Hunter was called out of the bullpen and induced an inning-ending double play on his first pitch.
It’s the sixth appearance of Hurter’s career, and the first in which he pitched at least five innings and allowed one or fewer runs; he’s gone for five or more innings on three other occasions, giving up two, two and three runs in outings against the Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants, respectively.
Will Vest and Jason Foley combined to pitch a scoreless 2⅔ innings to secure the win. The Tigers, who finish their home stand with a 4-2 record, will now head to California for a six-game road trip against the San Diego Padres from Sept. 2-5 and the Oakland Athletics from Sept. 6-8.
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Detroit, MI
5 memorable visits to Detroit by presidential candidates on Labor Day
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What to know about Labor Day and its history
Labor Day is more than just barbecues, shopping sales and a long weekend. Here’s what to know about the federal holiday.
Vice President Kamala Harris is a political trailblazer as the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to win a major party’s nomination for president.
But she follows a decades-old tradition of Democratic presidential candidates when she visits Detroit this Labor Day, a holiday marking the end of summer and, historically, the day presidential campaigns launch into overdrive for the fall stretch.
Big union cities such as New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh have also attracted big-name politicos on the first Monday in September but no city has been more closely associated with the American labor movement than Detroit. Combine that with Michigan’s status as a battleground state and the appeal for Democrats to visit Detroit on Labor Day is clear.
Though Detroit has celebrated Labor Day since the late 1800s, it’s only in about the last 75 years that Labor Day has drawn presidential candidates to the city.
Until after World War II, “labor in its contemporary form hadn’t risen to the level that it has now,” said Marick Masters, a professor emeritus of business at Wayne State University in Detroit. “As it grew in power, particularly in the Democratic Party, Democratic politicians wanted to pay allegiance to the labor movement” by making holiday visits to Detroit and other union strongholds, he said.
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Here are five notable Labor Day visits to Detroit by past presidential candidates.
Harry S. Truman, 1948
Harry S. Truman visited Detroit as an incumbent president but a political underdog.
He would go on to defeat Republican New York Gov. Thomas Dewey in what was seen as one of the greatest political upsets in U.S. history, and considered Detroit his “lucky city,” the Detroit Free Press reported at the time.
That’s because he had also campaigned in the Motor City on Labor Day in 1944, as a candidate for vice president to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who that November won an unprecedented fourth term.
The local AFL and CIO affiliates, which sometimes competed to organize the same workers, had made a joint invitation to Truman at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. That was viewed as a healthy sign for labor unity, though the entities would not merge until 1955.
“A free and strong labor movement is our best bulwark against communism,” Truman, who was accompanied by his daughter Margaret, told a large crowd in Cadillac Square in Detroit.
At the time of Truman’s visit, union members were still outraged by the 1946 passage — over Truman’s veto — of the Taft-Hartley Act, which took effect in 1947 and banned wildcat strikes, closed shops, and mass picketing, among other restrictions on union activities.
Taft-Hartley “is only a foretaste of what you will get if Republican reaction is allowed to grow,” Truman told the crowd in Detroit.
Inflation was an election issue then, as it is today. Truman in 1946 had vetoed a bill to extend price controls, introduced under Roosevelt, saying he did not believe the legislation would prevent prices from rising.
Adlai Stevenson, 1952
Not every Democrat who campaigns for president in Detroit on Labor Day goes on to win.
Adlai Stevenson, who lost to Republican Dwight Eisenhower, is a case in point.
As reported in the Detroit Free Press, the crowd of 25,000 gave “cheers of anticipation” when Michigan Gov. G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams introduced Stevenson, the governor of Illinois, as “a great friend of labor.”
But those cheers “became much milder as Stevenson expounded his views on labor relations,” and the crowd “began disintegrating,” the newspaper reported.
“You are not my captives and I am not yours,” Stevenson told the largely pro-union audience. “I intend to do exactly what I think right and best for all of us — business, labor, agriculture, alike. You, too, will do exactly what you think best at the election.”
Though he called for changes to Taft-Hartley, Stevenson rejected unionists’ labeling of it as a “slave labor” law, the Free Press reported.
“We cannot tolerate shutdowns which threaten our national safety,” Stevenson said. “The right to bargain collectively does not include the right to stop the national economy.”
Stevenson returned to Detroit on Labor Day in 1956, launching another unsuccessful campaign for the White House.
John F. Kennedy, 1960
The crowd in Cadillac Square was estimated at 60,000 when the charismatic senator from Massachusetts, on his way to a razor-thin victory over Vice President Richard Nixon, launched a withering attack on the Eisenhower administration.
John F. Kennedy said that stagnant growth under the Republican president had cost each American $7,000.
As reported in the Free Press, Kennedy said the labor movement “is people,” and the enemies of labor are the enemies of “all progress.”
“The two cannot be separated,” Kennedy said. “The man and the party who opposes a decent increase in minimum wage is not likely to be more generous toward a badly underpaid school teacher.”
Democratic State Chairman Neil Staebler called Kennedy “the best campaigner to hit Michigan since Franklin D. Roosevelt,” who had visited Detroit, but never on Labor Day.
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
Michigan Democratic delegates generally, and union members specifically, were vocally unhappy with Kennedy’s selection of Lyndon B. Johnson as his running mate at the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
But both labor activists and Johnson — who didn’t visit Michigan once during the 1960 campaign — were willing to put those memories behind them when Johnson came to Detroit as president, less than one year after Kennedy was assassinated.
Reporters marveled at the willingness of Johnson, accompanied by his wife, Lady Bird, to mingle with the huge crowd outside what was then the Sheraton Cadillac Hotel, shaking as many hands as possible, amid high security and understandably nervous Secret Service agents, the Free Press reported.
In a bipartisan gesture, Detroit labor leaders invited Republican Gov. George Romney to join Johnson on the speaking platform.
“Hospitality is not limited to those with whom we share all our views, as this occasion, and the visits of other presidential candidates, will bear out,” Romney said.
Barack Obama 2011
President Barack Obama’s Labor Day visit to Detroit was unusual in that it did not occur during an election year.
With another year still to go in his first term, Obama visited Detroit amid persistent high unemployment to celebrate his 2009 stimulus package that included an $81 billion federal rescue of General Motors and Chrysler, which is now known as Stellantis.
He was drumming up support for a major jobs plan he was about to present to Congress, where the U.S. House was Republican-controlled.
Speaking at a GM parking lot next to the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Obama credited the auto industry with the creation of the middle class in Michigan and across the nation.
“Our economy is stronger when workers are getting paid good wages and good benefits,” Obama said. “Having a voice on the job and a chance to get organized and the chance to negotiate for a fair day’s pay … is the right of every man and woman in America, not just the CEO in the corner office, but also the janitor who cleans that office.”
Contact Paul Egan: 517-372-8660 or pegan@freepress.com. Follow him on X, @paulegan4.
Detroit, MI
Pleasant, cool, dry weather this Labor Day weekend in Metro Detroit
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This Labor Day weekend’s weather will be splendid in Metro Detroit.
The weather will be ideal for hanging out at the Romeo Peach Festival, Soaring Eagle Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak, the Detroit Jazz Festival in Hart Plaza and Cadillac Square, parades, and any other events.
Skies will be mostly clear Saturday night with lows around 60 degrees in Southeast Michigan. Winds will be around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunday will be a fun day for going to the park or beach, grilling, or simply relaxing on the patio. A cold front will move through the area and reinforce the cool, dry air on the first day of meteorological fall in the Northern Hemisphere. (The first day of astrological fall is September 22.)
Skies will be mostly sunny on Sunday morning, but clouds will increase in the afternoon. Under a mix of sunshine and clouds, highs will be in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees in Detroit, Adrian, Monroe, Dearborn, and Warren. Temperatures will top out in the mid 70s in Ann Arbor, Howell, Flint, Troy, and Macomb Township. It will be in the lower 70s in much of the Thumb. Expect a northwesterly breeze from 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Sunday night, we will be able to open the windows and get crisp air. Under partly cloudy skies, lows will be in the mid 50s.
Labor Day
The cooldown will continue into Labor Day. Monday will be mostly sunny as a high-pressure system centers itself over the state. Highs will only be in the lower 70s. The average high for Labor Day is 79 degrees. Light winds will be out of the north at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday night will be great weather for a bonfire. Skies will be mostly clear with lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s.
Tuesday and Wednesday
A dry stretch will last for several days, but temperatures will gradually rise back to normal.
Highs will be in the mid 70s on Tuesday and near 80 degrees on Wednesday. Both days will bring lots of sunshine.
Thursday and Friday
Thursday will warm into the lower 80s with partly cloudy skies. The chance of showers will return at night.
The chance of showers will continue Friday, and there will be a lower chance on Saturday. Temperatures will drop sharply into next weekend. Highs will only be in the 60s on Saturday in many Southeast Michigan communities.
With mostly sunny skies, temperatures will warm back to around normal by midweek.
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