In this new feature we will be taking a look at moments from Tigers history, and remembering the people who helped shape it.
Modern Tigers TV viewers have developed a drinking game to go along with the regular quips of co-host Rod Allen, whose catch phrases include, “I see you, big fella” and “Oh no he didn’t!” among others. Radio listeners can delight in the unrelenting joy of a Dan Dickerson home run call that might just blow out your car stereo speakers.
But for 42 years, the uncontested voice of the Tigers was Ernie Harwell.