We unearthed thousands of Free Press photo negatives and one sports writer's score book to tell the tale of baseball's greats. "Bless you, boys." Brian Kaufman, Detroit Free Press
There’s a moment near the end of the Fox Sports Detroit documentary “Detroit Tigers: The Roar of ’84” that premieres Thursday at the Freep Film Festival when manager Sparky Anderson’s affection for his special collection of players that brought the city its first championship among its four major sports in 16 years, is evident.
It comes in the Tiger Stadium clubhouse amid a wild celebration after the Game 5 clincher against the San Diego Padres.