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Why it might be wise to wait before buying into the Tigers
posted by Pat Caputo at
7:12 PM
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
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- Name: Pat Caputo
- Location: Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Pat Caputo is a sports columnist for The Oakland Press. Caputo covered the Tigers from 1986-98, and Lions from 1998-2002 for The Oakland Press before becoming a columnist. Caputo was raised in Birmingham and played baseball and football at Groves High School. His photograph playing high school sports appeared in The Oakland Press. He has won numerous writing awards, including first place in column writing from the Michigan Associated Press and the Michigan Press Association, and from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has been named among the Top Ten sports columnists in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE), and has won honors in four of the APSE's six national award categories. He has garnered top national honors for his column writing and sports writing from the Local Media Association. Caputo, who has resided in Oakland County since he was nine years old, currently lives in Lake Orion. Caputo has a radio show weeknights and weekends on 97.1 FM, The Ticket, which is the flagship station for the Tigers, Lions and Red Wings. He also appears regularly on FOX 2 television on "SportsWorks."
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3 Comments:
Pat. You're assuming everybody cares about the Tigers. A lot of us don't. I haven't been to a game in years nor do I watch them on TV anymore, and I don't miss it one bit. Last time I looked they had one above average pitcher, one above average position player, and a sub .500 career manager. However, if you can get that manager to laugh, I'll go buy a ticket. Deal or no deal?
Anonymous,
Between 2.5 and three million people will attend Tigers' games this year. So a lot of people care.
Caputo
Caputo,
Good for the 2.5 to 3 mill, but that's deceiving. Factor in the season ticket holders, the die-hards, and the promotions, do the math, and the real number of interested people shrinks dramatically. Sure, some people care. But most don't.
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