The Oakland Press Blogs: Open Book: A Sports Blog: On why The Masters wasn't what it could have been, Trey Burke a Piston, the Tigers and "42"

The weekly chat at theoaklandpress.com. You can join if you like every Monday at 1 p.m.

About Me

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."

Blogs > Open Book: A Sports Blog

On why The Masters wasn't what it could have been, Trey Burke a Piston, the Tigers and "42"

About Me

Other Oakland Press Blogs

Sections:

Marketplace

Services:

MICentral Network: