Sports and Stouts

  Beer of the Week: Founders Bolt Cutter, Barleywine, 15% Beer News: Ludington Bay Brewing to open mid-May with 12 brews, food menu http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2017/04/ludington_bay_brewing_to_open.html#incart_river_index   How Often Should You Bang http://www.wondrousfeeling.com/2017/04/how-often-should-you-have-ex-according.html?m=1   Boston vs Baltimore…the Saga Continues http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/05/04/gausman-ejected-after-another-hit-batter-in-red-sox-orioles/   Fan Banned for Life From Fenway Park for Racial Slur https://sports.yahoo.com/news/red-sox-officially-ban-fan-caught-using-racial-slur-fenway-park-031206853.html   The Stadium Proposal That Should End All Stadium Proposals http://s.mlive.com/IKfgERf   Women Hit With Stray Bullet in Busch Stadium https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/woman-sitting-at-cardinals-game-struck-by-stray-bullet-fired-outside-stadium-police-say   Michigan Highway Sign Changed to “Send Nudes Plz” http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/05/04/highway-sign-in-michigan-changed-to-send-nudes-plz-photo/   Little Caesars Arena To Open on Time http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/05/everything_announced_at_little.html   Tiger Talk! Hard to believe that Ernie Harwell has been gone for 7 years Trying to figure out these Tigers…days they look like a playoff team…days they look like they are a last place team F-Rod needs to go…make J Wilson the closer?? Miggy activated from the DL this past Tuesday…hits a homerun JaCoby Jones is on rehab with the Mud Hens Alex Avila is playing out of his mind right now   Lions Talk Lions draft Jared Davis LB from Florida 21st…looks like an immediate starter Did the Lions miss out on getting an offensive weapon in Round 2? Dalvin Cook? Joe Mixon? Da’Onta Foreman?

  Beer of the Week: M43 by Old Nation American IPA 6.8% ABV 95 out of 100 on Beer Advocate   Beer News: Brewers Association cracking down on lewd and sexually explicit names for beers. http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/04/brewers_association_cracking_d.html#incart_river_index   Congrats Terry Foster on Your Retirement   Aaron Hernandez Commits Suicide Inside His Prison Cell http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/04/19/aaron-hernandez-death/100638400/   Newly Unsealed Documents Shows Prince’s Opioid Addiction https://apnews.com/6309636fb0d84b968b1bfe720c289961/Documents-highlight-Prince’s-struggle-with-opioid-addiction?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP   Ann Arbor Named Best City to Live in America http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/ann-arbor/ann-arbor-named-best-city-to-live-in-america   Kate Upton Lip Syncs Britney Spears “One More Time” http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/04/17/kate-upton-dresses-up-as-britney-spears-from-baby-one-more-time-video/   Tiger Talk! Which part of the team will be the biggest help to getting to the playoffs? Which part hurts us the most? Alex Avila is succeeding in his back up role The bullpen is a dumpster fire…who do we keep? Who do we part ways with? What do we do with Sanchez? Can we get anything for him? Go Fund Me page has been set up to offset the cost of cutting him Drew VerHagen? Joe Jimenez? Blaine Hardy? Brad Ausmus says J.D. is close   Sterling Marte Suspended for 80 game for PED Use   NBA Fines David Fizdale $30,000 for Epic Rant http://deadspin.com/nba-fines-david-fizdale-30-000-for-righteous-rant-1794457078?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow   Michael Phelps Leaves Door Open for Possible Comeback   “Let

  Beer of the Week: Jewbelation by Shmaltz Brewing Company in New York…16.8%…an American Strong Ale   Beer News: How do stores decide what beers to stock? Local popularity and proximity to brewery Product capacity/availability Social Media and yes……….the untapped app     Nike is Launching Their Sub 2 Project on May 6 http://www.runnersworld.com/2-hour-marathon/nikes-sub-2-hour-marathon-attempt-will-be-run-in-early-may?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Social&utm_term=857153000&utm_campaign=Runner%E2%80%99s+World   Macomb County Woman Wins $4 million on Scratch Off Lottery Ticket, Will Scale back Nursing to 40 hours a Week http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/247891253-story   The Masters Sergio Garcia wins first major in his career. (37 years old) Turned pro in 1999 and was “supposed” to be the only real contender to go up against Tiger Woods. Takes home $1.9 million Dustin Johnson had to withdraw due to a fall down stairs at his rental home   Tiger Talk! Bottom of the lineup getting it done…Romaine hitting a Grand Slam yesterday…and then gets drug tested Had 2 doubles against Sale on Monday The Tigers bullpen is still a dumpster fire…if you could who would you keep and who would you get rid of? Tigers call up Joe Jimenez and send down Bruce Rondon It may be time to let Rondon go?!? JaCoby Jones has played well in the games he has started…been involved in a couple of key wins in the early part of the season James McCann has been aggressive at the plate Tigers Valued At $1.2 Billion http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/04/12/report-tigers-are-valued-at-1-2-billion/ JD could join the team for BP for the series with Tampa Bay Apparently the transition for Anthony Gose to pitcher is working well He has

  Beer of the Week: Miles Davis Bitches Brew – Imperial Stout with honey beer added. Brewed by Dogfish head out of Delaware.  9% ABV   Beer News:   April 6th is New Beers Eve:    Beer became legal to sell again in 1933 following prohibition. The beer had to have an alcohol content less than 3.2% by weight (4% by volume), compared to the 0.5% limit of the Volstead Act, because 3.2% was considered too low to produce intoxication. On the evening of April 6, people lined up outside breweries and taverns, waiting for midnight when they would be able to legally purchase beer for the first time in over 13 years. Since then, the night of April 6 has been referred to as “New Beer’s Eve” and April 7 is known as “National Beer Day“   Augusta National Passes Up $100 Million Each Year During the Masters http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/04/augusta-national-the-masters-2017-television-rights-cbs-tournament?csp=trueanthem&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=58e620e004d3012b7f67728c&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter   Zetterberg Spills A Fan’s Beer, Pays Him Back with Autographed Stick http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2017/04/05/henrik-zetterberg-spills-fan-beer/100075338/   Texas A&M Baseball Prank https://youtu.be/WFCBItJaouQ   Tiger Talk Baseball is back! The tigers have been victims of inclement weather this week.   Solid win in the first game Took an 11-2  beating today – Boyd and Sanchez looked bad What is your favorite opening day tradition/ritual? The weather is going to be extremely cold…Does this change anything? Predictions for this team in the central? league?   Other MLB news Derek Jeter has interest in buying the Miami Marlins Stephen Piscotty Was Hit 3 Times Going Around the Bases

  Beer of the Week: Evil Twin Liquid Double Fudge…12% Double Imperial Stout     Beer News: World of Beers Opening in Woodhaven   USA Women’s Hockey Team Had a Deal Last Week, But Was Rejected by USA Hockey http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2017/03/26/usa-hockey-womens-team-had-deal-last-week-before-voted-down/99673828/?hootPostID=02e2790951dca7bd9722bdeb19c88daf   Dad at Cavs Games Holds Up Sign Concerning His Son’s Grades http://usat.ly/2nRrXOy   Bees!! http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/03/massive-swarm-of-bees-padres-padres-spring-training   Cunard Plans on a 107 Day Six Continent Cruise http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2017/03/27/cunard-world-cruise-2019/99679818/?hootPostID=467a7c07dff1572c20d66c42619e1b0a   NCAA Tournament!   Baseball Preview What players stand out to you? Who is going to have a breakout season? What is your prediction for 2017 World Series? Who is the biggest contender and who is the biggest pretender?   Tiger Talk and Preview! JD Martinez is out 3-4 weeks…I would expect mid-May for a return Anibal Sanchez continues to look good Nicholas Castellanos is looking like the best player on the field Tigers release Mark Lowe…eat $5.5 million…Mike Pelfrey and eat $8 million Anthony Gose is sent to Toledo and will beg1in to pitch Threw 95-97 in high school Threw a bullpen session, all fastballs and Ausmus was impressed This could be his role as a reliever…what a great story that would be With JD out, what does the outfield look like in CF and RF? Collins out of options Nationals release former Tiger closer Joe Nathan…time to hang it up Reds release former Tiger Ryan Raburn Jon Heyman’s MLB Power Rankings https://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/heyman-power-ranking-30-mlb-teams/   The Headlines!

  Beer of the Week: Perrin’s Caesars Gimp   Tom Brady’s Super Bowl Jersey Has Been Recovered in Mexico http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/03/20/mexican-newspaper-director-stole-tom-brady-super-bowl-jerseys-von-miller-helmet/99420058/?hootPostID=2ca67fe979e03653bc70adaa38d13f80   World Baseball Classic! USA defeats Puerto Rico in the finals 8-0 Marcus Stroman was lights out Ian Kinsler got the scoring going with 2 run bomb Jim Leyland goes out on a high note with his final managerial job with baseball The last 3 weeks have been nothing but fun, intense, and exciting baseball Adam Jones said “It beats the hell out of spring training”   NCAA Tourney and Michigan Basketball! Chances for a perfect NCAA Bracket is 1 in 9.2 quintillion Things That Are More Likely to Happen Than Having a Perfect Bracket – http://www.mensfitness.com/sports/basketball/5-things-more-likely-having-perfect-march-madness-bracket http://mashable.com/2014/03/22/march-madness-odds/#YdDVnbg1kiqy   Shaq Believes the Earth is Flat http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/03/shaquille-oneal-shaq-earth-flat-kyrie-irving-podcast   Tiger Talk! JD sprained right foot…no timeline for return, but Ausmus is optimistic Tiger will be cautious with Cabrera and his back injury sustained during the WBC Anibal Sanchez has had two good outing including the latest with 4.0inn, 0R, 5K’s     Lions Talk Lots of talks about the Lions trading up to get Leonard Fournette…are you willing to give up future draft picks for him?   The Headlines! Mississippi Couple Charged with Using a Bible to Smuggle Meth into Jail http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/03/21/Mississippi-couple-charged-with-using-Bible-to-smuggle-meth-into-jail/7781490123152/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=9   Man Who Broke Leg During Robbery Arrested After Calling A

  Beer of the Week: 2017 Founders KBS   NCAA Tournament   Michigan Basketball! Wins the Big Ten Tournament for an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament Beat Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Derrick Walton Jr. named Most Outstanding Player of the Tourney 7 seed in the Mid-west Region and will face Oklahoma State   Michigan State Basketball! Eliminated in Round 2 of the Big Ten Tournament by Minnesota 8 seed in the Mid-West Region and will face Miami   Lions Talk! Lions sign for Brother Rice HS and EMU Eagle T.J. Lang to a 3 year deal Does this acquisition make the Lion O-Line one of the best in the NFL? How does this signing set us up for the draft?   Manny Ramirez signs contract in Japan http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/gallery/manny-ramirez-contract-sushi-mercedes-jersey-practice-hotel-suite-japan-031417   WBC! Israel was left in the dust! Japan, Israel, Cuba, Netherlands battle in Round 2 in Japan Japan and the Netherlands will advance to the semi-finals in LA USA, DR, Puerto Rico, Venezuela battle in Round 2 in San Diego First time the DR has lost since before the WBC 2013 Puerto Rico beats DR 3-1 in a clash of all-stars USA beats Venezuela 4-2 in a come from behind victory Hosmer and Jones heros of the game The games have been fun to watch and exciting, but not as popular with most people unless you are a baseball fan   Tiger Talk! Still no clear favorite for who will be in centerfield…it probably will be a platoon Hitting Average – Gose .240, Jones.292, Mahtook .156, Collins .192 Anibal Sanchez pitched 4 innings of shutout baseball yesterday What do you do with Pelfrey and Sanchez if they can’t it together   Lonzo Ball and his Father are seeking $1 billion shoe contract once he turns pro

  Beer of the Week: Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine…15%   Beer News: KBS Week   Drink Beer with Two Buddies, Travel the World and Get Paid – http://en.newsner.com/this-company-wants-to-send-you-around-the-world-to-drink-beer-while-getting-paid/about/taste   Michigan Basketball! University of Michigan’s M Basketball Team’s Plane Runs Off the Runway – http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/03/details_and_descriptions_of_mi.html Overcomes adversity to beat Illinois 75-55 Will play #1 Seed Purdue which they beat the last time they met 82-70   Gator Catches Huge Fish on Trinity Golf Course – http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/239407253-story   2017 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Ballot – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MSHOF2017   WBC Bruce Chen Wears Business Casual Shoes for Start with China – http://deadspin.com/bruce-chen-takes-the-mound-in-business-casual-shoes-1793069172?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Team Israel turning some heads beating Chinese Taipei, South Korea, and the Netherlands Team USA plays on Friday against Columbia Have a very tough pool with Columbia, D.R. and Canada Great to see Leyland back in the uniform – Brookens, Trammell, Jeff Jones   Tiger Talk Fulmer is scheduled to make a start for the Tigers on Sunday after a sprained ankle during agility drill Still ruled out for second round of the WBC Could be a blessing in disguise?!? Jose Iglesias has a bruised neck from sliding into home…day to day…may play Friday Justin Verlander says to stop freaking out about spring training Should we be worried? Pitching has been awful Gerald Laird is managing the Tigers affiliate in Connecticut in the New York Penn League Mike Rabelo and Mike Hessman coaching W. Michigan Lance Parrish managing Erie

  Beer of the Week: Tapistry Prehistoric Rhetoric…English India Pale Ale aged 6 months in Bourbon Barrels…8.5%   Beer News: 2017 Winter Beerfest Recap   The Paczki Coney – http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/02/28/detroit-coney-paczki/98527162/   15 Places an Introvert Can Grab a Drink – http://photos.metrotimes.com/15-places-detroit-introverts-can-grab-drink/?slide=17&atwater   Baseball News! New Baseball Rules for 2017 – http://www.fanragsports.com/news/mlb-mlbpa-officially-announce-pace-play-changes-2017/   Tiger Talk! Tigers open Grapefruit League play JV in mid-season form…says he changed up his off season workout plan Initial thoughts after one full week of grapefruit league play Nick C is favored to hit second Bobby Higginson sighting at Tigers camp   9 Weird Things Only People from Detroit Do – http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/michigan/detroit/weird-things-detroit/   Lions Talk! Do the Lions take a chance on Adrian Peterson? Bob Quinn says Joe Mixon still on the Lions draftboard Red Wing Talk! Tomas Jurco to Chicago for 2017 3rd Round pick D Brendan Smith is traded to the NY Rangers for a 2017 3rd round pick and a 2018 2nd round pick Steve Ott to Montreal for 2018 6th round pick Thomas Vanek to Florida for 24 year D Dylan McIlrath and a 2017 3rd round pick Red Wings will have 11 picks in the 2017 draft   5 Richmond University Baseball Players Suspended for Playing Fantasy Football – http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/18791610/richmond-spiders-baseball-players-suspended-playing-fantasy-football   Pistons Talk! Pistons retire Richard “Rip” Hamilton’s jersey on Sunday night…Rip very emotional Gives moving speech about the reason why he retired…his kids

  Beer of the Week: Central Waters Brewing Company Scotch Ale aged in oak bourbon barrels…coming in at cool 9.5%   Beer News: Winter Beerfest in GR this coming weekend Beer Candy Bars   Miller-Coors Corp is Bringing Back Zima – http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170216/NEWS07/170219889/millercoors-brings-zima-back-to-u-s-market   Pistons Talk! Why were the Pistons quiet at the trade deadline?   Kyrie Irving believes the Earth is flat “If you really think about it from the landscape of the way we travel, the way we move, and the fact that – can you really think of us rotating around the sun and all planets aligned, rotating in specific dates, being perpendicular with what’s going on with these planets”  Draymond Green “the Earth could be flat” Can this be compared to William Hayes of the LA Rams believing in mermaids and thinks that dinosaurs are a hoax   15 Things to Never Say to a Michigander – http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/15_things_you_should_never_say.html#0   MLB Possible Changes to Baseball Still Possible for the Season – http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/02/17/pace-of-play-potential-strike-zone-changes-on-baseball-deck/ Intentional Walk Rule Changing – not a big deal, and scuba will tell you why  – http://deadspin.com/mlb-is-reportedly-introducing-an-automatic-intentional-1792608808?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Jim Joyce Retiring from Umpiring – http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/02/22/jim-joyce-armando-galarraga-blown-call/98245538/   Tiger Talk! Donnie Kelly Baby is back with the Tigers as a pro scout and assistant to player development What is your everyday ideal lineup?   37 Years Ago Yesterday – Miracle on Ice   Hospitals Smallest Premie Goes Home After 4 months – http://abcnews.go.com/Health/chicago-hospitals-smallest-surviving-premie-finally-home-months/story?id=45656410   NASCAR Fans are Outraged by the Monster Energy Girls –