June 12: 1979 The Tigers didn know it but they were five years away from a World Series victory when they fired manager Les Moss and replaced him with Sparky Anderson, skipper of the Big Red Machine of the mid The Tigers in 1984 went on to beat the Padres in Sparky fifth season in Motown . 1970 Pirates RHP Dock Ellis tosses a 20 nohitter against the Padres and swears much later that he did it while completely whacked out on LSD. Consistently high and outside, Ellis walked eight and hit a batter.You just sat there and thought that someone's doing a bad joke. Then we came to know that it was the truth. It makes you pay attention to how fragile things can be..

Time to add a consistent element to the at times nonexistent Green Bay running game. The Packers know what Ball has done down in Madison the past three years, and let's face it, all the guy does is score touchdowns. Believe it or not, there's still a place for that in the NFL..You have the capability to likewise locate