Danny Knobler

Author of Unwritten: Bat Flips, the Fun Police and Baseball’s New Future and Numbers Don't Lie: The Biggest Numbers in Detroit Tigers History

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@StephenMeyerRDC You know what’s worst about it, Stephen. They had a chance to greatly expand their fan base. Instead they threw that away. Most people aren’t angry or depressed they lost (I’m not). They just go back to not caring about that team

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@SouhanStrib I would highly recommend it! You’re always welcome here.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

It’s after midnight so it’s the Fourth of July here in Thailand. So sure, I’ll have a burger!

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

An Epic Journey. My brother’s trip around the world.

https://t.co/ZvQCqiGBLB

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@knbrmurph @MikeSilver Yes some of us are old enough to remember Cal fans dancing around like they’d won the World Cup when they finally beat us in basketball after 52 straight losses.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@Ajarncom I love this story. One of my favorites for sure of all the life histories you have posted. You and Daniel are right. Don’t worry what others think you should be doing. Nothing wrong with staying or going back. Whatever makes you happy.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@scorebook_bob And now we ended up having to land in South Dakota, too! 48.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@scorebook_bob Update: we’re in my brother’s plane. About to land in Montana. So it will be 47 of 50 for me.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@Swanee54 Didn’t get to see that game live, but saw his first no-hitter for Seattle vs Tigers in 1990 and his 300th win for Giants in DC in 2009.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

Sad to hear this. Pat was the longtime Tigers writer for The Oakland Press, well before he went into radio. Met him in 1990 when I started on the Tiger beat. Everything you later heard on the radio, we heard daily on the beat. One of a kind.

[michael stone @stoney16]

Condolences to the friends and family of @patcaputo98 who lost his fight with cancer. I am very sad over this. Pat was passionate, loyal and hilarious. He loved baseball,hockey in particular but was knowledgeable about all sports. He was called “THE BOOK” for a reason.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@Ajarncom Phil, are there any car services in Samut Prakan that you can book ahead of time. From BKK to Pattaya, it is only 1200 baht in a nice car with friendly driver who meets you right in the airport. I almost never take grab or airport taxis

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

So glad someone wrote about this. Experienced it in LA with my dad. Just another reason I’m happy to live in Thailand. https://t.co/OMywbPYLpd

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

Lots of truth to this.

[Samut Prakan Phil 🇬🇧 🇹🇭 @Ajarncom]

I’m 62 today. But I’m not fishing around for happy birthdays. Honestly, I’m not.
I posted this same tweet last year and I think it's worth repeating. The past 12 months have gone by in the blink of an eye. I suspect the remaining years will go even faster.

A great mate of mine calls your sixties the “last guaranteed decade”. Not in a dramatic way - just maybe the last one where you can expect to be fit enough to get out there and do things. That same great mate of mine turned 65 recently - and he’s currently at home recovering from an emergency triple heart bypass.

If you’re younger and reading this - I'm begging you to do your travelling now. Don’t wait. Find the money from somewhere and just do it.
“Retire and see the world” is one of the biggest cons we were ever sold. Because it’s not about how long you live. It’s about how long you’re able.

I can already feel my own wanderlust fading. Travel’s become more pfaff than pleasure. And that’s where investment v reward really kicks in. When you’re younger, you chase the reward - new places, new experiences, a bit of chaos. As you get older, you start counting the cost - time, energy, hassle - and whether it’s actually worth it. It's just a natural part of ageing I guess.

You don’t stop doing things. You just stop doing things that don’t justify the effort. It’s like your brain turns you into a slightly grumpy but much wiser accountant.

I noticed this change in my parents in their late sixties. Travelling became too much like hard work. Now in their mid-80s, they haven’t been on a plane in years.
I’ve seen it happen to plenty of others as well.
Yes, we’ve all had an Uncle Frank who was still travelling the world in his seventies. But the truth is, Uncle Franks are in a small minority.

Travel now while you have the chance.
Travel isn’t a young man’s game - but I’m convinced it’s a younger man’s game.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

That’s true but …

Only one team in last 50 years has finished over .500 in a season with a 12-game losing streak. 87 Brewers.

[Mike Petriello @mike_petriello]

This part is absolutely *crucial.*

No, you weren't making the playoffs if you lost 12 in a row and your league sent its champion right to the World Series.

Now? Might not be likely, but it's sure not impossible. Not like it used to be.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

In all my years covering baseball, that day and that game stand out. There was an incredible feeling in that ballpark that day.

One small admission: None of us in the press box could hear what it was that Ortiz said because the regular PA system isn’t on there.

[Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1]

13 years ago today, David Ortiz picked up a microphone instead of a baseball bat, and went from Red Sox superstar to Boston superhero.

And the FCC didn’t fine him.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

https://t.co/eeRSyFPmRL

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

Really sad to see this. Such a good guy. So much fun to be around when he was Tigers manager and in the years after that.

RIP Phil.

[Detroit Tigers @tigers]

The Tigers mourn the passing of former manager Phil Garner and share our condolences with his family and loved ones.

Garner, a 3x All-Star and World Series Champion during his 16-year playing career, went on to a successful 15-year big league managerial career including 2000-02 with the Tigers, our first manager at Comerica Park.

[Danny Knobler @DannyKnobler]

@MikeRegaladoLA Thanks from Thailand for your coverage all season. I’ll admit I’m not the biggest women’s basketball fan, but I watched the title game, even though it tipped off at 2:30 am our time.