Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti

Do the business.

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

Complete aura loss.

2006: big, ornate Olde English D with real presence.

2026: a shrunk, sanitized “brand refresh,” plus the insinuation fans wouldn’t notice.

We noticed immediately. Stop meddling. Restore the big D on the home whites.

[Detroit Tigers @tigers]

i’m emotional

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@AbeTheShinzo

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@JimCosta_

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@JimCosta_ Costa Lock it, cat enthusiast.

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@WhiteHouse @m_fernandez60 It’s a commemorative card for his literal inauguration, you stupid motherf*ckers—not an official government-issued travel document.

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@Timodc Not the darkest timeline, maybe—but absolutely the dumbest and most bizarre one to be living through.

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

When you ask @KennyKott “What channel are the Wings on tonight?”

[Paul Mayne @PaulMayne6]

Tigers 1962 Tour of Japan … 👍⚾️

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Christ Appearing to His Mother, by Juan de Flandes, 1496, 📸 via @MartinFLSheriff

[MLB Japan @MLBJapan]

これは、ただの試合じゃない。
朝のMLBは、気づけば日常になっている。

2026シーズン開幕！
また、この時間が始まる⚾️

#ベースボールは唯一無二

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

I need @RicoBeard to confirm I’m not losing my mind here.

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@bobwojnowski Don’t worry, Bob. Michigan’s athletic department is a scandal factory. You’ll have a fresh crisis to downplay before the ink dries on the last one.

[Funhouse @BackAftaThis]

These unruly callers used to be the best part about opening day in baseball.

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

Clark needs a chain for every fly ball he drops.

Maybe — and I’m just spitballing — make the Show and prove something before you turn into Justin Jefferson. But sure, I’m old. I don’t get it. Fine. I can already tell I’ll like McGonigle more. No frills. Just shows up and plays.

[Detroit Tigers @tigers]

😁

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@SportsAndChup Don't give Pizza Boy any more ideas.

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@DetroitTigersPR @Dan_Dickerson Can’t prove it was another Pizza Boy (Chris Ilitch) special. But under Mike Ilitch, that change NEVER gets pitched. Ever. Instead we get ad patches—Little Caesars orange, naturally. Sure. That’ll fix everything. Rant over.

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

Complete aura loss.

2006: big, ornate Olde English D with real presence.

2026: a shrunk, sanitized “brand refresh,” plus the insinuation fans wouldn’t notice.

We noticed immediately. Stop meddling. Restore the big D on the home whites.

[Detroit Tigers @tigers]

i’m emotional

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

I remember Opening Day 2018: @DetroitTigersPR trotting @Dan_Dickerson out to sell a needless uniform change. They removed the larger Olde English D—worn by nearly every legend, every World Series team, even his longtime broadcast partner. They didn’t modernize it. They erased it.

[Jed 🇬🇧 @TigersJUK]

@tigers @JustinVerlander My god the old D looks so much better

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@tigers @JustinVerlander “i’m emotional” — yeah, me too. I’m mourning the real Tigers home whites: the big, ornate Olde English D with a century of history and actual presence. This shrunk, minimalist “refresh” is sterile, redundant, and unnecessary. Put it back. Leave icons alone. @DetroitTigersPR

[Mike ‘Old Man’ Valenti @valentishow]

@rogcastbaseball Force-feeding the Little Caesars Orange 🤮
Shouldn't be more than an accent color.