Tigers' Prince Fielder Is Now MLB's Iron Man With 217 Straight Games Played

Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers is going to be playing just a little bit happier in the coming days. For one reason or another, Fielder takes pride in being Major League Baseball's Iron Man - which is the title given to the player with the active lead in consecutive games played. He was previously the leader when he played 327 consecutive games between Sept. 4, 2008 and Sept. 13, 2010, but missed the game due to flu-like symptoms.

He was definitely upset when he lost the title, and went as far as to have an IV drip in the hours leading up to the game to try and make a last-ditch effort to play. Now he's got the title back. Fielder hasn't missed a game since Sept. 14, 2010 - the day after he lost the title, and has played in 217 straight games.

Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the leader until his streak of 399 games was snapped on Monday. MLive.com has some good quotes from Fielder, who is clearly happy to have the title again. Will he get past his mark of 327, and then Kemp's mark of 399, though?

Add a comment

by James Brady • May 16, 2012 3:57 PM EDT

Tom Izzo Says It's His 'Dream And Goal' To Coach USA Basketball Team

The 2012 Summer Olympics will be men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski's last, so immediately after Team USA brings home a gold, hopefully, the search will be on to find his successor. Mike Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press says Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo 'has what it takes.'

While Izzo downplays any potential candidacy he may have, he's not denying his profound interest:

"I'm not sure I would even have a shot at it, to be honest with you," Izzo said Monday. "I would think everybody would be interested. That's always been a dream and goal of mine. But I think they'll go with a pro coach, I really do."

Izzo's resume is as good as any potential candidate. He has a .710 winning percentage in 18 seasons as a head coach for MSU, 15 tournament bids (in a row), six Final Fours and a National Championship. I might be slightly biased, but I can't think of a coach with a better coaching philosophy -- players play, tough players win -- to represent our country in the game of basketball.

Add a comment

by Brian Packey • May 15, 2012 10:45 PM EDT

VIDEO: Kronwalling Goes International

Just because the Detroit Red Wings' season is over doesn't mean the season of Kronwalling has come to a close. Niklas Kronwall is playing in the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship for Sweden and delivered a monster hit on Latvia's Kaspars Saulietis during a game on Tuesday. Take a look:

Continue reading »

Add a comment

by Sean Yuille • May 15, 2012 8:16 PM EDT

VIDEO: Tigers Continue To Torment Hawk Harrelson

Just 11 days ago, Chicago White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson provided a memorable call of a walk-off home run by the Detroit Tigers by not even actually making a call. The walk-off homer by the Tigers left Harrelson in stunned silence for a minute, and it was nice to not hear him for a change.

Continue reading »

Add a comment

by Sean Yuille • May 15, 2012 7:51 PM EDT