Bless You Boys Podcast 130: Dan Dickerson - a podcast by SB Nation

Dan Dickerson, play-by-play man for the Tigers radio network, joins Big Al and HookSlide to talk about his broadcasting days in Grand Rapids, working with Ernie Harwell and Jim Price, sabermetrics, and Detroit's outlook for the post season and in 2015.

Bless You Boys Podcast 130 was recorded September 26, 2014, has a running time of 1:15 and features Al Beaton and HookSlide.


Special guest: Dan Dickerson, play-by-play broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers Radio Network. Dan goes in-depth about calling Magglio Ordonez's ALCS walk-off home run, taking part in the final broadcast from Tiger Stadium with Ernie Harwell, the differences between working radio and TV, the line he has to walk when criticizing the team, his use of advanced metrics during broadcast, what to expect from the Tigers in the playoffs and the roster changes we may see this coming off season. Follow Dan on Twitter at @Dan_Dickerson.

Other topics:

Tigers take care of business in Kansas City.

The Salvador Perez controversy.

More antics from Ned Yost.

David Price, the bullpen and the White Sox.

September brings a resurgent Justin Verlander.

Chris Sale's accusations lead to the coining of Binoculargate and Binoctober.

Baseball's history is full of team stealing signs.

Tigers are on the verge of clinching the division against the Twins.

Ultimately, the Tigers are the who we thought they were. But the Royals weren't.

Playoffs on tap!

How does the starting rotation shake out for the post season?

All that, plus tangents galore!

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