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BigAl

Mar 27, 2008 Feb 14, 2012 369 1434

I'm Al Beaton, aka Big Al, the creator/editor/writer of the Detroit Lions sports blog, The Wayne Fontes Experience, at WayneFontes.com. I also write about the Detroit Tigers as deputy editor of SBNation's own Bless You Boys. I'm the co-creator and co-host of the weekly Detroit sports podcasts, "The Knee Jerks," on SportsGeeksRadio.com and The Bless You Boys Podcast found at BlessYouBoys.com. I'm also a contributor to Bloguin's This Given Sunday NFL blog at Bloguin.com/ThisGivenSunday.

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Bless You Boys Commented A Drew Sharp link? Then I have to post this... on Miguel Cabrera's muscles, Mike Ilitch's health, and the Detroit Tigers' 'fear factor':... on Bless You Boys - 02/13/12 10:09 AM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented It's going to be a dork convention anyway, so go for it! on The 2012 BYB Meet-Up: Mark your calendars! on Bless You Boys - 02/02/12 10:55 AM EST

Bless You Boys Commented I'll be there, with the GF in tow... on The 2012 BYB Meet-Up: Mark your calendars! on Bless You Boys - 02/01/12 5:17 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Healthy Carlos will be missed...Injured Carlos, not so much on Mariners Sign Carlos Guillen on Bless You Boys - 02/01/12 3:25 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Voted for Yes on Bless You Boys - 02/01/12 3:22 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Well said, IowaLion! on BYB writing opportunity available! on Bless You Boys - 02/01/12 3:15 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented FYI: Most bloggers who do make money (and it's not many) earn slave wages on BYB writing opportunity available! on Bless You Boys - 02/01/12 3:14 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Found this on MLB.com... on Andy Dirks' walk-off hit gives his DR league team the title on Bless You Boys - 01/31/12 7:26 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Andy Dirks, baseball hero! on Andy Dirks' walk-off hit gives his DR league team the title on Bless You Boys - 01/31/12 3:19 PM EST (3 replies)

Bless You Boys Commented I was online, catching with my Google Reader feeds when Jon Heyman's tweet caught my eye on Where were you when... on Bless You Boys - 01/29/12 2:37 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented According to Baseball Reference, Oswalt has made $91,950,000 in his career on Oswalt signs with Cardinals on Bless You Boys - 01/28/12 4:20 PM EST (3 replies)

Bless You Boys Commented Inge is a 10 and 5 player on Miguel Cabrera at third an experiment worth trying on Bless You Boys - 01/28/12 2:46 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Voted for 100- 140 games on Bless You Boys - 01/27/12 7:26 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Inge is definitely a 5 and 10 player. He has veto power over trades. on Prince Fielder: The transaction timeline on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 6:27 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Good point, Guillen was so bad, I was scared for his health on How to see the Prince Fielder press conference on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 3:10 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Dave Dombrowski: "Screw this, I'm taking this presser over." on How to see the Prince Fielder press conference on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 2:49 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Awww, I hope Little Victor isn't jealous... on How to see the Prince Fielder press conference on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 2:46 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Good! on How to see the Prince Fielder press conference on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 2:41 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Lynn Henning of the Detroit News on How to see the Prince Fielder press conference on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 2:35 PM EST (2 replies)

Bless You Boys Commented I LIKE that tagline! on Why Tigers fans don't care what you think of Prince Fielder's contract on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 1:11 PM EST

Bless You Boys Voted for The contract is a concern, but I'm not sweating it on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 1:04 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented And for some reason the "pundits" believe Detroit is a small market on Why Tigers fans don't care what you think of Prince Fielder's contract on Bless You Boys - 01/26/12 1:00 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Glad you liked it and we'll keep 'em coming! on Bless You Boys Podcast 28: Prince Fielder and Nattering Nabobs of Negativity on Bless You Boys - 01/25/12 6:57 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented You know, you're right about the Agnew reference! on Bless You Boys Podcast 28: Prince Fielder and Nattering Nabobs of Negativity on Bless You Boys - 01/25/12 9:55 AM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Posted Bless You Boys Podcast 28: Prince Fielder and Nattering Nabobs of Negativity on Bless You Boys - 01/25/12 7:02 AM EST

Beyond the Box Score Voted for Good move overall on Beyond the Box Score - 01/24/12 6:18 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Rob just nailed it on Prince Fielder signs 9-year deal with Tigers on Bless You Boys - 01/24/12 4:26 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Notice from Little Caesars: on Tigers to Sign Prince Fielder to 9-Year Deal on Bless You Boys - 01/24/12 3:37 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Don Kelly, of course on Tigers to Sign Prince Fielder to 9-Year Deal on Bless You Boys - 01/24/12 3:27 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented I think this is more of Mike Ilitch being a mad man and telling DD to load up the lineup on Prince Fielder to Detroit: Buster Olney speculates on Twitter on Bless You Boys - 01/24/12 3:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented So does Kurt... on Prince Fielder to Detroit: Buster Olney speculates on Twitter on Bless You Boys - 01/24/12 1:32 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented As I said on the BYB podcast, if Fielder agrees to a one year deal... on Prince Fielder to Detroit: Buster Olney speculates on Twitter on Bless You Boys - 01/24/12 1:19 PM EST

Bless You Boys Posted Morosi: Tigers pursuing Johnny Damon on Bless You Boys - 01/22/12 2:18 PM EST

Bless You Boys Recommended I'm just trying to improve my ratio on Bless You Boys - 01/22/12 1:21 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented What we have here is...a failure to comprehend logic. on Brandon Inge might just have a point on Bless You Boys - 01/21/12 3:07 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Never, ever write about Inge again on Brandon Inge might just have a point on Bless You Boys - 01/21/12 1:25 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Thanks for the props, KC! on Bless You Boys Podcast 27: Replacing Victor Martinez on Bless You Boys - 01/19/12 7:51 PM EST

Bless You Boys Commented I think that's yet to be determined... on Fausto Carmona Arrested in the Dominican Republic on Bless You Boys - 01/19/12 6:56 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Thanks! I think the podcast is really coming into its own on Bless You Boys Podcast 27: Replacing Victor Martinez on Bless You Boys - 01/19/12 11:12 AM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Glad you liked it! on Bless You Boys Podcast 27: Replacing Victor Martinez on Bless You Boys - 01/19/12 11:12 AM EST

Bless You Boys Commented I beleive so. It was lost in the ether when skype dropped on Bless You Boys Podcast 27: Replacing Victor Martinez on Bless You Boys - 01/19/12 11:10 AM EST

Bless You Boys Posted Bless You Boys Podcast 27: Replacing Victor Martinez on Bless You Boys - 01/19/12 1:37 AM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Henning has been listeing too to much sports talk radio on Victor Martinez injured: The links roundup on Bless You Boys - 01/18/12 12:40 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Word. on Victor Martinez injured: The links roundup on Bless You Boys - 01/18/12 11:58 AM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Fielder is uber-expensive, and the Tigers are already pushing $110M in payroll on Victor Martinez' torn ACL leaves big question mark for Tigers on Bless You Boys - 01/17/12 6:50 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented It's not all about BA. Pena does get on base on Victor Martinez' torn ACL leaves big question mark for Tigers on Bless You Boys - 01/17/12 6:44 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Desperate? EVERYBODY PANIC? on Victor Martinez could miss 2012 season on Bless You Boys - 01/17/12 4:03 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Wouldn't surprsie me one bit on Victor Martinez could miss 2012 season on Bless You Boys - 01/17/12 3:58 PM EST (1 reply)

Bless You Boys Commented Here's a list of availble FA options, just to throw it out there... on Victor Martinez could miss 2012 season on Bless You Boys - 01/17/12 3:53 PM EST (3 replies)

Bless You Boys Commented Central division is now locked up! See you in October! on Tigers Sign Don Kelly to Avoid Arbitration on Bless You Boys - 01/17/12 11:52 AM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Being I live only 35-40 min to the north of Detroit, I'll try to make it this year on The 2012 BYB Meet-Up: Planning Poll on Bless You Boys - 01/17/12 9:59 AM EST (2 replies)

Bless You Boys Voted for I'll come to either/no preference on Bless You Boys - 01/17/12 9:56 AM EST

Bless You Boys Commented Coke has to use the Bugs Bunny vs Daffy Duck stratergery on Updated: Rick Porcello, Phil Coke agree to deals with Tigers on Bless You Boys - 01/16/12 1:38 PM EST (2 replies)

Bless You Boys Voted for Third Base on Bless You Boys - 01/16/12 11:01 AM EST

Bless You Boys Commented It's hard to miss someone who was rarely around for the last few seasons on Joel Zumaya agrees to sign with Twins on Bless You Boys - 01/15/12 2:57 PM EST

Bless You Boys Posted Bless You Boys Podcast 26: No rosterbation allowed on Bless You Boys - 01/14/12 2:18 PM EST

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