Traverse City Record-Eagle

Jeff Peek

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    Jeff Peek: It's not a goodbye

    Stop me if you've heard this one: College student goes into the Record-Eagle looking for work, lands a job and never leaves. There's no punch line. That's just how it worked for me.

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    Apr 7, 2008 12:00 am 1 Photo
  • Jeff Peek: Game doesn't define season -- or does it?
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    Possibilities. We saw both the good and the bad for the Detroit Tigers in Monday's season-opening loss to the Kansas City Royals. The good is obvious: this team can hit. Some baseball experts believe the Tigers will become one of the few teams in major league history to score 1,000 runs in a single season.

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    Apr 3, 2008 12:00 am 1 Photo
  • TC Tiger fans find opening day magic
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    There's nothing like Opening Day for Detroit Tigers fans. Except this year's game at Comerica Park might have had even more sizzle than usual.

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    Apr 2, 2008 12:00 am 3 Photos
  • Inge doesn't let upheaval affect his play

    Brandon Inge didn't expect to be in Detroit on Monday, let alone in the lineup. After the Tigers' blockbuster trade for third baseman Miguel Cabrera last December, Inge found himself without a job.

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    Apr 2, 2008 12:00 am
  • Jeff Peek: No perfect way to pick
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    It's always easy, when you're on the outside looking in, to second-guess which athletes should receive post-season honors. It's tough actually having a hand in making those selections.

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    Mar 17, 2008 12:00 am 1 Photo
  • Thursday, December 27, 2007
  • Jeff Peek: For J.D., no Christmas gift matches this one

    Christmas was a little messed up this year, literally and figuratively. We're preparing to move, so the house is full of boxes and garbage bags and Goodwill donations — not a Christmas decoration in sight. Those are all packed away until next year. Plus, I had to work. It was my turn.

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    Dec 27, 2007 11:20 am
  • Saturday, November 24, 2007
  • Jeff Peek: Ambrosius a team leader, even in defeat

    Spencer Ambrosius took a deep breath, then stepped forward and did what senior quarterbacks are taught to do. He took reponsibility.

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    Nov 24, 2007 8:23 pm
  • Friday, October 5, 2007
  • Jeff Peek: Young and Pena had their chances
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    Circling the bases as the Major League Baseball playoffs begin ... FIRST: Detroit Tigers fans have to wonder if the word "oops" ever passed Dave Dombrowski's lips this summer while the team's president/general manager searched in vain for a left-handed power-hitting first baseman.

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    Oct 5, 2007 12:00 am 1 Photo