Bill Veeck, former owner of the White Sox, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns, was the brains behind “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park in 1979 and numerous other stunts.
The Tigers are hoping Veeck’s son can bring some excitement to fans at Comerica Park. The team on Tuesday hired Mike Veeck as promotions consultant.
“We plan to do eight to 10 individual events honoring everything from Tiger tradition to whatever I can pick up from the headlines,” Veeck said. “I’ll try to slip things through constantly, and maybe three or four of them will be accepted.”
One of the events Veeck already has planned is a night honoring former Tigers great Hank Greenberg.
Veeck previously held front-office jobs with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins.
Wifely duty
While Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo recuperates from his latest injury, his wife Milene Domingues, is preparing to debut for the Italian women’s team Monza.
“She is very good,” Monza coach Raffaele Solimeno told Gazzetta Dello Sport. “She has speed and is very agile.”
Say what?
`Karl looked at me like I was nuts whenever I put somebody else in.’
– Cavaliers coach John Lucas, who saw three of his players foul out Monday trying to guard Karl Malone. Malone had 35 points
