Grosse Pointer Tom Gage, former Detroit Tigers beat writer and author of The Big 50: Detroit Tigers: The Men and Moments that Made the Detroit Tigers was the guest speaker at the June 21 evening meeting of Rotary of Grosse Pointe at The War Memorial. he was welcomed by President Ted Everingham.
 
The Big 50: Detroit Tigers: The Men and Moments that Made the Detroit Tigers is an amazing, full-color look at the 50 men and moments that made the Tigers the Tigers. Award-winning beat writer Tom Gage recounts the living history of the Tigers, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. Big 50: Tigers brilliantly brings to life the Tigers' remarkable story, from Ty Cobb and Kirk Gibson to the rollercoaster that was the "Bless You Boys" era to Justin Verlander's no-hitters and up to today.
 
(Photo by George R. McMullen Jr.)