Cartoon of the Week: Play Ball! For Real

The News-Herald - August 23

There's relief for metro Detroiters from the heartbreak of the Tigers' season. Taylor, Mich., is the annual host of the Junior League World Series and the finals are Sunday, August 23. Finally - some meaningful baseball in our area, in August!
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Cartoon of the Week: Tigers Math

Crain's Detroit Business - August 10

I'll always love baseball, especially Tigers baseball, but it's difficult to watch this season conclude. It's as it every game, every inning, is a step toward concession. Here we are in August, already looking to next season. I'm ready for the hot stove league!
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Off the Drawing Board: These are two other roughs I shared with my editor at Crain's Detroit Business for this week. After consideration and discussion, we concluded that Dave Dombrowski's departure was part of a bigger story overall, including the sell-off of players; leading to - most probably - a zero-sum in playoff dollars for the 2015 season.

 

Cartoon of the Week: Pure Something ...

Crain's Detroit Business - May 18

Pure Michigan, Pure Snyder ... imagine Tim Allen providing a voice-over, you get the idea.
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Off the Drawing Board: My original concept for this cartoon was a little bit rougher on Governor Snyder (rough road pun intended).

Cartoon of the Week: '... Their last full measure'

The News-Herald - May 24

" ... It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -  that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."       
- Abraham Lincoln, June 1, 1865


Every generation has had its guardians. This appeared in The News-Herald, but it is for all those who gave "their last full measure" everywhere, for all of us. 
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Cartoon of the Week: Weather or Not ...

The News-Herald, May 17

When I was growing up, weather reporting was simple and straightforward in the springtime - it was going to be sunny, it was going to rain, maybe a combination of both; and maybe, once in a while, watch out for a possible tornado. Now, weather reporting is year 'round high drama with clever, exciting names for the forecasting centers and seasonal themes to make the drama even more timely. Hold on to your seats, it's time for a forecast, "weather" you're ready or not ...
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Cartoon of the Week: A Hot Start for the Tigers, But ...

The News-Herald - April 8

The Tigers are off to a hot start in 2015 - they're 3-0, they've scored 15 runs and given up only 1 - that's about as positive a start as it gets, not counting 35-5. But, it's a long season and with Justin Verlander starting it on the disabled list for the first time in his career, and Joe Nathan making just a brief (dramatic) appearance on the mound in the home opener before joining JV on the DL, we have to hope the starting rotation stays strong until JV's return and the bullpen delivers when it's tested for real. "Play ball," Detroit!
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Cartoon of the Week: The Downtown Real Estate Game Gets Serious Again

Crain's Detroit Business - March 9

The Downtown Detroit real estate game is making a come-back. For a long time, it seemed to be forgotten, but now everybody's interested in rolling the dice and taking a turn.
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Off the Drawing Board: My original concept for this idea featured  more traditional approach of player sitting around a table, playing a board game. As I developed the full-size rough, I thought the composition was more dynamic with the players actually standing on the board, playing the game. My editor, Jennette Smith, suggested mentioning more real estate to broaden the concept.


Way Off the Drawing Board: Another concept I thought had potential for this week's Crain's Detroit Business is the new Detroit Parking System. I still like it, and I'm betting the topic will be in the news again ...