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Detroit Tigers Pitching Coach Brings Chuckles to Brush St

First, the Lions promote Jim Bob Cooter, then the new Detroit Tigers pitching coach is named Rich Dubee. These two men’s last names have turned the sports reporters in Michigan into teenagers giggling on the couch just like Beavis and Butthead.

Apr 21, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila (13) has a conference with relief pitcher Ian Krol (46) during the seventh inning against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

For years, Detroit was known as the “Murder Capital of the World.