Ron Cameron

[Matt]

Belongs in the DBR.

[Rm04111234]

I stopped by at the Denny's near the airport and looked up Big Al Avila. Al informed me he still considers the Justin Verlander trade his crowning achievement. That certainly speaks volume...............

[Bobbert]

Rm04111234 wrote:
> I stopped by at the Denny's near the airport and looked up Big Al Avila.
> Al informed me he still considers the Justin Verlander trade his crowning
> achievement. That certainly speaks volume...............

Tony Paul at the Detroit News tried to resurrect Al's reputation in an article a few days ago.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sport ... 370133007/

Al once again showed the humility that helped him segue smoothly from GM of the Tigers to his current position:

"I've asked Avila, 66, for multiple interviews, including recently. I wanted to talk about all the players he drafted who are doing big things now. But Avila politely declined, which I understood. He doesn't want to be a story when his time has passed. But he also acknowledged that he's enjoying watching these Tigers make this magical run. He's followed the Tigers closely since the day he was fired. He's been a fan since the day he was fired."

[Momo]

Ozzie Virgil, whose racial identity was the subject of much discussion by Ron, has died.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/ ... 443502007/

[Momo]

Jake Rogers knocks in the first run of the wild-card series. Verlander off the Astros’ roster. Ron was a prophet.

[Majik]

Momo wrote:
> Jake Rogers knocks in the first run of the wild-card series. Verlander off
> the Astros’ roster. Ron was a prophet.
Speaking of Jake, that mustache would make a nice push broom.

[edj]

Just heard Kurt on 97.1 giving Avila credit for this team!

Good to know he's OK.

[radiofan1974]

I almost forgot, “combero” as a special advisor=Playoff Run!

[briangoleb14]

If Ron would of lived to see this..

[Momo]

briangoleb14 wrote:
> If Ron would of lived to see this..

Because the world revolved around him, Ron’s grievance about Colangelo & being “banned” from Comerica would still be front & center. Once past that, though, he would’ve credited Al Avila for the team’s success, still critical of Scott Harris for not having any contact with Lance Parrish.

[radiofan1974]

For those that may have been wondering recently on where Evan Petzod might be-Who Ron would refer to as a high school writer

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/ ... pesvelin9q

[Momo]

Luis Tiant, whose "real" age was long a subject of Ron's concern, has died at the age of "83."

https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-tiant-dies