A Silver Ice Metallic 2018 Silverado 2500HD and a Cajun Red 2018 Equinox crossover in front of Comerica Park on Woodward Avenue Monday 3 April 2017, just prior to being loaded by crane into the center field Chevrolet Fountain in time for the start of the 2017 Detroit Tigers season in Detroit, Michigan.
The home opener at Comerica Park is this Friday, when the Tigers take on the Boston Red Sox. Ugh, you might remember a RHP named Porcello, the 2016 American League Cy Young award winner with the Red Sox whom we blithely traded. Then there’s Mad Max Scherzer who barbecues batters with a different kind of slider, another unwilling refugee from Motown (Less Town?) because he was paid what he was worth.

Detroit Tiger Ace Justin Verlander at the 2017 NAIAS in a Chevrolet Corvette – another kind of Ace.
Over the dreary Detroit winter, Tigers fans heard a lot of talk about dumping salary, but no talk from (mis-) management – now that the heroic Mike Illich is gone – on how to win from the gushing Motown media who where – true to form – promoting one of the worst NFL teams in history, who will go nameless here in crepe hanging respect for their record.
Miguel Cabrera – perhaps whistling past the corner of Michigan and Trumbull – thinks we have a shot at the non-World Series. I guess he hasn’t looked at Cleveland lately. Maybe the team should look at their current spring training record instead.
And before the MLB season, watch ex-Tiger manager Jim Leland take Team USA all the way to win the World Baseball Classic, the authentic World Series in AutoInformed’s view. This means you, Brad Ausmus, who is barely .500 as a manager after what looks to be with good odds a Hall of Fame career as a catcher.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.