Mitch Albom's Blog, page 73
October 29, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: Lions' sheer will holds promise for rest of yea
Leyland part of Fox event
Retired Tigers manager Jim Leyland will be honored on the Fox Theatre stage Nov. 11 as part of Detroit Legacies: In Black and White, hosted by Free Press columnist Mitch Albom and civil rights icon Judge Damon Keith.
The event, which will benefit several charities and launch new books by Albom and Keith, will celebrate how people of all backgrounds and races work together. Other guests on stage include Matthew Stafford, Barry Sanders, Willie Horton, Jimmy Howard, the Four Tops and Kem.
October 28, 2013
Facebook: my radio pal Ken Brown offers an early review. He's the opening act for event ho...
From the Detroit Free Press: Lions' sheer will holds promise for rest of year
Matthew Stafford was running and screaming as if his uniform were on fire, imploring teammates to get up to the line, including left tackle Riley Reiff, who was prematurely celebrating halfway down the field. "Get up!" Stafford hollered. "Clock it! Clock it!" Less than 20 seconds were left in the game. The Lions rapidly jumped into position on the goal line. Stafford screamed, "Spike! Spike!"
October 24, 2013
Facebook: Here's my #tbt: A tribute to Ernie Harwell, whose voice could bring anyone home,...
A Tribute to Ernie Harwell
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To celebrate the launch of his new book, Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom hosted two world premiere events in Philadelphia and Detroit. The events raised tho...
October 22, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: So long, skipper
He wore a suit, and when baseball managers wear a suit they're either coming or going. Jim Leyland, suddenly, was going. He sat behind a long table with an expansive view of an empty Comerica Park in front of him, blocked only by a horde of reporters who had raced down in the rain for the hastily called Monday morning news conference.
"When it's time it's time," Leyland said. "And it's time to step down from the managerial position from the Detroit Tigers..."
October 21, 2013
October 20, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: Tigers will kick themselves for squandering shot at ring
BOSTON All night long, the Green Monster in Fenway Park had been kicking it back, keeping them in it, keeping the last gasps of the Tigers' season alive. A deep shot by Boston's Jonny Gomes missed being a home run by a foot. The Tigers dodged that bullet. A Dustin Pedroia shot to left-center missed the home run opening by a few car lengths. The Tigers dodged that bullet.
October 18, 2013
Facebook: IT HAS ARRIVED! Got my nose in a good book! The first time I've seen the final,...
From the Detroit Free Press: Cabrera out at home, Avila dazed at home and Tigers on the brink
By Mitch Albom
You go through a stop sign, you get pulled over. The Tigers began this night with a bad baseball play - Miguel Cabrera fruitlessly running into an easy tag at the plate - they continued it with a violent baseball play - Boston's David Ross plowing into catcher Alex Avila like a bull slamming into a phone booth -and they ended it with a demoralizing double play, Cabrera deflating a two-on, no-out rally in the seventh with a tepid grounder. It was seven straight outs after that. Game over.
