Mitch Albom's Blog, page 73
October 31, 2013
Facebook: I've been told I was quoted on CBS' Criminal Minds last night. That's a first! B...
October 30, 2013
Facebook: I'm hosting Jim Leyland, Matthew Stafford, Tim Meadows, Barry Sanders, KEM, The...
October 29, 2013
The Latest From MitchAlbom.com: Book Tour Schedule Just Released
Hoping to catch Mitch in your state, on your TV, or online during his book tour for The First Phone Call from Heaven? Find your town on the map below, or click here to view the full tour schedule by event.
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..."
