Mitch Albom's Blog, page 74
October 17, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: With a text, Austin Jackson finds himself; Detroit Tigers tie series
Mitch Albom finds it all starts with Jackson
Austin Jackson will not say much, but you can just imagine. Here he was, demoted to batting eighth because he wasn't producing as the leadoff man, and in his first at-bat of the night, he steps up ... with the bases loaded.
"Now batting, Austin Jaaaackson!"
October 16, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: For Tigers, a power outage at stadium, then at plate
Mitch Albom
So now it was the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth. Less than 48 hours after suffering a demoralizing grand slam in that same inning in Fenway Park, here was Detroit, at home, with its own chance to put a hammer down and sneer at the irony of the baseball gods.
First and third. Only one out. Trailing, 1-0, in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.
In Boston, it was Big Papi stepping to the plate, the crowd going wild.
Tuesday in Detroit, it was Major Miggy, the American League batting champion.
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October 15, 2013
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From the Detroit Free Press: Shock heard everywhere
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti When David Ortiz hit his grand slam Sunday night, lightning struck. No. I mean it. Lightning struck. We were sitting on an open-air balcony at an orphanage in Haiti, huddled around a filthy computer screen, and when Ortiz rocketed that ball into the Boston bullpen, the skies lit up. And so did we.
"You gotta be kidding me!"
"The first pitch!?"
October 13, 2013
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From the Detroit Free Press: Big bats finally return as Detroit Tigers tie series, force Game 5 in Oakland
How fast was Austin Jackson's heart beating? All his failures were around him. The only way out was in front of him. Ten times he had struck out in this series - three times in this game already! - and there were two strikes on him again, in the bottom of the seventh, with two out and the bases loaded and the score tied in what could be the last game of the year in Detroit.
From the Detroit Free Press: 'Not just another game'
Verlander & Co. have one night to redo ending
We do not remember what we choose to forget. Jhonny Peralta was, for much of the season, a cheat, a rule-breaker, suspended from the game as a persona non grata. But Tuesday night, he was a hero. With one home run, he breathed life back into our baseball team. "Jhon-ny! Jhon-ny!" the fans screamed.
