Mitch Albom's Blog, page 78
August 18, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: Fielder loses privacy but deserves decency
What do we, the public, have the right to know about celebrities?
Last week, Prince Fielder, the Tigers superstar, was defended by a teammate, Torii Hunter, during a radio interview. Hunter suggested that Fielder, who has struggled at the plate, was dealing bravely with off-field issues and continuing to work hard every day.
August 16, 2013
August 15, 2013
Facebook: Just did the math: 88 days until THE FIRST PHONE CALL FROM HEAVEN is out. 11/12/...
August 13, 2013
August 11, 2013
The Latest From MitchAlbom.com: Hundreds Volunteer to 'Un-Blight' Brightmoor
More than 300 volunteers, including A Time to Help's monthly volunteers, convened on Saturday, August 10 to help seed over 500 vacant lots with wildflowers in 100 Houses' third event. Partnering with Bill Pulte's Detroit Blight Authority, the project was part of Pulte's five-step plan to take a "bite out of blight." In early June, Pulte and the DBA began removing blighted structures, debris, tra
From the Detroit Free Press: Confessions and death, all at the touch of a screen
Greek mythology says that Narcissus was so in love with his own reflection, he died staring at it. I wonder sometimes, when I see people on their cell phones or PDAs, if we're not in danger of a similar fate.
Last week, a man allegedly shot and killed his wife, took a photo of the grisly body, then posted it on Facebook along with a farewell to his public.
"I'm going to prison or death sentence for killing my wife," he posted, "love you guys miss you guys take care Facebook people you will see me in the news."
He then turned himself in to police.
August 10, 2013
Facebook: HUGE THANKS to all who helped us clear + plant 500 lots in Brightmoor, Detroit t...
http://www.freep.com/article/20130810/NEWS01/308100076/brightmoor-beautification-Detroit-Rescue-Mission-Ministries-Mitch-Albom-Charities-Blight-Authority
Hundreds come out to help beautify Detroit's Brightmoor neigbborhood
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More than 300 volunteers today planted wildflowers, and cleaned up a section of Detroit's Brightmoor area.
August 7, 2013
Facebook: Do you know what this is a picture of? It's the inscription I just wrote in the...
August 6, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: Will fans forgive and forget?
MITCH ALBOM
Tigers' Peralta out 50 games
Will fans forgive and forget?
Drug suspension to test where the loyalties lie
"Fans don't care about drugs, they care about wins." That's the common refrain. You heard it again Monday, after the latest deluge of bad baseball news. Thirteen major league players were suspended, most for 50 games, for their involvement with performance-enhancing drugs in the Biogenesis scandal.
One of those players was Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta - who once claimed anyone who said he used PEDs was "lying."
From the Detroit Free Press: Should we forgive and forget?
MITCH ALBOM: Peralta out 50 games
Tigers stun Indians with 4 runs in 9th, win 4-2 1B
Should we forgive and forget?
Baseball's real fans need to care about more than just winning games
By MITCH ALBOM
"Fans don't care about drugs, they care about wins." That's the common refrain. You heard it again Monday, after the latest deluge of bad baseball news. Thirteen major league players were suspended, most for 50 games, for their involvement with performance-enhancing drugs in the Biogenesis scandal.
