by Mitch Albom | Feb 6, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Yes, New Orleans versus Indianapolis could be a good Super Bowl, maybe a great one, but it won’t be the best we could have seen. That would have been Peyton Manning, who made it, opposite Brett Favre, who came within one blown play of being there.Admit it. When...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 6, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
I didn’t always get the auto show – even though I live here. I used to think it was sad. In the dead of winter, freezing cold, our “social event of the season” was to dress up and walk around a bunch of polished cars? Nonetheless, I was forced...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 6, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Two posters. That’s all you got.This was in junior high, the student council elections. Each candidate got two posters to hang in the hallways. Buttons were forbidden. Flyers were a no-no. Two posters. Same size. After that, it was up to you to convince voters....
by Mitch Albom | Feb 6, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
And I went, “Uumph.”And the director said, “Great. One more.”And I went, “Oomph.””Great. Let’s try again.”This was in Los Angeles, months ago, en route to my biggest moment of fame on the planet Earth and that is,...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 6, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
It’s a new decade, and if I ruled the world – and somehow, once again, I do not – these would be the new rules for 2010:ÂNo more vampires.ÂJon + Kate = gone.ÂAll airplane seats are twice as wide.ÂAnd twice as deep.ÂAll adults must teach at least...
by Mitch Albom | Feb 6, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Highlights from a long phone call last week with Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who just finished a rookie season in which his team went 2-14: Question: You come from a background of winning. How did you handle all the losing this year?Answer: It’s tough to...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 31, 2009 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Here was the saddest picture of the football season. Peyton Manning, Dallas Clark, Reggie Wayne and other starters for the Indianapolis Colts, standing on the sidelines, arms folded, like kids locked out of gym, watching their perfect season come to an end.It was sad...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 27, 2009 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, Sports
Once upon a time, we looked away. That’s how it used to be in the sports writing business. If Babe Ruth was drunk at night but hit a home run during the day, only the home run was reported. That attitude has changed. Over the years, the wink and nod agreement...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 27, 2009 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
About 20 minutes from landing in Detroit, a passenger on a Northwest flight attempted to ignite something. An explosive was strapped to his leg. A popping sound was heard. His pants caught on fire. The cabin crew and a few passengers subdued him. The plane landed. The...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 20, 2009 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, Sports
Dear Santa,I am 8 years old. I live in Detroit. I am writing to tell you what I want for Christmas. Actually, it’s what I want for my Dad for Christmas. It’s kind of big.See, my Dad is into football. I mean, like, super big into football. Like how my older...
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