by Mitch Albom | Oct 18, 2009 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Back in 1949, a little girl in California fell down a well. As diggers tried to save her, a huge crowd gathered. The rescue attempt, which took several days, was broadcast nationwide on radio – and followed anxiously on a new medium called television.Since that...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 16, 2009 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Rush Limbaugh finally met something more conservative than himself: the NFL. That, more than any other reason, is why Limbaugh was kicked to the curb as a potential owner of the St Louis Rams.Oh, he may claim it’s a left wing conspiracy (doesn’t he...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 12, 2009 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
For a few moments Sunday, it was like the end of a movie, the David and Goliath kind. Here was the Lions’ backup quarterback – playing with second-choice receivers – putting Pittsburgh, the champions of the football world, on the ropes. Less than 2...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 11, 2009 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Did you get yours? I didn’t get mine. Not yet, anyhow. My Nobel Peace Prize. I hope it’s in the mail.I know it’s coming. And I have just the place for it. Above the fireplace, next to the photo of my parents. They’ll be so proud.Of course, they...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 8, 2009 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Someone must be blamed. That’s the way we look at sports. Someone, when our team loses, must be pointed to and accused of making the fatal error that cost us the glory we surely would have had.But when it comes to the 2009 Tigers, you can point and point and...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 6, 2009 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Miguel Cabrera, according to police, had an awful lot of alcohol in his system when he came home before sunrise Saturday and got in an altercation with his wife. When the police came – responding to her call – they saw marks on his face and her face. Their...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 5, 2009 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
He wanted to be the ace from the moment he arrived in Detroit. On Sunday afternoon, he got the hero’s nod from his skipper, like a fighter pilot being handed the last working plane. The season’s on the line, kid. Go ahead, kid, save it. All Justin...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 4, 2009 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
The old man stood backstage behind the curtain. He was a little wobbly. “All set?” I whispered.”Here we go,” he said.I hooked his thin arm around my elbow, and we stepped into the spotlight. Instantly, the noise was thunderous, a screaming,...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 4, 2009 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
EAST LANSING – As rain fell on the final minutes of the game, it seemed destined to be another Michigan afternoon, which now means a Tate Forcier afternoon, which now means some last-second miracle from a freshman darting around like a scared squirrel. After...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 2, 2009 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
In the fifth inning, with no outs, a victory still thinkable and Magglio Ordoñez on first base, Miguel Cabrera swung, grounded to short and was thrown out for a double play. He stood there, staring, hands on his hips, as if to say, “What do we have to do to get...
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