by Mitch Albom | Oct 24, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
CLEVELAND – Jeff Garcia got behind the wheel and floored the gas, and we all sat up to watch him drive. There were two games going on Sunday, the football game recorded for history and the game Lions fans were playing at home, called “What Did Garcia Do That Joey Harrington Wouldn’t?”
by Mitch Albom | Oct 23, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
Like a lot of guys, I don’t get the whole Martha Stewart thing. To me, sheets are sheets, artichokes are artichokes, and as long as the quarterback doesn’t throw any interceptions, I’m happy.
Then last week, I interviewed Martha Stewart, on radio, for her new book about building a business.
When I came home, I told my wife and a female friend the news. And both of them gushed, almost in unison, “You were nice to her, weren’t you?”
Well, I said, she did go to jail.
“You were nice to her, weren’t you?”
by Mitch Albom | Oct 19, 2005 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Let’s see. He plays hard, he doesn’t do drugs, he won’t boast, he has never been suspended, he’s polite, he supports his teammates, he’s big into charity and no one questions his work ethic. I can see why we want to run him out of town....
by Mitch Albom | Oct 17, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
Booing won’t help.
I can’t recall the last time a hometown quarterback got razzed all day and later thanked the fans for helping him with his accuracy.
Still, many of the 61,000 fans at Ford Field on Sunday afternoon chose to shower Joey Harrington with hoots and catcalls during the Lions’ collapse against Carolina, even singing “Joey sucks” at the finish. Here’s a question: When you chant “Joey sucks,” what’s the endgame there? You expect him to say, “Yeah, you’re right, I do”?
by Mitch Albom | Oct 16, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
Last week, Apple announced that, with its newest iPods, you can download TV shows. That’s right. For the low, low price of just $1.99, you now can watch the most recent episodes of “Desperate Housewives,””Lost” or select other ABC programs simply by downloading them into your iPod. The advantage, as the advertising boasts, is that you now can see your favorite shows whenever you want.
by Mitch Albom | Oct 12, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
A thief can wear a suit, a gangster can wear a tie, and a sleazy politician can wear fancy shoes. So a dress code – as NBA commissioner David Stern is pondering – will not turn players into model citizens.It will make them mad. It already has. In fact, the...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 10, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
So here’s a new way to win a football game: Have the other team ejected, one player at a time.Or have it bump officials.Or have it give you every play you don’t like over again because of a penalty- until you get it right.As Thomas Edison said, “Why...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 9, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
There’s an expression in boxing: “Every fighter has a plan – until he gets hit.” From what I’ve seen in hospitals and funeral parlors, it holds true for the end-of-life debate as well.People think they have a plan for death. It may be...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 6, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
So there I was, walking the bowels of Joe Louis Arena, an hour before the first Red Wings game in 17 months, and here came this figure shuffling my way. And he was blond. And baby-faced. And he was wearing a suit. And he looked a lot like
yes, that’s Chris...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 5, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
Hockey returns tonight, after 16 months away, and what a long, strange trip it’s been – none more so than the odyssey of Brendan Shanahan. When we last saw him he was near tears in the Red Wings locker room.Now, he’s Winston Churchill.OK. Maybe...
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