Showdown In East Looks Like A Ghost Town In West
I am very ready. I have my Tigers cap and my Tigers glove and my oversized T-shirt that says YANKEES GO HOME! across the front. I am sitting outside Tiger Stadium, making tiger noises. I am prepared for war. I am very ready.
“GOT YOUR TICKETS?” I yell to a passerby.
“Huh?” he says.
“You should have planned ahead,” I say.
I have my tickets. Had them since April. Even back then, everybody knew this Tigers-Yankees series in September would determine the AL East. Didn’t we all circle it on the calendar? Didn’t we?
“GIBSON VS. GUIDRY!” I yell.
When A Punter Is Noticed, It Might Be Time To Pack
“You look like a piece of crud. The people watching say, ‘Man, what a geek.’
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— Mike Black, on his muffed punt in the Lions’ 31-7 loss to Dallas. It doesn’t take much. Punters and placekickers are forever this close to being cut, anyhow. In the NFL pet shop, they are like litter boxes; most people don’t notice them until they stink, and then they get dumped.
If It’S An Instant Replay, Why Does It Take So Long?
I don’t know about this new instant replay business.
Did you watch Monday Night Football last week? Did you see that call? The refs checked the instant replay, what, for four hours? I could have taken a bus to Dallas in that time. Why does it take so long? What were they doing in front of that screen? What were those refs talking about? . . .
“Let’s see that one again, Jake.”
“Yes, let’s.”
“Roll it back.”
“Rolling.”
“Ooh. Look at that angle.”
“Yes, very pretty.”
“Let’s see it again.”
“Yes, let’s.
NO DOUBT, THESE IRISH ARE NOT DONE MAKING NOISE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — It was like holding back the ocean. Only seconds were left, but Notre Dame kept coming, and quarterback Steve Beuerlein was throwing straight down the throat of the Michigan defense.Completion, Alvin Miller, 33-yard gain.Completion, Milt...
IF NCAA SHOOTS ITSELF, CAN HOLTZ GIVE LAST RITES?
THE LIVE ALBOM* Let’s see. A cup of hot chocolate, a seat cushion, a Corvette, six cheerleaders, a job for your sister, four free plane tickets and an envelope full of complimentary tickets.* Everyone ready for college football? * I hope the NCAA employs a...
You Can’T Blame Gibby For Growing Up
Well, if I were Kirk Gibson, I would duck. Certain fans get dangerously upset when he doesn’t play great, and this year, overall, Gibson is playing
“terrible.” That’s his word for it anyhow. Terrible.
Then again, he has nights like Wednesday, when he hit two home runs, one of them halfway to downtown. On nights like that, certain fans want to jump out of their seats and hug him to death.
YOU CAN’T BLAME GIBBY FOR GROWING UP DON’T BLAME GIBBY FOR GROWING UP
If I were Kirk Gibson, I would duck. Certain fans tend to boil dangerously hot when he doesn’t play great, and this year Gibson is playing “terrible.” That’s his word. Terrible. And he’s getting paid more than ever.So I would duck. But I...
Double Duty Doesn’T Faze Lions’ Dandy Double J
MINNEAPOLIS — They gave James Jones the game ball Sunday. Then they gave him oxygen.
How often did he run in this season opener? How many plays did the Lions have? Talk about one-man offense. Directory assistance doesn’t get that many calls. Jones might as well have come to the line and said, “Uh-huh, that’s right fellas, it’s me again, No. 30, over here, yeah. . . . “
U.S. Open Boasts System Of Czechs And Balances
NEW YORK — He had just beaten Kid Magnificent, knocked him out cold, and now the foreigner was standing with his towel in his hands and his face stretched in glee, and what the hell should he do, here in America? How do they celebrate?
Throw the towel?
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