by Mitch Albom | Dec 4, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
Forget the election. America is split by something far more divisive: Those who have Hatchimals and those who don’t. If you don’t know what a Hatchimal is, you are 1) in the second category and 2) very fortunate. Just ask any parent with a young child, if you can flag...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 23, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Does it really matter where a sports team plays? Don’t the New York Giants labor in New Jersey? Don’t the Los Angeles Angels suit up in Anaheim? Yes. But sometimes, sometimes, it truly makes a difference. The Detroit Pistons have been out of Detroit for nearly 40...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 21, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Breathe deep. Stop banging your head. This is who they are. A team that plays up to good opponents and down to bad ones and isn’t happy unless it’s trailing in the fourth quarter. It doesn’t matter that the Detroit Lions flirt with disaster every week, as long as they...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 20, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
It can’t be 10 years since Bo Schembechler died. No way. It was just yesterday when I was sitting across from him, green, 29 years old, and he was laughing at me. “Why the hell would you want to do this?” “This” was an autobiography of the longtime Michigan football...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 13, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
There was a moment in the 2008 election when, at a town hall, John McCain heard a supporter tell him, “We’re scared of an Obama presidency.” The man was worried that Obama associated with terrorists. McCain stopped the supporter and said, while he, McCain, thought he...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 6, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
There is nothing more to say. In two days, we will elect a president. Barring the release of some astonishing new information — and given the bombshells that the FBI, Julian Assange and “Access Hollywood” have already dropped, it would really have to be astonishing —...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 30, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
There was a crazy ending, though not like last year, but the day belongs to Jabrill Peppers, Jim Harbaugh and Wolverines EAST LANSING – There was craziness at the end (again) on a routine play in the final seconds (again) with the ball going the wrong way (again) and...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 30, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
“Hey, kiddo. Aren’t you trick-or-treating?” “Grandpa. I’m 11.” “You’re still a kid.” “I can’t find an appropriate costume.” “Pretty big word for a grade-schooler. You could always do what we did. Get some old clothes and go as a hobo.” “Grandpa, please. Homeless...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 24, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Oh, Kirk Cousins was hanging onto this football. He cradled it like a small treasure and pointed to it with laughter. Why not? In front of family, friends and many well-wishers from his Holland high school and Michigan State days, Cousins, now the Redskins’ starting...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 23, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
There’s a song in “Les Miserables” where the young rebels lament their fallen brothers. “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables.” It feels like the press box is living that now. Once populated with so many funny, loud, opinionated souls, it grows quieter and more vacant. Drew...
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