by Mitch Albom | Dec 31, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Dear Jim:Welcome home.I say “home” not because you were born in Michigan (you weren’t) and not because you might think of it that way. I say “home” because everyone else thinks of it that way — you, your alma mater, back together — so you...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 28, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, Sports
“Dad, will you throw a ball with me?””In a minute. I’m watching ESPN. Come on. We’ll watch together.””What’s the show?””It’s called ‘The Year in Sports.’ It’s got all the big stories...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 27, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The eggnog is gone. The cookies have crumbled. The holiday hangover is in full bloom. And Dr. Football is here to make it better.Hey, Dr. Football. So what did you get for Christmas?Let’s see. The Lions are in. The Eagles are out. Johnny Manziel has been...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 21, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Chemotherapy can burn, but right now Diane Bailey is cold. With gloved hands, she holds a warming pack to her mouth and tightens a scarf around her neck. The dripping chemicals slide down a tube and enter her bloodstream through a port in her chest.When she turns, she...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 19, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Dashing through the snow, laughing all the way. The office is open. Dr. Football at your service.Doc! Did you hear the news? Jay Cutler is sitting!BULL! Oh. Wait. I thought you said “smiling.”Sitting! He’s benched for the Detroit game this Sunday!Why...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 14, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
In nearly 30 years of doing this column, I have never printed letters. It used to be a technique some columnists employed. You posted letters from readers and then wrote answers to them. I always felt obligated to be more original.But I am breaking that trend...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 12, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Although baseball has tried to cut in on our fun, Friday is reserved for football office hours. And the doctor is in.Hey, Dr. Football. Start me up!Is that you, Mick Jagger?No, it’s me, Johnny Manziel!Sorry. You’re about the same size.Didn’t you...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 12, 2014 | Detroit Free Press
This time of a year, being a baseball manager is like having a Rubik’s Cube in your head. You keep spinning the combinations until you’re dizzy.”I was doing it before the trades were even made,” Brad Ausmus said Thursday after the Tigers’...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 8, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
It’s a winning season. Begin with that. The Lions won their ninth game Sunday to ensure a victorious record, the first in three years. Big stuff.Next, there’s December. The Lions have been abysmal in that month. Sunday’s 34-17 victory over Tampa Bay...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 7, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
The other morning, I was looking at TV. I had the sound off. I saw an attractive group of singers doing what appeared to be a holiday song. Since I am a sucker for Christmas music, I grabbed the remote and turned it up.What I heard was this: Text me Merry...
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