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Homeless fan still has his hand in the game

Homeless fan still has his hand in the game

There's a million stories in baseball. This one happened outside the stadium.It was almost 1 a.m. Tuesday, and I was leaving to go home after covering the Tigers-Yankees game. The Tigers had won, and in the distance near the late-closing bars you could hear car horns and some determined partyers, but for the most part, the area was empty, a few cops, a few stadium workers.I walked down a small street called Montcalm that feeds into Woodward Avenue. Ahead of me, I saw an older man standing by a light pole. He held a cup and a small piece of cardboard.
So many scary moments

So many scary moments

NEW YORK - October ain't over.It takes a lot to stare down Yankee Stadium, but the Tigers just did it. It takes a lot to knock out CC Sabathia twice in a week, but the Tigers just did it. Doug Fister - not even with the team in late July - just did it. Delmon Young, who arrived even later than Fister, just did it. Don Kelly, who has seen more baseball stops than a Louisville Slugger shipping container, just did it.
Who’da thunk this Game 5 last week?

Who’da thunk this Game 5 last week?

Hey, I just landed!" my friend says breathlessly. "Been on the moon! Got back in time for Game 5!"Welcome home, I say."I knew the series would go the distance! What did I miss? Can't wait for tonight. Final game! Tigers-Yankees! Verlander on the mound-"Nope."What do you mean? He's our best pitcher."I agree."Didn't he pitch Game 1?"Sort of."So why can't he pitch Game 5?"Because he also pitched Game 3."What? Was Leyland crazy?"No. But the weather was."Who's pitching then?"Doug Fister.

Mitch Albom writes about running an orphanage in impoverished Port-au-Prince, Haiti, his kids, their hardships, laughs and challenges, and the life lessons he’s learned there every day.

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