Detroit Free Press

What a great centerfielder!

What a great centerfielder!

Yankees go home.Tigers follow.Back to the land of corned beef-on-rain. One more New York night to see who advances in this baseball season. Detroit fans were in party mode early in Tuesday's Game 4. They saw the bases loaded in the bottom of the first and shook their fists and said, "Here we go."
That bottom of the order

That bottom of the order

So now we know. The rain in New York contains kryptonite.How else do you explain the early mortality of the best pitcher in baseball this year, Justin Verlander, and arguably the next best in the league, CC Sabathia, who were both all-everything during the regular season, then got doused by Bronx showers in Game 1 last Friday, and starting throwing like human beings in Game 3 Monday night?No capes. No x-ray vision. No glowering, overpowering giants.
The comeback Cats

The comeback Cats

ARLINGTON, Texas - I know. I know.Your best offense isn't supposed to be the other team's quarterback. Your wake-up call is not supposed to be "Twenty-four points down! Let's rock!" Your star player isn't supposed to sit on the sideline for 35 minutes, long enough to watch a sitcom, which is what the Lions' offense had been to that point.
This Tiger team needs no introduction to big leagues

This Tiger team needs no introduction to big leagues

We were sitting in a famous New York deli once. It was 2 a.m., place was empty, someone ordered a big sandwich, and several of us had a bite. When the bill came, we were charged $17 apiece for sharing."Why?" we asked."Customers wait for tables," the waitress said. "We can't have one eater and others taking up space.""But there's no one else here," we protested."Listen," she griped, a hand on her hip, "this is New York. It's the big leagues."

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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