That thump you just heard was the sound of a city falling to its knees and begging Curtis Joseph to forgive and forget.Or maybe it was Mike Ilitch fainting.Truth is, there were many things going bump in Hockeytown on Tuesday after Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek announced that the Grand Experiment was over, that his groin was not improving, that he was done playing hockey this year.
Until Monday, Comerica Park was a big building with a home plate. Now the Tigers have something to put behind it.His name is Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez, he's a catcher, a leader, a newly minted world champion -- and he just became the face of Detroit baseball. With his stocky build, shiny black hair and big-toothed smile, he does not look anything like Steve Yzerman, the Red Wings' charismatic captain.But he does to one man: Mike Ilitch, the guy who signs the checks.He just signed his baseball Yzerman.He's betting $40 million on it.
Shrugging is not an option.You can blame the CIA and demand an investigation or you can blame President George W. Bush and demand his accountability. But you cannot shrug. You cannot walk away. You cannot say, "Oops." Not unless you're the kind of person who sees a dead man in the street and steps over him.That's not the kind of person I am. And that's not the country I live in.
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.