BOBBY Ross walked into the locker room and asked the players to listen up. They didn't know it, but he already had resigned, already had told management he couldn't do the job anymore, that his body, spirit and tolerance were spent.Yet as the players looked up, Ross first took care of housekeeping. He reminded them of a banquet they had to attend Monday evening. He reminded them to lift weights, start thinking about the next game, Sunday against Atlanta.Only then, with the small details attended to, did he clear his throat.And told them he was quitting.
SINCE, LIKE a lot of people, I went to the Pistons' home opener Friday night, and since, like a lot of people, I don't know when I'll be back, I thought I'd get all my observations in this morning.First quarter* Nice crowd. Loudest cheer is for Mateen Cleaves.* Then again, he doesn't start, does he?* Chris Webber, who'll be a free agent at the end of this season, is Sacramento's biggest star. There are signs reading, "Webb! Come home! We need you!"* I'm not sure that's a confidence booster.* Go! Pistons ball....
Forgive me a moment while I turn into my grandfather.In the old days, I loved baseball. My heart pounded the first time I saw a major league game. I diligently took pencil to scorecard and filled in every play, every ground out and fly ball. In those days, I knew all the players on my team -- and it wasn't hard, since they were pretty much the same players from last year.
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.
