Detroit Free Press

There was a day this summer when Grant Hill felt like a big shot. He was in Los Angeles, taping a TV sitcom. ...

CLEVELAND -- He was pitching for everyone who ever got a little old, a little paunchy, anyone whose boss ever came to him and said, "We're going in another direction." For 12 seasons Orel Hershiser, gave his heart, soul and body parts to the LA Dodgers, he won them a world championship, he won them endless awards, he won them fans and filled their coffers with gold. He was loved by the media and loved by the community -- and it made no difference. None whatsoever. When he turned 36, and only pitched one complete game all season, the front office suits came down and said, "Thanks, Orel.

CLEVELAND -- "Good morning, everyone.""GOOD MORNING, MR. BIG.""Let's get started. Bring me the files on the ...

CLEVELAND -- Albert Belle let loose. He barely waited, and then he uncorked. Had it been a baseball, it might ...

CLEVELAND -- He was a cold weather kid throwing a cold weather ball, and this was just fine with him, he liked ...

CLEVELAND -- It was almost 50 years ago and the World Series was a thing that was played during the day, under the sun, as baseball should be. Irving (Sonny) Dwosh, now a retired carpet layer, was just a few years out of school. On game days, he and his father went to Peterson Nut Company and picked up 25 pounds of peanuts. Sonny carried one bag, his father carried the other. They set up on Third Street, near the bridge that straddles the freeway."Good spot," his father said. "People have to walk past to get to the game."