A DAY WITHOUT BASEBALL IS LIKE A LONG, DARK NIGHTOctober 14, 1987 | Detroit Free PressI am sitting at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. I am waiting for the next game. My back is against the pale ...Read More
CAN EVANS, TIGERS RISE FROM DIRT?October 12, 1987 | Detroit Free PressHe was on his knees, sunk in the dirt, the weight of the Tigers' season seemingly on his shoulders. What had he ...Read More
TWINS’ MESSAGE TO MORRIS: TIME TO HIT THE ROAD, JACKOctober 10, 1987 | Detroit Free PressMINNEAPOLIS -- He stood alone on the mound, glaring at the hitters, the roar of 55,245 frenzied fans ringing in ...Read More
FAMILIAR NIGHTMARE: HERNANDEZ ON MOUNDOctober 8, 1987 | Detroit Free PressMINNEAPOLIS -- And then, the nightmare walked out of the bullpen. The score was tied, 5-5, the bases full of ...Read More
TWIN DEBATE BRINGS OUT TWO MINDSOctober 7, 1987 | Detroit Free PressThis is the truth, so help me. I called a sports columnist for the Minneapolis newspaper Monday and suggested we ...Read More
GIBSON’S WAIT-A-MINUTE HOMER BUYS TIGERS TIMESeptember 29, 1987 | Detroit Free PressTORONTO -- Oh, if home runs could talk! What might this one have said -- this ninth-inning speedball that exploded ...Read More
GIBSON’S BIG HITS STOP CLOCKSeptember 28, 1987 | Detroit Free PressTORONTO -- Oh, if home runs could talk! What might this one have said -- this ninth-inning speedball that exploded ...Read More
OK, BLUE JAYS, THE PARTY’S OVERSeptember 24, 1987 | Detroit Free PressIt's very simple now. Toronto must go.Not the whole city. There's this one bar on Yonge street with a waitress ...Read More
PLAYERS STRIKE MIGHT BE LESSER OF EVILS FOR LIONSSeptember 21, 1987 | Detroit Free PressLOS ANGELES -- OK. We give. Bring on the strike. Please. We're begging.It can't be much worse than this: a 27-7 ...Read More
WITH STRIKE ON HORIZON, TIME TO MAKE MY MARKSeptember 20, 1987 | Detroit Free PressAs we head into the final week of this NFL season, I must say it has gone by quickly. It seems like just last ...Read More
LIONS’ FIRST 30 MINUTES WAS ONLY THE HALF OF ITSeptember 14, 1987 | Detroit Free PressMINNEAPOLIS -- Well, for an hour or so, this was a pretty fun Lions football season. Chuck Long was hitting his ...Read More
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?September 13, 1987 | Detroit Free PressWELL HELLOOO AGAIN! Let's get started on this year's NFL picks. Ready? No. Hold it. First I have a question. ...Read More