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The Anatomy of a Feeding Frenzy If you were anywhere near a sports fan, native Detroiter, highlight reel or Sportscenter broadcast, you now likely know that Detroit Tiger Armando Galarraga was robbed of an extremely rare perfect game (never before executed by a Detroit Tigers pitcher) by a blown call on the 27th out. (Watch [ READ MORE ]
Many of us remember our childhood winters quite differently than what we experience year in and year out as adults. If you ask most people in Michigan, they’ll tell you that they remember “snow days” home from school, ice skating in the local park, sledding on the local hill, building snowmen in the yard, having [ READ MORE ]
Detroit vs. Hiroshima, 64 years later: a pictorial[ READ MORE ]
Go back and read this post about my predictions for the upcoming Pistons season. Now read this article, an account of their most recent preseason game. I know preseason games amount to less than zero, but the similarities are uncanny![ READ MORE ]
Another day, another Debacle in the D. The latest, Miguel Cabrera’s now public run-in with his wife, the law and booze, has put the Detroit Tigers in a disastrous PR position. Play him or sit him? Raise your hand if you condone/excuse any of the following: A team’s franchise player partying ’til all hours during [ READ MORE ]
The last prediction I made in this space about the Pistons was that they would take one of two games on the road in an opening round playoff series against the Cavaliers. FAIL. Not only did they NOT take one in Cleveland, they got blown out in four straight games. So obviously I have earned [ READ MORE ]
I’ve grown weary of discussing, dissing and defending The D. It’s dead to me. …to Time, too: Time magazine, whose parent company bought a house for journalists in Detroit to cover the city, has posted its cover story for this week’s issue, a blistering look at a place it calls “the urban equivalent of a [ READ MORE ]
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