Contrary to YouTube, the story at Ford Field on Sunday was not Jim Schwartz versus Jim Harbaugh in The Battle of the Postgame Handshake. True, you don't often see one coach, Harbaugh, so pumped up he almost whacks the other coach, Schwartz, into next week. And true, you don't often see one coach, Schwartz, chase 25 yards after the other coach, Harbaugh, until a skirmish breaks out near the tunnel and players are putting their helmets back on.(On a side note, it is nice to see two NFL coaches in that kind of shape. Can you imagine Rex Ryan trying to chase down Andy Reid?)
Justin Verlander had thrown everything he had, his fastball, his change-up, his curve, his arm, his heart, his lungs, maybe a couple of kidneys. His engine was sputtering, pushed to the brink.And it was still the sixth inning. The infield came in. The crowd inhaled. Verlander, with the score tied, had just walked the No.9 batter on four pitches to load the bases. His pitch count was far north of 100. There was only one out. Most other pitchers would be done. Out of there. You actually could hear gulping across Comerica Park. Is this it? Does the season end here?
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.
