Writing for a new audience can strum your nerves a bit. But not for long. Sports have a way of bridging gaps between people. Like when Casey Stengel caught a pitcher sneaking back at 4 a.m. from the tavern.
“Drunk again”, Stengel scolded.
“Me too”, the pitcher said.
See? Togetherness.
Mitch Albom, Give me a sporting chance, I’ll give it right back, Detroit Free Press, August 4, 1985.
Mitch Albom, “A privilege to appear in Free Press for 3 decades”, Detroit Free Press, August 9, 2015.
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