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wields_a_pen

Dear Detroit Tigers:

Oct 28, 2006 13:01

I remember lazy summer afternoons in my youth, days where the heat was so insufferable that sitting in air conditioning was almost too painful to bare in contrast. Having seen every film playing at the Star Gratiot, my father would emerge from his home office mid-morning and scoop me into his 1993 Lincoln, driving the 8 miles to Corktown in ( Read more... )

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so_spiffed November 23 2006, 11:29:28 UTC

Sorry to make a random comment unrelated to the post, but...

Finally mailed off your picture today (sorry for the delay!). It should arrive in 3-6 days.

wields_a_pen November 23 2006, 23:20:59 UTC

Yay, thanks a bunch! I can't wait to get it! :D

amazing. what_aboutme November 26 2006, 21:28:42 UTC

this literally made me cry.

i couldnt have put it in any better words.

it's so sad how many people have given up on our tigers again just because they lost the pennant.

2007-the year of the tiger forsure.

Re: amazing. wields_a_pen November 28 2006, 19:05:06 UTC

Thanks for the comment! Great icon! ;D

Re: amazing. what_aboutme November 28 2006, 19:39:03 UTC

lol thank you. i am seriously placido's #1 fan and i make polanco graphics like everydaaay. he is SUCH a sweetie. have you ever met him?

zjkjoseph January 31 2007, 01:59:57 UTC

I'm glad I stumbled across your LJ, because this entry is amazing. For years, I was only a casual Tigers fan; I would keep track of their record and stats, but never watched the games and therefore never maintained a connection with the team. There wasn't much incentive for me to tune in either. I'd rather go about my daily life than devote a couple hours to Willie Blair, Jose Lima, and all the other guys who made the Indians look so good ( ... )

wields_a_pen February 2 2007, 13:52:27 UTC

All I can say to such an amazingly unexpected comment is this: that I was having a superbly shitty morning at the office and your comment put a huge smile on my face. At this early point in February, I am doing nothing but counting down the days until baseball returns. Because with that return, winter will die away and Michigan will transform from being a gray wasteland into a kind-of-sort-of sunny place, and I'll take that any day over this weather.

Magglio's homerun is probably the most incredible sports moment I will ever witness in person. Tops even being at the Wings/Avalanche goalie fighting game 10 years ago (holy shit, that was a decade ago, wasn't it?) The Tigers did somethimg magical for this city because nothing was expected of them, they didn't have a costly roster filled with famous names. It was nearly all rookies and nobody's that were stepping up and taking control. Just the way the sport was meant to be played ( ... )

zjkjoseph February 7 2007, 02:08:14 UTC

Your entry was touching, in that "sports as life" kind of way, so I had to say something. I'm glad it made the drudgery of work more bearable.

It's funny that you mention the Wings craze being ten years ago, because I was just thinking about how far they have fallen out of the collective consciousness. In 97 and 98, all anyone could talk about was the Red Wings. Every night, the Joe was rocking, and The Grind Line could have won an election in Wayne County.

Despite all that, there wasn't that fan unity that I felt with the Tigers. Instead of tying together a bunch of affluent suburbs, the Tigers put a shine on Detroit itself. Maybe because it all happened so suddenly, maybe because it happens to be in a visitable part of the city (who would hang out by the Joe?) maybe it's history, but the Tigers are Detroit.

If you're having a bad day, click on some of the videos in this link. It works well ( ... )

wields_a_pen February 14 2007, 15:02:05 UTC

Just added you back; I'm terribly slow at these things sometimes, which is funny, since I spend most of my time at the office not doing any actual work. Perhaps if LJ started to actually notify me of my comments, I would actually see them!

The article on Spring Training last week in the Detroit Free Press was just about the best thing I've read in months in the paper. I devoured every single word and actually, for two unrealistic seconds, considered if I could make it down there to watch the spring games in Florida. Alas, I have no vacation days left, so I guess I'll have to wait until April!

Please forgive my angst-ridden, crass and often annoyed livejournal entries. I live in Lansing, after all, it's not like there's much positive to write about here! :D

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kirkinalabama March 22 2007, 02:23:37 UTC

I'm commenting to be added?

wields_a_pen March 22 2007, 12:31:37 UTC

Added back, of course! :D

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wields_a_pen April 6 2007, 12:57:21 UTC

Nice timing, I just re-watched Bright Young Things for the millionth time last night! *friends back* :D