The Shady Milkman

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010, is a day that will live in Michigan sports infamy. The Detroit Tigers got swept by the Minnesota Twins on their first visit to their new ballpark, Target Field, on a walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the 9th…

The Detroit Red Wings let a 3rd period, two-goal lead slip away, losing in OT to the San Jose Sharks and falling to the assuredly hopeless three games down in the Western Conference semi-finals…

Then, the death of Ernie Harwell was announced to thousands of fans, including myself, during the broadcasts of these two collapses, and suddenly, nothing else mattered.

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