We interrupt this blog to comment on this miracle:

Both Kilpatrick and Millen out in the same month? Yes we can!
In 2001, Millen took a team that was 65-63 over the previous 8 seasons, and he turned it into a team that has since been (an NFL-worst) 31-84. Millen’s decisions, especially in drafting players, [...]

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What a difference a month makes.  In May, it started to look as though the Tigers would end up wasting what was supposed to be a great season, after losing game after game with little hope in sight.  Nothing was working back in May — starting pitching, relief pitching, offense, defense — everything was sputtering [...]

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Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh Penguins fan, after losing his bet on the Stanley Cup Finals.  Go Wings!

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Lord Stanley, welcome home to Hockeytown.

There’s Chris Osgood yesterday, after sealing the deal against a tough opponent in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Four Stanley Cup Championships since 1997.
What an outstanding Stanley Cup Finals. Hockey at its finest. I’ll remember that triple overtime game — excruciating. And the two shutouts by Osgood to [...]

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April showers did not bring May Flowers for the whimpering Tigers.  The second-highest payroll in the league finished May about 10 games below .500, and just 1.5 games out of the basement in the AL Central.  Things aren’t exactly going according to plan.
Last month, injuries were the story.  The Tigers still aren’t at 100%, with [...]

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