October Baseball in Michigan October in Michigan. What could be finer? You’ve got your apple cider, your doughnuts with cinnamon and sugar, your jeans jackets for your archery or four-wheeling or orchard wandering or other outdoor activities. The air is pleasant the way a drink of ice-cold water is pleasant. And it’s nice indoors, too, … Continue reading Wilcox Takes Charge: ’84 ALCS Game 3
Season Recap, Post-season edition: ALCS Preview and Game 1 Recap The Royals' Strange Pennant The ’84 K.C. Royals cobbled together a division crown. Their year was serpentine, complicated. Many contributions were improbable. In a sense, the season began in the offseason, when both Willie Wilson and Willie Aikens were arrested attempting to buy cocaine. Each … Continue reading ’84 ALCS: Tigers Have Pennant in Sights
Check out all the monthly recaps of the 1984 season. If you want to become a big sports cliché, go on a slump during August. August and slumps go together only too well: The daaaawwwwwwwggg daaaaaaaaaaays of Awwwwww-gust. It’s hot. So hot. Everyone’s lawn is yellow and prickly. The mosquitoes are out and it’s miserable. … Continue reading Season Recap–Aug