In early September of 1974 during Al Kaline’s final month of playing for the Detroit Tigers, I got to meet my boyhood hero. He was polite but seemed shy, which is unusual for a future Hall-of-Famer.
I am so sorry, but I just can not take it any longer. I have to vent to someone. I have been a Tigers fan for 73 years and in all that time I have never seen such a (poorly performing team). No ...