Reply #29: The Detroit dichotomy

[5thGenDemocrat]

We're all completely schiz when it comes to Mike Illitch. The very same people (myself included here) who bitch about the condition of the Tigers over the past ten years LOVE the guy when they drop the puck at Joe Louis Arena.
I personally wish that Mr I would sell the Tigs to someone like Don Barden (who is rich as Croesus and would become the first black MLB owner), but it isn't going to happen anytime soon. At least Illitch bought the team away from Tom Monaghan -- he of Domino's Pizza and Opus Dei notoriety.
John
A fact almost unknown outside of Michigan is that Mike Illitch played baseball in the Tiger system in the 1950s. He was an infielder, though not a particularly good one. This, of course, would make him a starter at Detroit today.