But you know as well as I do that this year's Tigers aren't headed to the postseason. Still, that doesn't take away the thrill of Opening Day. Not one bit. I made it back to the Tigers' Opening Day Tuesday for the first time since 1994. Instead of watching the game at the old ballpark at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, I caught the game at the new Tiger Stadium.
Life is real, so let's enjoy the day.
It's great to be around people who appreciate baseball. It's a rite of passage. But it's just not all sports for the Nowicki family. They also have planned an afternoon at the circus and a day at the Detroit Institute of Art. Then there are fathers and sons like Don and Campy Smith, who is 13.