Posts Tagged ‘1968 World Series’
Better Late Than Never
The 50-year wait for Game 5 of the 1968 World Series. Against the backdrop of all that transpired in our city and our nation in 1967 and 1968, this is a story of two teenage boys, whose young lives revolved around the Detroit Tigers. Like so many others, they were heartbroken when the Tigers missed…
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Reliving the Tigers’ ’68 World Series Win
I’m trying to wrap my brain around the fact that it’s been a half-century since the Detroit Tigers won the 1968 World Series. I repeat … a haaaaalf-cennnnnntury. I’ll get a chance to come to terms with that reality on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. at Congregation B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield, when I’ll…
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Relive the Tigers’ Glorious 1968 Season At B’nai Moshe
It’s been a long summer for Detroit Tigers baseball fans. Victories have been few and far between for a team that’s taken only a few baby steps on the road back to a winning record. That certainly wasn’t the case 50 years ago. The 1968 Tigers won the World Series, roaring back from a 3-1…
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