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Tiger Fever in Detroit
Deb Ochs
By Deb Ochs
Senior Editor, GM Media Bureau
Sure, it’s late October…There’s a chill in the air... The snowbirds are heading south…but anyone living here in the Detroit area is well aware that summer lingers on in the form of our beloved baseball team…our Detroit Tigers, who have us in a fevered frenzy as we await a World Series Championship title.
Deb gets her jersey signed
It certainly was evident last Friday during a Tigers Rally here at GM’s headquarters inside the Renaissance Center. I think everyone who didn’t have an important meeting to attend that day was wearing one form of Tiger apparel or another. The Wintergarden was awash with blue and orange! I’m glad I wore my jersey, because now I not only have the autograph of the Tiger’s mascot “Paws”…but also those of Milt Wilcox, Mickey Lolich and Willie Horton! How about that?!
(Oh, and nice tie-in Chevy, with the complimentary hot dogs and apple pie!)
I was out of town during the flurry of excitement created by the Super Bowl in Detroit last February, but I have to believe that this was even better. I mean, the Tigers are OUR team, and if you grew up or now live in the Motor City, it’s tough NOT to be a Tigers fan!
I don’t know if I’m just more aware of it, but whether I’m standing in line at Starbucks or riding the elevator up to my floor, the talk is all Tiger talk! It’s amazing…it’s contagious!
Keep it going, Tigers! If you can wrap it up in St. Louis, wonderful! But I’m hoping it goes to Game 6 because I’ll be in the stands here in Detroit. I remember watching them take the series away from the Cardinals in 1968 when I was 8 years old. Now it’s my 8-year-old daughter’s turn to see them do it again.
Posted by Editor on October 24, 2006 11:36 AM
Comments
Hi Deb,
I'm really glad to hear about the excitement the Tigers are causing in Motor city,I wish you guys the best, i'm sorry to fall of the subject here but i have a question in which maybe you can direct me in. I have a 16 year old brother who just began his junior year in high school and as you may see its getting close for him to start thinking about a career.I've spoken with him and he is very interested in a career with GM, he would like to get involved in designing our cars of the future,so my question is can you recommend schools that he can attend to begin his wish?We are out in Los Angeles Ca. any help in the direction we can start will be very helpful thanks!
Posted by: JUDGE on October 24, 2006 7:37 PM
College for Creative Studies (Detroit, MI):
http://www.ccscad.edu
Kettering University (Flint, MI):
http://www.kettering.edu
Posted by: leo on October 25, 2006 2:47 PM
