Have we forgotten so easily?

Lou Whitaker Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr. (Sweet Lou)
Bats Left, Throws Right Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.
Debut September 9, 1977 Final Game October 1, 1995 Born May 12, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)


Let's take a trip down memory lane. Does anyone remember the year 1984?

I don't.
But one thing I do remember. Lou Whitaker (sweet Lou) (sweet ole lou as I once called him)
(sigh)

In this day of Video Ipods, Sliver cellphones, American Apparel fashions, Trader Joe's healthy organic foods ...
A day when we are quick to jump on the latest sports bandwagon: Indiana Hoosiers, LA Lakers, Sasha Cohen ... etc.
A day when we text message our votes for the next American Idol...
A day with the Gaines' boys and their wives scattered throughout the country.
Did we not learn from a brutal UCLA Bruins defeat.
Are we losing our roots?
Are we forgetting where we came from?
Are we compromising all that we stand for and the history that make us who we are?

I want to invite you for just one second ... to stop ... take a breath ... close your eyes ... and remember a day in 1984 when the Tigers made us proud of the motor city.

Oh the memories.
I plead with you! Lou pleads with you!
Remember younger days!!!

With the Tigers off to a 4-0 start.

Could this year be a reminder of those days?