...there comes a report that Tom Monaghan, former pizza guy and now Catholic philanthropist, is moving the Ave Maria Law School to Florida. Out of the goodness of his heart, no doubt.
The report in the online edition of the Detroit Free Press carries this one interesting comment from "Super Steve":
"When I think of Tom Monaghan, I remember how he used to fly over the unwashed masses entering Tiger Stadium in his Dominos helicopter. I remember 3rd baseman Darnell Coles in Tom's office sitting in a $160,000 chair and being told the team could not offer him a higher salary. What I remember most of all is the way the Tigers sacked Ernie Harwell, catapulting the team into nearly two decades of local shame and national embarassment.
"Tom had hot nuts for the Tampa/St Pete area way back when threatening to move the team was his strategy for getting a new ballpark built and now it's Naples. I think Tom simply realizes he's got no juice to get anything done in Michigan -- he's alienated all the power players -- and is betting his money will buy greater inlfuence elsewhere. Good luck and good riddance."
Hey, Steve, it can't be any worse than Reds' owner Marge Schott's dog leaving its, uh, calling card in the middle of the field between innings at Riverfront Stadium. But, I digress...
In the past two years, we've been hearing about the College (to graduate its last class this spring), the University (which never meant to have a glass-walled oratory, right?), the Town (if you can call it that). Is it just me, or does everything with the name "Ave Maria" attached to it have a certain "carry a big stick" quality?
Yeah, it's probably just me.
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