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Gonzalez will feel Detroit fans' fury Thursday night.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Date: 20010411
Author:Guidi, Gene

DETROIT _ William Congreve once insinuated that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. But Bill's observation obviously came before the birth of the Detroit sports fan.

You want fury? An athlete who jilts this city better be prepared for the rudest of welcomes when he returns as the enemy.

Sport is serious stuff to a lot of folks who live and work here. They love it when an athlete like Bobby Higginson says he doesn't want to play anywhere else. They howl when a player gives the impression that he can't wait to catch the first flight out of town.

It makes no ...

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