Spring Training is over! roundup
posted in 2007 ST, link roundup |Detroit ended its regular season by tying the New York Yankees, 3-3. That gave the Tigers a 21-10 Grapefruit League record. That apparently gives them a mythical Grapefruit championship. I’m sure they care. It doesn’t matter one way or the other, so don’t get upset that Detroit accidentally finished with the top record in Spring Training. It is neither a curse nor a blessing.
So, on to a short series of links.
Bilfer’s got the rundown on the finalized roster.
The Big Lead had a funny interview with Curtis Granderson.
CBS Sportsline has its first power rankings of the year out. (Actually, that’s a couple days old). Tigers were third. CBS was the one that didn’t have a lot of respect for the Tigers last season. So that’s nice. Fox Sports already has its second set. Detroit fell from fourth to sixth. Pre-Kenny Rogers Injury.
Finally, not Tigers related, but SI has an interview with Curt Schilling about his blog, 38pitches.com. As it’s always great when an athlete interacts with the fans, I thought it would be nice to highlight that.
Update: Because a commenter asked about it, here’s my story on a local umpire who spent time at Phillies Spring Training. It tells a bit about the other side of camp in Spring Training.
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You may already have tracked this, but Steinbrenner has just made a startling revelation about the Yanks. Check out my blog for details.