Spring Training, Day 3: We left Detroit in a snow storm and arrived in Tampa and caught a bus to Lakeland. Tonight things kicked off with an orientation that included hearing from Lou Whitaker, Willie Horton, Jake Wood, Steve Kemp, Darrell Evans, and more. OK, if you are not a baseball fan that is not going to mean a lot to you, but check out the photos of Jake Wood, Sweet Lou, and yep, that is me with Willie Horton! We then carpooled over to Tigers Spring Training camp and were treated to a barbeque in the same dining room the Tigers eat in during camp. Teams were then announced, I am on Team 1 coached by Jack Kemp and Mike Maroth. Back to the hotel and the parties are on. Hung around telling jokes with
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