Clermont, Florida — Everyone wonders not only how he does it, but why?
It has been 112 years since the Wright Brothers invented a contraption that in 2018 can cover 1,200 miles in a bit more than two hours. And yet here is Bobb Vergiels, grabbing the wheel of his red Nissan Rogue, busting up and down I-75 from Leesburg, Florida, to Comerica Park — and then back again.
Twelve times this baseball season he will make that round trip. All because his job is so special. Vergiels is the man who welcomes fans to Tigers home games.