Lakeland, Fla. — Sunday at Marchant Stadium (Publix Field at Marchant Stadium, if you insist) became a rolling revelation in why there is no time in baseball, maybe no time in sports, as fetching as spring training.
This thought slammed home while walking from the press box to manager Ron Gardenhire’s office following a game against the Atlanta Braves — televised back home on FSD — which the Tigers won, 6-3.
Down on the field, just right of Detroit’s dugout, a man in Tigers togs was traipsing with players and with coaches along the perimeter’s gravel.