DETROIT -- Lance Parrish was back in his element last weekend, working with young catchers at the baseball camp he holds with longtime friend and former teammate Alan Trammell at Wayne State University in midtown. It was Parrish's chance to teach the skills of a position he feels is undervalued among athletes gravitating to baseball as a sport.
"I think guys are afraid to do it because they don't want to get beat up," Parrish said. "They'd rather be in another spot, playing the infield or outfield. But actually, catching's really rewarding, and usually the guys that either get talked into it or forced to do it or whatever, they actually enjoy doing it.