Detroit -- Ron Colangelo, the Tigers' vice president of communications, was walking with his luggage into the home clubhouse just after 11 a.m. Thursday. On the way, he passed a reporter who was on his way out.
"What?" Colangelo said with a smirk. "Do you have a boat?"
Many Tigers players, coaches and front-office folks, especially those who reside in the Oakland County suburbs, found themselves battling the elements to get to Comerica Park for the scheduled series finale -- and Detroit's home finale -- against the Cleveland Indians.
With flooding on several major freeways entering downtown Detroit, and the rain still coming down pretty hard, the home clubhouse was mostly empty less than two hours before the scheduled 1:10 p.