Daniel Norris made unexpected headlines as a prospect for spending Spring Training in a van. He later made a documentary driving cross-country with an award-winning filmmaker. He has surfed in Nicaragua, camped on the beach, survived in the woods and ventured into all sorts of terrain in between. But he never had camping out in an airport on his to-do list.
And yet, as the young Tigers pitcher waited with many others through the power outage at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport last Sunday night, he had a familiar feeling as he hiked through the dark, tucked into one of the concourses and unpacked some gear.