DETROIT -- Among the many examples of Jack Morris' fiery competitiveness as a Tiger was his flash of temper when manager Sparky Anderson would walk to the mound to pull Morris from a game, with Morris slamming the ball into his manager's hand before he made the march back to the dugout.
Fitting, then, that the Tigers set up sparklers for Morris' walk from the dugout to the stage behind the mound at Comerica Park on Sunday, when the team celebrated Morris' induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame by retiring his No. 47.
Morris thanks Sparky Anderson "Whenever any Tigers fan walks into this stadium and sees that number on the wall, they can explain to whoever they're with the story of the great Jack Morris," Morris' longtime catcher, Lance Parrish, said.