Detroit Tigers' No. 1 pick Spencer Torkelson explains his transition to third base, not being selected out of high school and more. Detroit Free Press
In 2006, Rick Torkelson thought he perfected the hockey dad routine.
Set an alarm, wake up his son at 5 a.m., get dressed, gobble breakfast, pack the duffel bag, crawl into his car by 5:40 and arrive for 6 o'clock practice.
Easy enough, right?
Not so much.
One morning, Torkelson didn't wake up as scheduled. It was already 5:15. He must've forgotten to set his alarm. Or maybe he accidentally slept through it.