The wind swirled at Tiger Stadium last Saturday, sending game notes and rosters swirling out of the open press box, down on to the gold and purple clad fans below. Eddy Pineiro emerged out of the visitor’s locker room and began his usual routine.
A kicker, Pineiro must be acutely attuned to the wind, which was whipping around at more than 16 miles per hour. He missed a few during warmups from inside 40-yards, a distance he normally doesn’t struggle with at all.
“It was really windy. But I was just trying to hit the ball a little bit harder than I usually do,” he said.