LAKELAND, Fla. -- After feeling discomfort last year each time he eased out of bed or bent to tie his shoes, Miguel Cabrera is reveling in the positive signals his body is transmitting to his brain this spring. He's so frisky, it's a challenge for him to stop running.
Cabrera was standing on second base in an early Grapefruit League game against the Washington Nationals when Detroit Tigers teammate Jim Adduci singled up the middle. Coach Dave Clark tried to hold him at third base, but Cabrera ignored the sign and bore down on home plate, preceded by 240 pounds' worth of grunting, heaving locomotive breath.