Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Well friends as the Grateful Dead put it, what a long strange trip it’s been. We wrapped up the winter season with a tough 5-1 loss in the championship game yesterday. However, not all was lost with the result. The league gave both teams duffle bags as a gift for making it that far, and also real authentic leis. Both of these could not have been better gifts because I needed an extra bag to try and balance out the ten pounds overweight I had on the trip to Hawaii. So now I avoided the ridiculous baggage fees the airline charges and instead am walking around with two carry-ons. And, in the process I am forced to walk awkwardly through the aisle of the plane trying to avoid banging my bags on everyone’s shoulders and/or face but still manage to take a few victims anyway. I was excited to have the lei as well because it just so happens my parents are throwing me a Luau party when I get back so the trouble of finding something to wear is lifted. On a less lighter note, I am bringing home more than bags filled with tacky tourist shirts, the experience I gained from playing in this league is something that will most certainly help me as my career progresses. When I first heard I was going to play winter ball, I was excited and somewhat uncertain of what to expect, but I got a great piece of advice before I left, from my dad of all people. He always tells me before I embark on any journey to, “Walk in like you own the joint.” That’s pretty much all I needed to keep my confidence high and sustain my performance from the end of the regular season into this past one. It is great to finally get to go home and just rest for a while. I don’t think I have played this many baseball games in one year since I was twelve so some time off won’t hurt all that much. I want to thank everyone for all the support this past season and hope that I can progress my career even further, thus giving you all more to read and imagine what life between the lines is all abou