LAKELAND, Fla. — About a dozen Detroit Tigers fans spread across the grass beyond the outfield fence, waiting for a home run ball.
“Here one comes!” somebody said, as a baseball came screaming through the air as the Tigers took batting practice.
“I got it!”
“Watch out for the tree!”
Michela Deschene, 43, of Lakeland, caught the ball.
“It's just having fun and enjoying the Florida sun,” Deschene said.
Her dog, Kimba, a 9½-year-old poodle-basset hound, chases down the balls, too.
“Just watching baseball, having fun, talking to people out here and meeting new friends,” Deschene said.