(Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)
Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire called reporters into his office at about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday. Earlier he had changed his lineup, removing starters Miguel Cabrera, Nick Castellanos, Jordy Mercer and Josh Harrison.
“I know you guys all tweeted it out, ‘Gardy changed the whole frickin’ lineup, guys are hurt, guys are dead,’” he said, as the room exploded in laughter. “I know how it goes. ‘Castellanos is traded, he’s out of here.’ I’m just trying to calm it down, OK?”
For the record, the lineup change was tweeted out.