from Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press,
Detroit Tigers president and CEO Christopher Ilitch visited the team Friday at its spring training facility and sat down for a 27-minute interview with reporters. Ilitch covered a wide array of topics. Here are some of the highlights from that interview:
How does criticism of your teams and various businesses affect you?
“I like to say I try to stay aware of everything that’s out there. But at the end of the day, I’m exceptionally focused on the task at hand. I think that’s another big part of success in what we’re doing by whatever commentary may be out there.