Houston – Here’s a window into Joe Jimenez’s character: He said being selected to represent the Tigers in the All-Star Game Tuesday wasn’t the pinnacle or his crowning achievement – he called it a beginning.
“There’s a lot of things to accomplish yet,” he said. “It starts now. I’m looking forward to having a great career and I am going to work hard for it. There are a lot of things I have in mind. I have a lot of dreams.”
Some players, especially those as physically gifted as Jimenez who have been on the fast track since they were teenagers, expect greatness, as if it’s an entitlement.