(Photo: The De)
Lakeland, Fla. — The boss made his first appearance of the spring Saturday.
Tigers chairman and CEO Christopher Ilitch met with everybody from general manager Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire, to the club’s big-league scouts, to the analytics team, the players and even the media, and his message was clear:
“I am excited about our vision and our plan and how it’s being executed,” he said. “I am very optimistic and I like the forward momentum of our club. I feel good about it.”
He certainly understands, though, the fans may be less enthused.