Curtis Granderson

Gosh, I was proud."

Curtis Granderson was placed on the Disabled List last weekend after suffering a groin injury; he’ll be out of commission up to four weeks and will miss the

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Happ, and Trevor Hoffman.  I have no players from the Yankees, Red Sox, or Orioles; I wanted Curtis Granderson but he went to another team.  I’m sure I’ll scour the box sc

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manager Casey Stengel, as well as longtime Tigers Travis Fryman and Kirk Gibson, and active players Curtis Granderson of the Yankees and Carlos Peña of the Red Sox.  Scott Sizemore, who will replace Placido Polanco as Detroit’s 2nd baseman this season, spent the better part of 2009 in Toledo.

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How about the Yankees?  Not standing pat after the Curtis Granderson acquisition, the Bronx Bombers first brought back Nick Johnson to replace Hideki Matsui as Designated Hitter and then bolstered their rotation, adding another Cy Young candidate in Javier Vazquez (15-10, 2.87 E.R.A., 1.026 WHIP in 2009) who they took off the hands of the Atlanta Braves.  Vazquez’s 238 strikeouts were second only to Tim Lincecum’s 261 among National League pitchers.  GM Brian Cashman and the rest of the front office are making a strong statement as they attempt to defend their first World Series championship since 2000.

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e Winter Meetings in Indianapolis last week, the Yankees landed themselves a great centerfielder in Curtis Granderson.  Many of Granderson’s fans – myself included – were disappointed that he will be wearing Pinstripes next season.  Even so, I’ll keep rooting for him wherever he goes.  Of all the people I met at the World Baseball Classic, he was the happiest to be there.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

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Grandy’s the Man

Though I have no allegiance to the city of Detroit or the Tigers, Curtis Granderson has become one of my favorite players.  Not only is he an incredible athlete, he is also a cool person and a great role model to kids.  In his spare time, he takes the time to share what’s on his mind with his fans on his espn.com blog.  He’s such an exciting player to watch – whether he is stretching a double into a triple, chasing down a fly ball in the gap, or laying out to make a diving catch,

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I was pleased to see Curtis Granderson back in the Tigers lineup and immediately contributing in his first major-league action this season, going 2-4 with two walks, two RBI’s, and three runs scored in Detroit’s 19-6 shellacking of Texas on Wednesday.  Granderson followed up his season debut by leading off Thursday’s game with a home run and igniting the Tiger offense in an 8-2 win, completing a three-game sweep of the Rangers.

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On the underachieving side, Detroit has really struggled in Curtis Granderson’s absence, getting swept by the Royals in the opening series and starting the season 0-7.  Not tha

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