Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson is a baseball fan at heart.
As Thomson begins his fourth season directing the Phillies from the dugout, it’s only appropriate that Saturday’s Opening Day game of the spring training schedule is on the road in Lakeland, Fla. Thomson’s four seasons as a player, all in the Detroit Tigers’ organization (1985–1988), were centered around the Lakeland facility, affectionately known to the club’s fan base as Tigertown.
