Who's My Tiger?

Curtis Granderson has been recognized by the other players as a great guy. He has won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award for his community work. One of the things that makes Curtis a great guy to watch is that he really sees that his fame can be put to good use by bringing attention to areas that need help.

If you follow the Tigers on Fox Sports Detroit you will see Granderson in ads for different charities. He is often in the news for his work with kids. He has been an ambassador for the game. He was an All Star this year. He has his own charity foundation named Grand Kids Foundation.

On top of all of this he is just fun to watch play baseball. He made two incredible catches this year in center field. One was way back in May of 2009 against the Indians. Then there was this one to save the 2009 season for another day in October against the White Sox.

Curtis Granderson dives to make a clutch catch in the eighth inning Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (KIRTHMON F. DOZIER/ DFP)

Ryan Raburn celebrates following Curtis Granderson's big catch in the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox in Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ / DFP)

I do hope that all of Curtis' charity work doesn't interfere with his baseball. I remember Al Kaline making a similar comment when Granderson was given the Roberto Clemente Award for the Tigers. Jim Leyland has also implied that there was some conflict. Curtis keeps a grueling schedule and I have to wonder how that effects his game. It would be a shame for him to sink to less than super star status and have the charities he supports lose some of their spot lighting because of it.

But he is a son his parents can be proud of. Congratulations Curtis! You are my Tiger!