I smell a problem

I know that home runs are a big part of what bring fans to games.  People love the long ball (that's what she said).  While I appreciate a good home run, there's no drama in a home run.  A single up the middle with a runner on second...now that's drama!  Is there going to be a throw to the plate?  How fast is the runner?  How good is the outfielder's arm?  How is Gene Lamont going to ruin this for us today?  You know that part about Lamont is true.

The past couple of days, all I've heard about is home run production in Spring Training games.  Cabrera, Fielder, Raburn, Head...the Tigers scored 18 runs the other day!  This is a headline today from the great Peter Gammons:

Tigers plan a lot of driving ... balls over fences

Does anyone else sense a problem?  Comerica is not a home run ballpark.  Sure, guys like Cabrera and Fielder don't have an issue driving the ball out, but I hope the rest of the team knows about playing small ball.  I've seen many balls die at the center field warning track with Rod saying something to the effect of  "In any other park, that's out."  There's the rub.  This isn't any other park.  This is Comerica.  Best to learn to love rather than fight against.