Detroit Tigers meet real tigers thanks to Disney; and a columnist learned about Tigers

SeveralDetroitTigersplayersspentadayofffromspringtrainingatDisney’sAnimalKingdom.ThehighlightformanywasseeingBakso,aSumatrantigercubbornattheparksevenyearsago.Theplayersenjoyedthesafarirideandotherattractions,takingabreakfrombaseballandenjoyingeachother’scompany.LAKEBUENAVISTA,Fla.–Thebig,smilingreliefpitcherfortheDetroitTigerscouldn’ttakehiseyesoffthebeautiful,youngSumatrantigercubnamedBakso. “Lookatthosepaws!”TylerHoltonsaidsmiling. AgroupofTigers–theoneswhoplayprofessionalbaseballinDetroit–wereinvitedtocheckouttheSumatrantigers–theoneswholiveatDisney’sAnimalKingdom. “Roar!”growledBennettVest,the2½yearoldsonofTigerspitcherWillVest. Bennettapproachedtheglasswindow,asBaksowalkedslowlyacrosstheMaharajahJungleTrek. “That’sgonnabeabigboy!”Holtonsaid,studyingBakso’spaws,floppingwitheachstep;anditremindedhimofabigyellowlabwaitingtogrowintohispaws. Thewivesandgirlfriendoff