Journalism Prof. Burns comments on new Detroit Tigers player Prince Fielder...
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"A Tigers-Fielders tale"
by Mike O'Hara
Prince Fielder stunned the baseball world yesterday by signing a nine-year, $214-million deal with the Tigers. Ben Burns, the former managing editor of The Detroit News and director of Wayne State University's journalism department, has vivid memories of Prince Fielder's home-run power as a Little League player. Burns managed a team that competed in the same league as Prince's team. "He was huge, and he could hit the ball over the fence," Burns recalled. "Everybody else was dribbling singles and an occasional double. Prince hit the ball over the fence with alarming regularity."