Coach Caliendo enjoys his conversation with 16 year Major League Veteran and
3 time All Star Curtis Granderson. This conversation is special because we
get a look into how Curtis trained, prepared daily and for a long season. He
also discusses what it takes to become a great teammate, player and last
long in the game.
Items discussed:
* What makes a great teammate and what is the value to the team.
* If you were a General Manager of a Major League Team what
characteristics would you look for in selecting players.
* During times of failure, you seemed to never show it, when did you
learn to deal with it, how?
* What did your off season routine look like?
* Curtis talks about the importance of players at a young age playing
many sports and why. Also, the medical implications.
* As a hitter how did you prepare for each game.
* In the 16 years you went through many changes in the game, what
things did you do different in hitting later in your career?
* Defensively, things you worked on to make yourself better.
* 344 home runs, where you get the power? He talks about Staying tight
and connected in the swing.
* What is your message to parents out there when having kids play
baseball?
* Curtis discussed his charities and why they are important to him.
* And so much more.
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Curtis Granderson Twitter @cgrand3
Curtis Granderson Jr. (born March 16, 1981) is an American former
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outfielder <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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for the Detroit Tigers <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
York Yankees <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Mets <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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Granderson played college baseball
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Illinois at Chicago
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selected by the Tigers in the 2002 MLB draft
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his MLB debut with the Tigers in 2004. Granderson is a three-time MLB
All-Star <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
, and won a Silver Slugger Award
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he led active players in career triples, was 2nd in career strikeouts, was
5th in career home runs, and was the 6th-oldest player in the National
League.[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Off the field, Granderson is recognized for his commitment to the community
through outreach and charity work.[2]
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endeavors support inner-city <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
children. He has also served as an ambassador for MLB abroad. Granderson has
won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award
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Roberto Clemente Award
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recognition of his contributions in the community.
Granderson grew up in Blue Island, Illinois
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Illinois <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
of Chicago <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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was a dean <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
education <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Nathan Hale Elementary School in Illinois. His mother, Mary, taught
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High School <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
in Chicago. Granderson’s half-sister, Monica, is an English professor at
Jackson State University
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As a child, Granderson grew up a fan of the Atlanta Braves
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the hometown Chicago Cubs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
because he often rushed home from school to watch Saved by the Bell
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a Cubs game was on instead.[5]
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Thornton Fractional South High School
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South) in Lansing <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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baseball career, Granderson batted
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home runs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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All-State selection his senior year.[6]
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T.F. South, choosing the number because his father wore it while playing
softball <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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Granderson by retiring his jersey in a December 2011 ceremony.[6]
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Granderson was recruited by a number of college baseball
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University of Illinois at Chicago
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part because they allowed him to play basketball in addition to baseball.[4]
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basketball two weeks into his freshman year in order to concentrate on
baseball.[4] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
As a freshman at UIC in 2000, Granderson led the UIC Flames
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runs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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.304 as a sophomore, leading the team in runs
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his sophomore year, Granderson played in a summer collegiate league for the
Mankato Mashers, now known as the MoonDogs
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44 games, with eight doubles
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runs scored, and 15 stolen bases.[8]
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During his junior season at UIC, Granderson batted .483, second in the
nation to Rickie Weeks <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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Second-Team All-American <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Baseball America <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Today <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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Slugger <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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from UIC with a double major in business administration and business
marketing.[3] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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Granderson had his number 28 retired by UIC.[10]
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