The Grandy Man

If you know me you know that I love hustling ballplayers. Seeing a guy run hard to first on a one-hopper back to the pitcher or diving for a ball in a 7-run game gets me pumped up.
One of those hustling ballplayers is Yankees centerfielder Curtis Granderson. I love watching this guy play and he is fast becoming one of my favorite players.
For example, tonight he belted two home runs in Cleveland, the second being a no-doubter. Both time he sprinted out of the batters box as if he hit the ball in the gap or was trying to beat out an infield single.
Late in the game, rightfielder Nick Swisher was trying to catch a screaming line drive. He missed making a terrific catch and tumbled on the warning track. Who was there to back up the play and make sure the hitter, Lonnie Chisenhall, didn't get more than a double? Granderson.
Finally, what also makes me enjoy watching Granderson play is the fact that he wears his pants correctly. He shows his socks and doesn't have his pants legs around his shoes which is the clown look.
Granderson is everything I like in a player and he's having a great season. And although I've never met him, everything I've heard about him is that he's a class act off the field as well.