Talk of Trading Curtis Granderson Must End

It's like a splinter you just can't get out. For whatever reason, the Detroit News' beat writer Lynn Henning just keeps picking at Curtis Granderson relentlessly. Henning just cannot get over the fact the fan favorite and All-Star center fielder is allowed to have an off-year. And by off-year I mean, he's only the second-most productive position player on the team. Earlier this year, Henning wrote Granderson needs to concentrate more on baseball and less on being Mr. All-America. Granderson writes a blog and is active in charity work during the regular season. It looked like a low blow, but days later Tigers manager Jim Leyland actually said many of the same thoughts as Henning, just framed in a better tone. Had that been the end of the discussion, fine. I don't think the Tigers or the fans would like to see Granderson be anyone but the man he is. And I think if Granderson felt like it was hurting his baseball career, he would tone things back a bit. I don't ...