TIGER VS. TIGER: A new book called...

TIGER VS. TIGER: A new book called “Swoosh,” the story of Nike footwear and the athletic world, includes an encounter Angels catcher Lance Parrish, above, might not remember as all that funny. . . . The authors say Parrish, in his days with the Detroit Tigers, agreed to do a poster with a good-natured Bengal tiger, the veteran of those Exxon commercials. But this time the tiger “opened his mouth and put his massive jaws around Parrish’s leg.” The trainer stepped in, Parrish was unhurt, and the photo session continued.