Archive for February, 2008
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Monday saw the arrival of Gary Sheffield, Kenny Rogers, Rick Porcello, Marcus Thames, and others.
Jeremy Bonderman and Kenny Rogers
Verlander, Bonderman, Robertson, Rogers
Marcus Thames
Rick Porcello
Robertson, Rogers, Sheffield
All photos in this post courtesy Roger DeWitt
I will probably update the blog again later this afternoon with pictures from today, especially if we have any new arrivals.
Duane Below Article
Monday, February 11th, 2008If you don’t know him yet, you will. He is slated to be a starting pitcher for the Flying Tigers this summer (and looks a bit like a young John Smoltz). The Detroit Free Press published a fantastic article on the Michigan native yesterday. You can read the article here.
Are You Ready?
Monday, February 11th, 2008Don’t have spring fever yet? Maybe some more miscellaneous photos from Roger Dewitt (HueyTaxi) will help!
Special Olympics, Fan Club Meeting, etc.
Monday, February 11th, 2008Flying Tigers intern Brittany Hammerberg reports the following over at motownsports.com:
“We had such a great day Saturday! You guys have no idea how much the Detroit Tiger Foundation of Florida helped the Special Olympics. We (especially Ron) funded the shirts, the entertainment (Darla singing the national anthem and the interns as mascots), our kitchen staff […]
The Calm Before the Storm
Saturday, February 9th, 2008As reported earlier, this week saw the arrival of many familiar faces at Tigertown in Lakeland, Florida. It appears as if the players are most likely enjoying their last Saturday off for some time now - trainers prepare the facilities for the upcoming month and forklifts ushered in boxes of bats, with one notably marked […]
Faseball
Friday, February 8th, 2008Photo: HueyTaxi
Justin Verlander prepares for the anual Tigers vs. Lions football game, proving once again that the Tigers are still better at football than the Lions. Curtis Granderson was the star of the game by catching 4 TD passes and picking off Kitna 11 times.