2010 Tigers Winter Caravan

Tigers Winter Caravan, Day 1
Robin Buckson / The Detroit News
Jan. 21, 2010


Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera speaks to the media about his
treatment in the off season for alcoholism before the Tigers Media
Lunch at the Tiger Club at Comerica Park as part of the Tigers Winter
Caravan in Detroit on Jan. 21, 2010.


Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera speaks to the media before the Tiger Media Lunch at the Tiger Club at Comerica Park.


Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera, left, chats with teammates
including Magglio Ordonez at the Tigers Media Lunch at the Tiger Club
at Comerica Park.


New Tigers acquisition Austin Jackson speaks to the media at the Tigers Media Lunch at the Tiger Club at Comerica Park.


Detroit Tigers pitching ace Justin Verlander, flanked by reliever
Alfredo Figaro, left, and first baseman Miguel Cabrera smiles at waving
factory workers as the players tour Ford Motor Company's Dearborn truck
assembly plant.


Tigers outfielder Austin Jackson, acquired from the New York Yankees in
the Curtis Granderson trade, and pitching prospect Jay Sborz walk the
factory floor at Ford's Dearborn truck plant.

Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera walks the factory floor at Ford's Dearborn truck plant.


Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez checks out the interior of a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor at Ford's Dearborn truck plant.


Ford workers, including self-proclaimed huge Tigers fan Mica Robinson, center, chat with new center fielder Austin Jackson.


Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez, right, asks Ford launch manager Don
Pijor, left, a question as he and teammate Carlos Guillen discuss the
Ford F-150 SVT Raptor on display at the Dearborn truck plant.


Tigers short stop Adam Everett hands out food to people in the
Salvation Army Bed & Bread Truck outside the Michigan Veterans
Center in Detroit.


Tigers short stop Adam Everett shakes hands with Larry Freeman, 50, of
Detroit as he hands out food to people in the Salvation Army Bed &
Bread Truck outside the Michigan Veterans Center in Detroit as part of
the Tigers Winter Caravan.


Tigers pitcher Nate Robertson chats with Mary Clark, supervisor for
ladies at the ATC Chatman House, as he hands out food to people in the
Salvation Army Bed & Bread Truck outside the Michigan Veterans
Center in Detroit as part of the Tigers Winter Caravan. Clark says, "I
told him he was good looking," then it seems Robertson asks about
Wilkin Ramirez to his left.


Army veteran Rick Hudson, 52, of Detroit, left, has his photo taken
with Tigers' Wilkin Ramirez as some Tigers players hand out food to
people in the Salvation Army Bed & Bread Truck outside the Michigan
Veterans Center in Detroit as part of the Tigers Winter Caravan.


Tigers pitcher Nate Roberston hugs Tavinia Jones, a case manager at the
Veterans Center, after he and other Tigers handed out food in the
Salvation Army Bed & Bread Truck outside the Michigan Veterans
Center in Detroit as part of the Tigers Winter Caravan.


New Tigers acquisition pitcher Max Scherzer makes the announcement that
passengers can board at Delta gate 63 at in the McNamara Terminal at
Metro Airport as part of the Tigers Winter Caravan in Romulus, Mich.


Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordonez scans boarding passes for
passengers at Delta gate 63 at in the McNamara Terminal at Metro
Airport in Romulus, Mich. as part of the Tigers Winter Caravan.


From left, Delta chief pilot Bryan Dickerson talks with Tigers manger
Jim Leyland, pitcher Justin Verlander and third baseman Brandon Inge,
bottom right, get a look at the cockpit of a 747 at Metro Airport as
part of the Tigers Winter Caravan.


Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski, left, and manager
Jim Leyland chat as the Tigers visit with Delta Airlines employees at
the McNamara Terminal at Metro Airport in Romulus as part of the Tigers
Winter Caravan.


From left, Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis, first baseman Miguel
Cabrera and third base coach Gene Lamont share a laugh as the Tigers
visit with Delta Airlines employees at the McNamara Terminal at Metro
Airport in Romulus as part of the Tigers Winter Caravan.

Winter Caravan Day 2
John T. Greilick / The Detroit News
1/22/2010

Tigers visit Children's Hospital, auto show on second day of Winter Caravan


Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez takes a cell phone picture of
himself and 11-year-old Matt Kennedy of St. Clair on Friday, Jan. 22.,
2010, as Tigers players visit patients at Detroit Medical Center
Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. It was the second day of
the Tigers' annual winter caravan.



Detroit Tigers mascot Paws gets a hug from 4-year-old Cameran George of Waterford.


Tigers mascot Paws helps 9-year-old James Powers of Detroit in a game
of Connect 4 with Tigers outfielder Wilkin Ramirez at Childrens
Hospital.


Erique Knight, 10, plays Connect 4 with Tigers outfielder Brennan Boesch (left) and first baseman Ryan Strieby.


Stephen Hooper, 13, of Warren plays Jenga with Detroit Tiger Carlos Guillen.


Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez (left) and first baseman Miguel
Cabrera pose for a photo with 11-year-old Matt Kennedy of St. Clair.


New Tigers outfielder Austin Jackson, acquired from the Yankees in a
trade for Curtis Granderson, plays checkers wtih Regan Kusibab, 12, of
Wyandotte.


Tigers outfielder Wilkin Ramirez plays a game of Connect 4 with James Powers, 9, of Detroit.

Tigers Winter Caravan visits the 2010 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit.


Tigers pitching ace Justin Verlander checks out a Bentley Mulsanne,
base price $285,000, as the Tigers Winter Caravan visits the 2010 North
American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit.


New Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson sits in a Bentley convertible at the North American International Auto Show.


Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson greets some Tigers fans while looking around at the auto show.


Tigers players and coaches answer questions from fans during a pep
rally on the Detroit Stage inside the North American International Auto
Show.


Justin Verlander answers a question during the pep rally.



New Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer answers a question during the pep rally. Pitcher Nate Robertson is at left.


Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis answers a question.


Dontrelle Willis answers a question.


Justin Verlander smiles as he checks out the cars at the North American International Auto Show.