DET TIGERS 2008 SPR. TRAINING SCHEDULE & SCORES

just the understanding each other is a fine art!

I keep telling my wife how lucky she is to have me...I just don't think she listens when I say it.

It gets easy to take each other for granted as time goes by.

How true that is. I am glad she likes baseball. That really helps.

My DH is into the Tigs as well. We don't have too many common interests outside of church music and camping, so this was great to discover!

Yea some common ground really helps. Course now we have a couple of little ones running around so that keeps us busy too.

eek! that would do it! Suit 'em up in Tigs gear!

Oh man I have them trained already...Favorite team, Gear, Hatred of the Yankees...I got it all going. lol

now just get 'em into that local T-ball league!

Yea, start em early I know. I don't if Dad can handle the pressure though.

you'll be driving that van to all their games!

AND taking the whole team out for pizza after....

Lol..good times I am sure.

GO TIGERS

laprimamirala wrote:

now just get 'em into that local T-ball league!

OMG, nothing's cuter than watching T-ball!!! Or any sport little kids play, so cute!!!

VegasTigersFan wrote:

Oh man I have them trained already...Favorite team, Gear, Hatred of the Yankees...I got it all going. lol

There were pictures of kids dressed up in Tiger gear at the Tigerfest, soooo cute!!!

I have to tell you I love it when I put my kids in their Tiger gear...way cute!!!!!!!!

Take pictures, they must be adorable....Mini Maggs, Mini Pudge, Mini Zoom!!

Updated TV and Radio added to first post!

tigersaint wrote:

SPRING FREAKIN' TRAINING.....WOOHOO!!!!

at last!!!!!!

no kidding at last! Been waiting since Sept. 30!

First Spring Training pitching assignments announced:

Tuesday's exhibition
against Florida Southern College
2/26/2008

Starter- Todd Jones
Francis Beltran,
Chris Lambert, Jeff Gerbe, Freddy Dolsi, Virgil Vasquez and Jordan Tata.

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Wednesday against the Mets 2/27/08

Starter Jeremy Bonderman,
Jason Grilli, Zach Miner, Yorman Bazardo, Bautista and Tim Byrdak will follow.

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Thursday with the Blue Jays at home 2/28/08

Starter Nate Robertson,
followed by Aquilino Lopez, Armando Galarraga, Clay Rapada, Mantei and Bobby Seay.

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Friday Blue Jays on Friday at Dunedin 2/29/08

Starter Justin Verlander,
Macay McBride, Preston Larrison, Rick Porcello, Beltran and Dolsi.

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Saturday against the Indians in Lakeland 3/1/08

Starter Dontrelle Willis,
Lambert, Vasquez, Bautista, Jones and Byrdak

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Sunday against the Indians in Winter Haven 3/2/08

Starter Kenny Rogers,
Tata, Grilli, Miner and Bazardo

Man, I can't BELIEVE it's here already!

First game today!!!

Tue - Feb. 26, Florida Southern, at Lakeland, 1:05

Pitchers
Starter- Todd Jones followed by
Francis Beltran, Chris Lambert, Jeff Gerbe, Freddy Dolsi, Virgil Vasquez and Jordan Tata.


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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Notebook
Tigers host Southern Florida in traditional opener today
Lynn Henning / The Detroit News

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Practice makes perfect. It can also make a baseball team antsy.

The Tigers finally move from the practice field to Joker Marchant Stadium today when they play their traditional preseason opener against Florida Southern College, which is based in Lakeland.

Todd Jones will change jobs for one day, shifting from his traditional closer's role to a starting assignment for manager Jim Leyland's team.

He will be followed by Virgil Vasquez, Jordan Tata, and a series of Tigers prospects, including ex-Michigan State right-hander Jeff Gerbe and right-hander Freddy Dolsi.

Pudge Rodriguez will bat leadoff for the Tigers as Leyland gets him a quick, one-inning cameo at catcher. Most of the day's starters will be high-profile, Opening Day players who will work a fast inning or two before giving way to veterans and prospects.

Leyland's primary motivation in beginning the game with regulars is to pay proper respect to Florida Southern.

"I want our lineup announced with all those guys in it," he said after Monday's workout. "I want those kids (Florida Southern) to be able to say they played against a big-league lineup.

"If we're going to do things like this (play a local college team), we're going to do it right. And if not, we shouldn't even do it."

The Tigers begin their Grapefruit League schedule on Wednesday against the New York Mets at Marchant Stadium. Jeremy Bonderman will start for the Tigers.

Toronto visits the Tigers on Thursday ahead of Detroit's first spring road game, Friday, against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dunedin.

RATS--is this on MLB.tv, does anyone know?

I wish we could see it on FSN!!!!

Tomorrow's game (2/27 vs Mets) will be broadcast on WXYT 1270! There's a listen live link, but It'll probably get blacked out.

If you subscribe to at least MLB gameday Audio, then you can use the link on MLB.com to listen to tomorrow's game. They are going to feed WXYT broadcast.

MLB will not allow WXYT to broadcast the games over the internet. If you cannot receive WXYT over your radio and don't have at least MLB gameday audio, only $14.95 for the complete season and playoff games, I would check one of the Tiger's radio affiliates websites to see if they will be broadcasting over the internet live.

The best deals, for those outside of the Detroit area, is MLB.tv since it gives you the video as well as live gameday audio, even if you hit "live video" blackouts (when the Tigers play teams in your area). You can listen "live" on gameday, then watch the video after it is archived, after the game.

	Ann Arbor	WTKA	1050 AM
	Archbold, OH	WMTR	96.1 FM
	Battle Creek	WBCK	930 AM
	Big Rapids/Reed City	WDEE	97.3 FM
	Cadillac	WATT	1240 AM
	Charlevoix	WMKT	1270 AM
	Cheboygan	WIDG	940 AM
	DETROIT	WKRK	97.1 FM
	DETROIT	WXYT	1270 AM
	Flint	WTRX	1330 AM
	Grand Rapids	WLAV/WBBL	96.9 FM/1340 AM
	Greenville	WSCG	1380 AM
	Hillsdale	WCSR	1340 AM
	Houghton	WCCY	1400 AM
	Holland	WHTC	1450 AM
	Jackson	WIBM	1450 AM
	Kalamazoo	WKZO	590 AM
	Lansing	WVFN	730 AM
	London, Ontario	CJBK	1290 AM
	Manistee	WMLQ	97.7 FM
	Marquette	WDMJ	1320 AM
	Muskegon	WEFG	97.5 FM
	Newberry	WNBY	1450 AM
	Petosky	WMBN	1340 AM
	Port Huron	WPHM	1380 AM
	Sandusky	WTGV	97.7 FM
	Sault Ste Marie	WSOO	1230 AM
	Saginaw	WSGW	790 AM
	Sturgis	WMSH	1230 AM
	St. Joe/Benton Harbor	WSJM	1400 AM
	Toledo, OH	WLQR	1470 AM
	Traverse City	WCCW	1310 AM
	Affiliate stations are subject to change.All games to be webcast on the Internet at www.tigers.com via Gameday Audio.