Spring Training Pics 2008

02-12-08

Shef looking good and happy!






02-08-08

02-11-08



Our pitchers look good, even Rogers on right

Who the heck is that Sleeth guy?!!
mmm hmm.
AWESOME PICTURES!!!

cdurbfan22 wrote:

Who the heck is that Sleeth guy?!!
mmm hmm.
AWESOME PICTURES!!!

Kyle Sleeth. He was a 3rd overall pick in 2003. He's gone nowhere so far to the dismay of Tiger fans everywhere. He's had plenty of injuries though.

catbox_9 wrote:

cdurbfan22 wrote:

Who the heck is that Sleeth guy?!!
mmm hmm.
AWESOME PICTURES!!!

Kyle Sleeth. He was a 3rd overall pick in 2003. He's gone nowhere so far to the dismay of Tiger fans everywhere. He's had plenty of injuries though.

Thanks Ryan. Although you already told me that. I understand completely now.

Full Name: Kyle A. Sleeth

Born: 12/20/1981

Birthplace: Thornton, CO

Height: 6'5" Weight: 205

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

College: Wake Forest

Resides in Westminster, CO during the off-season...Selected by Baltimore in the 18th round of the June 2000 draft out of Northglenn High School in Westminster, CO, but did not sign and elected to attend Wake Forest University...Recommended/signed by Bill Buck for the Tigers.

Began the season on the disabled list at Single A Lakeland as he continued to recover from right elbow surgery...Made two starts with Lakeland after being reinstated from the disabled list on June 1 -- returned to the disabled list on June 10 with a right forearm strain...Assigned to the Gulf Coast League Tigers on a rehab assignment on July 6...Registered his first professional save on July 15 at the Gulf Coast League Phillies, tossing four scoreless innings of relief...Fanned a season-best seven batters on July 21 against the Gulf Coast League Braves...Returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the disabled list by Lakeland on July 31 -- posted a 1-3 record and 13.50 ERA (14.2IP/22ER) in six outings (five starts) for Lakeland following his return to action...Named the 30th-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

02-12-08

Shef looking good and happy!

OH MY GOSH!! That is my friend in the blue jacket holding the sharpie!!

She is there, and you are missing out? Not fair!

thank you thank you for these pics! I'll try to send some of the games I go to!

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

She is there, and you are missing out? Not fair!

Tell me about it. They were in the paper last year too.

(ps that is her sister in the right bottom corner, all you can see is her hair and a little bit of her jersey!)

That is a coincidence, and pretty funny!

Sorry for the wider screen, but flickr lets you choose picture size, and the pic with our pitchers looked much better large! Rogers may be older but looks like he has a higher kick and spring to his ankles than the others!

By the way, the pics are coming from Roger DeWitt who lives in Lakeland. He is active at Motownsports.com or Tigstown.com.

You can see more of his pics at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hueytaxi/sets/

Detroit News Pics from 02/13/2008


Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya and teammates run light sprints on
Feb. 13, 2008, a day before the official start of spring training in
Lakeland, Florida.



Pitcher Dontrelle Willis, acquired from the Florida Marlins in the off
season, is happy to be in camp with his new team, the Detroit Tigers.


Left to right, pitchers Dontrelle Willis, Rick Porcello and Jordan Tata throw in the bullpen.


Veteran pitcher Kenny Rogers plays catch.


Pitcher Justin Verlander aims a speed gun at teammate Bobby Seay at the
end of the workout. The device measures the speed of a throw.


Dontrelle Willis throws in the bullpen.


Rookie prospect Rick Porcello from Seton Hall Prep High School in New Jersey throws in the bullpen.

dang! Dontrelle has LEGS!!!

Now you know why Tiger management is happy to have him. Those legs hide his pitch and allow him to hit the ball, which most pitchers can't do.

People also compare him to Fydrich in his happiness and fan draw. I am glad we got him!

Did Justin come from Seton Hall as well as Rick?

No, Justin went to Old Dominion.

Full Name: Justin Brooks Verlander

Born: 02/20/1983

Birthplace: Manakin-Sabot, VA

Height: 6'5" Weight: 200

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

College: Old Dominion

MLB Debut: 07/04/2005

gogetemtigers wrote:

..Verlander aims a speed gun ...The device measures the speed of a throw.

How stupid do they think we are?

laprimamirala wrote:

dang! Dontrelle has LEGS!!!

Well I'd hope so! Name one legless pitcher.

laprimamirala wrote:

Did Justin come from Seton Hall as well as Rick?

FAP3 (Porcello) didn't even go to college

Hey, I noticed Bonderman, Robertson, and a few others are wearing high socks in their pictures. Could that be a sign of things to come?

Umm....wrong sport!

On the bright side he has telekinesis

Glad you caught the Seton Hall, catbox. Porcello went to Seton Hall Prep High School in New Jersey.

I liked that football pic of Justin by Roger DeWitt.

laprimamirala wrote:

dang! Dontrelle has LEGS!!!

Well I'd hope so! Name one legless pitcher.

Please let an old lady have some fun, smart guy.

catbox_9 wrote:

Umm....wrong sport!

On the bright side he has telekinesis

LOL! I love this picture. I was looking at it earlier on his flickr site.

haha! No, he doesn't!

JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Joel Zumaya does stretching exercise to stretch
his arm during a morning workout. Zumaya did not throw during the workout.




JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP
Detroit Tigers pitcher Bobby Seay, left, helps new Tiger Dontrelle Willis , left, during stretching exercises.




JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP

New Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis, left, laughs as Justin Verlander,
right, uses a radar gun to gauge the speed of some of his teammates
throws as they warm up.




JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP

Tigers Pitcher Dontrelle Willis, left, talks with catcher Vance Wilson after they finish a bullpen session.

cdurbfan22 wrote:

haha! No, he doesn't!

Sure he does!

The new pics are now fixed above. Det news lets you link to them, Free Press needs to be uploaded to serving or flickr.

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

New Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis, left, laughs as Justin Verlander,
right, uses a radar gun to gauge the speed of some of his teammates
throws as they warm up.

Do they really think people don't know what those are for?

On the bright side, check out his socks! They're high! If Verlander goes with the high socks he'll shave half a run off his ERA.

Lastly, those shorts are cool. Where can I buy some?

Looks like high socks for Verlander this year! All ST photos have him in high socks!

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Looks like high socks for Verlander this year! All ST photos have him in high socks!

I hope so

Studies have shown that those wearing stirrup socks have MUCH lower ERAs than those with low socks.

NOTE: No such study has been conducted but I'd bet my life on that being true - up until the 1980s everyone wore stirrup socks. Runs used to be at a premium - not now. Why? Not steroids! It's the lack of stirrup socks!

Verlander has low socks in the first post

Some of those guys have low socks with D's on them. That's pretty cool, too - I want some!