Spring Training Game Pictures 2008

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catbox_9 wrote:

iluvpudge7 wrote:

Trying something different?????

He'll have to bat in interleague and I'll be at almost ever game. Maybe he'll get his first-ever base hit and maybe I'll be there

True, I remember last year watching them bat, sooooo weird....

Andrew Miller was the worst. He SUCKED! I'll bet my sister swings a bat as good as him

Tigers, Braves tie at 6 runs each
3/13/2008
Robin Buckson / The Detroit News


Manager Jim Leyland hits balls during drills before the game.


Third baseman Miguel Cabera laughs and dances during batting practice.


Designated hitter Gary Sheffield takes batting practice.


Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson talks to some fans before the game in the area outside the clubhouse.


Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson makes a catch on a fly ball by Braves' Josh Anderson in the first inning.


Tigers catcher Brandon Inge finds himself behind the plate once again, seen here in the second inning.



Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordonez hits a double in the second
inning. The Tigers went on to a 6-6 tie with the Atlanta Braves in a
Grapefruit League game at Marchant Stadium, March 13, 2008.


Tigers shortstop Edgar Renteria (8) has an error on this play in the
second inning, running across is third baseman Miguel Cabrera.


Tigers first baseman Carlos Guillen tries for the tag in the second inning.


Jeremy Bonderman winds up in the third inning.


Curtis Granderson strikes out swinging in the third inning.


Catcher Brandon Inge scrambles for a ball in the fourth inning.


Shortstop Edgar Renteria hits a single in the fourth inning.


Shortstop Edgar Renteria looks in the direction of the umpire after
being called out trying to get back to first on a line drive by Brandon
Inge, caught in the fourth inning.


Third baseman Miguel Cabrera high fives Gary Sheffield after his home run in the fifth inning.


Second baseman Placido Polanco follows through on his triple in the third inning.


Non-roster pitcher Freddy Dolsi winds up in the fifth inning.


Center fielder Curtis Granderson rounds second headed for third on his triple in the fifth inning.


Shortstop Edgar Renteria drops the ball on a stolen base by Braves' Josh Anderson in the sixth inning.


Pitcher Fernando Rodney, right, talks with non-roster pitcher Aquilino
Lopez during drills as the Detroit Tigers prepare take on the Atlanta
Braves in in Lakeland, Florida, on March 13, 2008. Rodney has been
bothered by tendinitis in his right (throwing) shoulder and has not
pitched in a Grapefruit League game.


Todd Jones gets ready to pitch during drills before the game.

GO :tjones:

3 days until the game's on!!!!

it was a great game! but that sun was STINKIN' hot!!!

Manager Jim Leyland hits balls during drills before the game.

This pic is awesome!!!!

2 days until the game's on

Tigers 2, Astros 0: game called after one inning of rain
3/14/08
Robin Buckson / The Detroit News


Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera takes infield practice before the game.


Tigers manager Jim Leyland has some fun during pregame infield
practice, trying to hit a group of baseballs sitting in front of Ryan
Raburn as shortstop.


The Tigers' Ryan Raburn takes some infield practice before the game.


From left, the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordonez and Pudge Rodriguez chat during infield practice before the game.


Astros assistant athletic trainer Rex Jones, left, talks to pitcher
Wandy Rodriguez after a few pitches in the first inning. Rodriguez left
the game with a strained oblique muscle.


Astros pitcher Chad Paronto throws in the first inning.


Tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield watches his fly out in the first inning.


Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordonez follows through on his home run with an RBI in the first inning.


The Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, left, slaps hands with Magglio Ordonez after his home run with an RBI in the first inning.


Tigers first baseman Carlos Guillen strikes out in the first inning.


The grounds crew adds more filler to the batting area after rain in the first inning.


Tigers pitcher Nate Robertson pitches in the first inning.


Tigers manager Jim Leyland talks with officials as the rain gets harder
and the tarp is pulled out onto the field in the first inning of play
as the Detroit Tigers take on the Houston Astros in spring training
action at Oceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Fla., on Friday, March
14, 2008. The game was called due to rain after one inning, Tigers 2,
Astros 0.

Damn Rain!

NO KIDDING! I WAS IN IT!

rain!

i'd love to see maggs and pudge soaking wet

Gary and Maggs getting ready to hit




We didn't call out to him that time...I think the little kid did...




DANG it! I mean it poured!

It had just started to rain



Not sure what they were looking at....



Time to TCB for our man Magglio!

catbox_9 wrote:

Andrew Miller was the worst. He SUCKED! I'll bet my sister swings a bat as good as him

You are sooooooooo mean! FYI he got on base and scored today!

Great pics Lap!

Awesome pics lap!! Sorry you got drenched

Pudge gets ready




This is a beautiful rendition of our beloved Tiger at the entrance of Marchant Stadium



Now we're a little out of order, but I'll do my best here...Trinita got this pic of Jordan Tata leaving the park...note the splint!

That entrance is awesome!

as far as we can tell, these are Maggs' children--at least somebody told Trinita that...I think the boy is kind of small to be Maggs Jr. but the girls look about the right age...Astros game still


Back to players leaving after our first game...Al Kaline graciously stopped his Cadillac and asked that everyone form a line...this was the most aggressive I'd seen fans to get an autograph our entire time there...


More of the Astros stadium before the game.

sorry guys! this should've been on our other thread! Geez! I was so busy reading that I wasn't checking where I was posting! Sorry about that!

Spring training: Tigers 7, Yankees 11
3/15/08
Robin Buckson / The Detroit News


Tigers pitcher Virgil Vasquez, left, and Bobby Seay stretch before the
game as the Detroit Tigers take on the New York Yankees in spring
training action at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla. on March
15, 2008.


from left, Tigers' Todd Jones, chats with Yankees' Johnny Damon (18) and Tigers' Jason Grilli before the game.


Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis, right, talks with Yankees' Johnny Damon before the game.


Tigers manager Jim Leyland, right, talks with pitching coach Chuck
Hernandez, left, and bullpen coach Jeff Jones before the game.


Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney throws during warm ups before the game.


Tigers pitchers, Dontrelle Willis, left, and Jason Grilli, talk, it seems, about a way to hold the ball before the game.


The berm is full of fans as Joker Marchant Stadium sets a record number of fans at 9,660.


Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander throws in the first inning as the Detroit Tigers take on the New York Yankees.


Tigers catcher Pudge Rodriguez, comes out to talk with pitcher Justin
Verlander during a rough first inning as the Detroit Tigers take on the
New York Yankees.


Tigers catcher Pudge Rodriguez, and pitching coach Chuck Hernandez come
out to talk with Justin Verlander after Verlander gave up five runs in
the first inning as the Detroit Tigers take on the New York Yankees in
spring training action.


Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson heads for third on his home run
to a cheering crowd in the first inning as the Detroit Tigers take on
the New York Yankees in spring training action.


Yankees' Johnny Damon watches his single in the second inning. Damon went 1-for-3.


Yankees' Jason Giambi strikes out to Tigers' Justin Verlander in the second inning.


Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco follows through on his single in the third inning.


Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson safely slides into home on a single from Placido Polanco in the third inning.


Tigers' Justin Verlander throws in the fourth inning.


Tigers manager Jim Leyland comes out to take Justin Verlander out of the game in the fourth inning.


Tigers pitcher Denny Bautista winds up in the fourth inning.


Tigers' Gary Sheffield high fives Curtis Granderson after Granderson's
home run in the fourth inning. Granderson went 3-for-4 with four RBIs.


Tigers first base coach Andy Van Slyke wipes sweat from his brow before putting his safety helmet back on in the fifth inning.


Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera hits a double in the fifth inning.


Tigers pitcher Todd Jones winds up in the seventh inning.

glad to...I just notified the other thread that they can come here for Day 3 pics....

Tigers 2 Devil Rays 7
3/16/08
Michael Wilson / Special to the Detroit News


Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis winds up during the first inning.


Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura beats the throw to Tigers second
baseman Placido Polanco for a stolen base during the third inning.


Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge warms up in the on-deck circle as Manager Jim Leyland looks on during the fourth inning.


With palm trees and a marina as a backdrop, fans on the left-field berm watch as the Tigers play the Rays.


Tigers players, from left, Gary Sheffield, Placido Polanco, Mike
Hessman and Brandon Inge watch as Rays players have a conference at the
mound during the fifth inning.


Detroit Tigers pitcher Aquilino Lopez winds up during the fifth inning
of a spring training game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Progress Energy
Park in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sunday, March 16, 2008.


Tigers Manager Jim Leyland waves while catching some Florida sun during the fifth inning.


Tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield is congratulated at the dugout
by outfielder Ryan Rayburn after scoring the Tigers' first run on a
single by Edgar Renteria during the sixth inning.


Tigers shortstop Edgar Renteria is tagged out at home plate as he
collides with Rays catcher Mike DiFelice to end the sixth inning.


Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson reacts to a strike-two swing during the seventh inning.


Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson runs to first base to beat out the throw for a single during the seventh inning.

wild to see that berm completely covered with fans!

Nice pics Lap!!!

thanks...but that was all Trinita! She had the digital camera! I had my old fashioned disposable!