February 2012
Spring Trainging Day 2
Photos from Tuesday in Lakeland at Tiger Town.
Several fans keep asking…
Several fans keep asking for a list of the player “puns” the Tigers use at the ballpark during the season. For your enjoyment we have listed all of them below. We hope it brings back great memories and gets you ready for 2012 Tigers baseball!
Doug Fister- “Twisted Fister” or “Raise your Fister”
Rick Porcello- “Say Porcello to my little friend”
Max Scherzer- “MAXed Out” or “For Scherzer”
Jacob Turner- “Jacob Turner Overdrive”
Jose Valverde- “Papa Grande”
Justin Verlander- “Justin-credible”
Alex Avila- “Livin Avila Loca”
Gerald Laird- “Into the Dragons Laird”
Victor Martinez- “Victor-ious”, “V-Mart”
Miguel Cabrera- “Ca-BOOM”, “Miggy”, “Cabby”
Brandon Inge- “INGEnius”, “The Notorious I.N.G.E.”
Jhonny Peralta- “Jhonny B. Good”
Brennan Boesch- “Oh My Boesch”, “Boesched In” or “Brennan Bash”
Andy Dirks- “The Andy Man Can”
Austin Jackson- “Austin Powers” or “Action Jackson”
Ryan Raburn- “Raburn-ing down the house”
Clete Thomas- “Sweet Clete”
Delmon Young- “DELMONster-Shot” or “Forever Young”
Individual Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 3rd at 10:00am
Spring Training Day 1
Check out all the photos from the first day of Spring Training!
Scoreboard Construction
The Tigers are working hard to complete the construction of the new scoreboard for Opening Day. The old board has been taken apart and today the first new pieces are being installed. Take a look at a few photos from the construction.
Packing for Spring Training
While Tigers fans from around the world are eagerly awaiting the start of the baseball season, Detroit Tigers clubhouse staff members are busy preparing for Spring Training. This morning was spent packing boxes, hauling carts and loading the truck for destination: Lakeland, Florida, home of the Detroit Tigers Spring Training facility. The Tigers truck is scheduled to leave Comerica Park this afternoon.
This coming Sunday, February 19th, pitchers and catchers report to Lakeland while Friday, February 24th, position players are scheduled to arrive. Spring Training officially begins Friday, March 2nd leading up to Opening Day in Detroit on April 5th.
Have a Tigers Valentines Day!
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Take a look at a few pictures from the D Shop in Comerica Park.
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