Curtis Granderson watches a pop foul in the first inning of the spring
training exhibition game against their traditional opener opponent, the
Florida Southern College Moccasins in Marchant Stadium in Lakeland on
Feb. 26, 2008.


Catcher Pudge Rodriguez congratulates Placido Polanco, right, after
Polanco hit the first Tigers home run of the spring on his first at bat
in the first inning.


Third baseman Miguel Cabrera blasts a two-run home run on his first at bat as a Detroit Tiger in the first inning.


Cabrera watches the flight of his home run ball.


Manager Jim Leyland congratulates Cabrera after his home run.


Outfielder Jacque Jones, left, and center fielder Curtis Granderson leave the dugout to take the field for the first inning.


Starter Todd Jones pitched a scoreless first inning against FSC.


DH Brandon Inge bats during the second inning. He hit a homerun on his only plate appearance and was applauded.


Third baseman Mike Hessman tags out FSC base runner Spencer Theisen on a stolen base attempt.


Manager Jim Leyland shakes hands with the Florida Southern College
Moccasins before their game. Colin Kaline, center, is the grandson of
Tiger hall of famer Al Kaline.


Three Kaline generations, from left, Al Kaline's son Michael, grandson
and FSC infielder Colin and Al Kaline pose together before the game.


Al Kaline gives his grandson a pat on the shoulder before the game.


FSC pitching coach Jim Tyrrell greets Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander
before the game. Tyrrell coached Verlander during his junior season at
Old Dominion before Verlander was drafted.


Tigers fan Desaree Letarte, 15, of Trout Lake in Michigan's Upper
Peninsula, gets her fondest wish, an autograph from AL batting champ
Magglio Ordonez before the start of the Tigers first spring training
exhibition game, Tuesday. Letarte's orange sign says "Maggs, You're my
Tiger."


Tigers relief pitchers Joel Zumaya (left) and Jason Grilli, stand for the National Anthem. Neither played in the game.


Florida Southern left fielder Adam Miller, a redshirt freshman from
Grosse Pointe, makes a diving catch to steal a hit from Tigers catcher
Nick Trzesniak in the sixth inning.


Tigers non-roster shortstop Danny Worth doubles up Florida Southern
baserunner Adam Miller, a red-shirt freshman from Grosse Pointe. Miller
hit a single in his only plate appearance and he made a diving catch in
left field.


Tigers non-roster pitcher Chris Lambert pitched two-and-a-third
innings, giving up two hits and a walk, but no runs and three
strikeouts.


Tigers manager Jim Leyland blows a bubble while watching the game from the home dugout.


Tigers non-roster catcher Joe Bowen went one-for-two with a single at the plate.


Non-roster pitcher Jeff Gerbe pitches in the seventh inning. Gerbe
pitched two full innings, giving up one hit, no runs and striking out
two FSC batters.


Tigers outfielder Freddy Guzman runs out a triple in the sixth inning. Guzman went three-for-four at the plate.


Tigers non-roster pitcher Freddy Dolsi throws in the ninth inning. He pitched one inning, giving up one hit and no runs.


Tigers non-roster second baseman Scott Sizemore flips the ball to
shortstop Danny Worth for a double play to end the game in the ninth
inning. Sizemore was one of five Tigers to hit a homerun.

Go Tigers!

Reading that over was as good as watching them on TV after the long winter lol

oooooooooo

*admiring all the pretty pictures* Okay, Grilli can't pitch... but he is sexy.

Thanks! That was sort of like watching a game. Can't wait for the real season to start!

Kaline went 0-4

Oh give him a break, he was nervous.

Well yeah, but that's THEM All they have to do is wake up in the morning.

So I almost cried when I saw those pictures. I can't WAIT for the season to start!

they are back doing what they do best!!!

More Pics from Tigers - FSC game 2/24/08


Detroit Tigers on deck batter Miguel Cabrera, left, gives a play full bump to Placido Polanco, after Polanco's 2 run HR knocked in Ivan Rodriguez during the 1st inning in their exhibition game against Florida Southern College. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)


Detroit Tigers Ivan Rodriguez waits at home plate to give a hand to Placido Polanco after Polanco's 1st inning home run. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)


Detroit Tigers shortstop Edgar Renteria makes a play to first base for an out in the 1st inning. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)


Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez started behind the plate in their exhibition game against Florida Southern College. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)


Detroit Tigers third baseman Mike Hessman goes high but can't glove this throw to 3 base as Florida Southern College's Will Cherry slides in to 3rd base with 2 outs in the 2nd inning. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)


Detroit Tigers Magglio Ordonez was all smiles as he left the field after his first and only inning of work. (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP)

lucky guy!

Tigers rally for 4-2 win over Mets on 2/27/08
by John T. Greilick / The Detroit News


Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (left) and outfielder Magglio Ordonez share a laugh before the game.


Starter Jeremy Bonderman pitched two innings and gave up two runs to
the New York Mets in the first spring training game against another
major league club.


First baseman Carlos Guillen heads into the game at Marchant Stadium.


Shortstop Edgar Renteria fields a grounder.


Curtis Granderson makes a catch in center field to end the third inning.


Magglio Ordonez gets a hit with the Tigers' bench watching.


Tigers pitchers (left to right) Justin Verlander, Joel Zumaya and
Francis Beltran watch the game from the Tigers dugout before the game.
None pitched in the game.


Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera tags out Mets baserunner Marlon Anderson in a run down in the first inning.


Tigers base runner Magglio Ordonez is safe at first as the throw pops out of the glove of Mets first baseman Michel Abreu.


Tigers pitcher Jason Grilli pitched the third and fourth innings, giving up no runs, no hits and striking out one.


Tigers catcher Pudge Rodriguez went 0-for-2 at the plate, with one strikeout.


Tigers Zach Miner pitched two scoreless innings, giving up no hits.


Tigers hitter Jacque Jones lets a ball go by. Jones walked in his only plate appearance of the game.


Tigers Preston Larrison pitched one inning, giving up one hit, no runs and striking out one, to earn the victory.


Tigers pitcher Tim Byrdak threw one complete inning, giving up no runs, no hits and striking out one Mets batter.


Tigers pitcher Denny Bautista pitched the ninth inning, giving up one hit and one walk, but no runs, to earn the save.


Tigers Mike Hessman rounds second and heads for third with a triple, starting a game-winning rally in the seventh inning.


Tigers nonroster outfielder Wilkin Ramirez cranks a two-run single in
the seventh inning, giving the Tigers the tying and go-ahead runs on
one swing of the bat. Ramirez went one-for-two and the plate.


Tigers Ramon Santiago slides home safely, scoring the game-winning run
in the seventh inning, just moments after teammate Marcus Thames, left,
scored. Both were driven home on a hit by nonroster outfielder Wilkin
Ramirez in the seventh inning. Santiago's run made it 3-2, before the
Tigers added another run for a 4-2 final.


Tigers pitcher Denny Bautista pitched the ninth inning, giving up one hit and one walk, but no runs, to earn the save.

!!!!!

Another day, another win!

Go !

They said on the radio it was pretty chilly there today-and windy.

Weather: 59 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 16 mph, Out to RF.

The windchill was probably 50 degrees

Yeah well think of how it will be back here in Detroit! Now thats cold!

It would not surprise me that the weather effected our starters today compared to yesterday. It was closer to 80 yesterday. They better get used to colder conditions, it will not be exactly hot when the season starts up north!

I remember seeing them bundled up on Opening Day last year.

My birthday is April 4th and I remember snow on the ground many times for my birthday while growing up in Garden City, MI.

There have been many white Easters I remember when growing up...and we wanted to wear our dresses to church so badly we put them on under our winter coats and froze!

I remember that too. Weather is iffy until at least early June.