Around the farm: Toledo Mud Hens
It’s no secret that the Tigers have fans all across the country. If you can’t make it to Comerica Park as much as you would like, make a trip to catch one of the Tigers minor league teams in action.
Fifth Third Field is home to the Toledo Mud Hens who are the Tigers AAA team. A quick sixty minute drive from Detroit will lead you straight to summer fun and good times centered around America’s favorite past-time.
This season started out with a sold out Opening Day crowd of over 13,000 fans! During the 2012 season fans can participate in events such as:
Kids Run the Bases: Every Sunday Postgame
Star Wars Night: Frist, May 4th
Fireworks Every Weekend: Starting May 18th
Relay For Life: Sunday, June 24th
Latino Heritage Night: Sunday, July 22nd
The Famous Chicken Night: Sunday, August 5th
New to the ballpark this year is the interactive TV broadcast set for pre-game and post-game shows. The set allows fans to get an up close and personal view with the unique opportunity to participate in the broadcast at select times. If you make it a Hens game, be sure to check out the team apparel in the Swamp Shop and try one of the thirteen different types of hotdogs available at the concession stands! Finally, make sure you meet the Mud Hens mascots, Muddy and Muddonna. Every kid needs to be one of “Muddy’s Buddies” as a member of the Mud Hens Kids Club.
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Photos from the Game 4-11-12
Sorority representatives from Alpha Kappa Alpha
Great Lakes regional Director of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Charlene Truitt Nelson, threwthe ceremonial first pitch while Danny Worth played catcher.
The Alpha Kappa Alpha representatives posed for a photo with Prince Fielder
Chiara Clayton perfromed the National Anthem
Alex Gurney, Grand-Am Series Driver representing the Detroit Grand Prix
Carolyn House Stewart, Danny Worth and Alex Gurney pose for a photo after their ceremonial first pitches.
Detroit Tigers vs. Toledo Mud Hens Exhibition Game
Spring training is coming to an end for 2012 and Opening Day is only hours away. Before the gates are unlocked and hotdogs grilled, the Tigers will make a much anticipated stop in Toledo, Ohio for an exhibition game against the Tigers AAA team, the Toledo Mud Hens.
The lockers are empty now, but later this evening they will be filled with uniforms, cleats and hats. It has been over 12 years since the Tigers last took the trip down to Toledo. “We will over feed them and both teams have a great time together” said Mud Hens clubhouse manager Joe Sarkisian.
Firth Third field will be filled to the rafters, with the Mud Hens expecting to draw a crowd of over 12,000 fans. Toledo General Manager Joe Napoli is humbled by the community excitement over the Tigers visit and believes it is a reflection of Tigers General Manager Dave Dombrowski and the true dedication he has to the Mud Hens and the entire minor league system. Napoli recalls what Dombrowski expressed to him during his first visit to Toledo as Tigers General Manager, “A winning season is created by a winning atmosphere throughout all of the Tigers teams. We may not always get it right, but we will never be out worked”.
The Mud Hens retail store, known as the Swamp Shop, has stocked its shelves with Mud Hens gear and even had a special shirt designed to commemorate the game against the Tigers. Final field preparations are underway to ensure the grass looks perfect for the big game. Both clubs have agreed, all proceeds from the game will benefit the Detroit Tigers Foundation and the official charitable fund of the Toledo Mud Hens, Helping Hens Charitable Fund.
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Surprise! You’ve Scored a Grand Slam!
Comerica, cash and a brief break from class were all in store for Lincoln ParkHigh Schoolstudents on Tuesday March 20th as they were presented with the $10,000 Comerica Grand Slam Grant during a surprise assembly. The Grand Slam Grant was established as a way to encourage physical activity and foster athletic excellence amongMichigan youth. The funds from the grant will be used by the Lincoln Park High Railsplitters baseball team to improve its underground baseball facility.
PAWS and DTE Energy Squad members greeted students and staff as they filled the auditorium. Tunes from AMP Radio’s Kenny Valentino kept the crowd content as Shannon Hogan of Fox Sports Detroit served as MC of the hour. Head coach Brian Amorose and the baseball team were ecstatic as Comerica Bank Michigan President Thomas D. Ogden presented them with the grant on stage. Elaine Lewis, Tigers Vice President of Public Affairs and Strategic Planning, was also in attendance.
The Kalamazoo Central High School Maroon Giants baseball team was honored in a similar assembly on Wednesday March 21st. Comerica Bank Kalamazoo Region President Kennedy Fillar presented the team with a Grand Slam Grant they will use to finance a batting cage project. PAWS and WKFR 103.3 DJ/emcee duo Krista Hatcher and Will Harvey made appearances as well.
The Railsplitters and Maroon Giants received tickets to the April 7th Detroit Tigers game and will join Tigers outfielder Brennan Boesch to be recognized during an on-field ceremony. Lincoln ParkHigh School head coach Brian Amorose andKalamazooCentralHigh School head coach Scott Spada will both throw a ceremonial first pitch during pre-game ceremonies. Way to go Railsplitters and Maroon Giants!
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2012 Pocket Schedule Art Work
Take a look at the six different pocket schedule covers circulating throughout the metro Detroit area. Can you collect all of them?
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Which one is your favorite?
Spring training surges on…
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Santiago, Inge, Raburn
The Tigers are back!
The Tigers are back! Well…. almost. As Spring Training continues, Tigers fans are counting down the days until Opening Day. The ballpark is buzzing as preparations are in full swing. Earlier this morning the scoreboard tiger statues arrived from Connecticut where they were being cleaned and repaired for the season.
The statues arrived on two flatbed semi-trucks, each weighing 10,000 lbs. The journey back to Comerica Park took three days. Upon their arrival, crews were waiting to properly remove them from the truck and fasten them to their steel base. The entire process took approximately two hours per statue. Once they were in place, the tigers were “swung” to the top of the scoreboard using a crane.
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Taking Time For Fans
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Justin Verlander during a commercial shoot with MLB this morning in Lakeland.
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Alex Avila and Patrick Leyland watch as pitchers take a bullpen session.
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