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How Will The Detroit Tigers Finish The 2013 Season? [Poll]

Matt Milhouse — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:22:23 +0000

The Detroit Tigers open regular season play at Minnesota today. After last year’s loss to San Francisco in the World Series, anything short of a World Series championship will be a disappointment. How will the Detroit Tigers finish the 2013 season? Justin Verlander just signed a huge contract extension and some other pieces fell into [...]

Whitecaps Need Your Vote for New Food

Andy Rent — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:04:45 +0000

Ahhh, Spring, and the crack of the bat. You know what I’m talking about…..Baseball, Whitecaps Baseball. And, the season is only 5 weeks away! Going to a Whitecaps game is always exciting because you’re watching some of the top Tiger prospects play. However, I have to fess up that my Whitecaps experience is also based [...]

West Michigan Whitecaps Announce 2013 'Tiger Fridays' Line-Up

Matt Milhouse — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:45:48 +0000

Each season the West Michigan Whitecaps and their fans welcome former Detroit Tigers players on Tiger Fridays. The Tiger Friday games are some of the most popular of the season and the line-up for 2013 has been announced. The snow is melting and even warmer temperatures are coming in the days to come. Why wait [...]

Vote For Your Favorite Detroit Tiger Of All Time – Round 3 [Poll]

Steven Bohner — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:45:24 +0000

The Detroit Tigers have been no stranger to the World Series, appearing in the Fall Classic 10 times and winning the series 4 of those times. The Detroit Tigers have fostered some extremely great players throughout the years. We want to know "What is your favorite Detroit Tiger of all time?" We took 32 of the best Tigers in history and pitted them up against each other in a bracket tournament to determine who the most popular Detroit Tiger is.

Jim Leyland Will Return To Manage The Tigers Next Season

Andy Rent — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:40:32 +0000

They were sooooooo close. Missed winning the World Series by ‘that much.’ So, there’s always next year. And, next year…well…there may be some changes. Okay, the Tigers need some, but the manager and coaches won’t be changing. Next year Jim Leyland will begin his eighth season managing the Detroit Tigers because the club extended his [...]

2012 World Series National Anthem Schedule

Matt Milhouse — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:00:21 +0000

The World Series hasn’t had the start the Detroit Tigers and their fans were hoping for. No highlights here. Let’s move on. We have the list of World Series National Anthem performers. World Series National Anthems are all about advertising for Fox-TV. Who can they get to perform/promote a show at the same time? Mlive.com [...]

Detroit Tiger World Series Collectables

Andy Rent — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:15:53 +0000

My friend Bob Ibach was on my morning radio show yesterday with another tremendous offer for all Tiger fans. Nikco Sports is offering a two-baseball set celebrating the Tigers in the World Series, and, Miguel Cabrera’s Triple Crown award. This one of a kind 2 baseball set is a Limited Edition of 5,000. The first baseball [...]

Tigers Are In The World Series And You Can Have A Piece Of It

Andy Rent — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:02:54 +0000

Good news Tiger fans. If you thought you couldn’t get a ticket for the World Series, have no fear, now you can…..sort of. The Highland Mint, the company that, for each of the past 21 years, had produced the coin that is flipped immediately prior to the Super Bowl, has produced a limited-edition Detroit Tigers [...]

How Will The Detroit Tigers' Season Finish? [Poll]

Matt Milhouse — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:00:39 +0000

The Detroit Tigers have a slim first place lead over the Chicago White Sox. The regular season is set to end on Wednesday, October 3. For the first time since Opening Day, it seems more likely than not that the Detroit Tigers will make the playoffs.

Will they? How far will the Detroit Tigers go this season?

Former Detroit Tigers Coming To Grand Rapids For 'Ernie'

Matt Milhouse — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:21:30 +0000

Mitch Albom's play 'Ernie', which is based on the life of Ernie Harwell, will make its West Michigan debut this September. The play will open on September 12 at Wealthy Theatre.

Opening day performances will include special appearances by nine former Detroit Tigers. We have the names of those players.

Is Kate Upton The Detroit Tigers' Yoko Ono?

Matt Milhouse — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:11:15 +0000

Did you see the Major League Baseball All-Star Game last night? Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander got the start and delivered a very un-Justin Verlander-like performance.

Why? What has changed over the past week? Well, there is one thing. Verlander has been spotted around Detroit with model/actress Kate Upton.

It appears the two are an item.

Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander To Start All-Star Game

Matt Milhouse — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:18:14 +0000

The Detroit Tigers had a disappointing first half of the season. They played below expectations, but head into the All-Star break on a five-game winning streak. A nice finish before getting a few days off. Now, more good news for Tigers fans. Justin Verlander will start the All-Star game for the American League on Tuesday night. There are [...]

Couple Gets Engaged At Detroit Tigers Game…Then Gets Foul Ball [VIDEO]

Matt Milhouse — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:57:23 +0000

Detroit Tigers fans had a reason to smile Friday night and it wasn’t the game. They lost 12-4 in 10 innings. In the 4th inning, a Detroit Tigers fan named Matt proposed to his girlfriend Shana. She said yes! In the 6th inning, Matt got his engagement gift. A foul ball! Matt got some help from Detroit Tigers mascot PAWS for [...]

Last Chance for Tiger Memorabilia and to Help Make-A-Wish

Andy Rent — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:15:52 +0000

Bob Ibach was on the radio show this morning and we talked about the limited edition baseball produced by Rawlings, with Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera’s pictures along with Tiger history on it, that we introduced last week. More than half of the 5,000 produced have been sold, so it’s time to “step up to [...]

Baseball is Back and the Whitecaps are Ready to go

Andy Rent — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:30:12 +0000

People are getting very excited about baseball this year. The Detroit Tigers are considered a real contender for the World Series. And, if spring training is any indication, they just might have a terrific season.

All that enthusiasm filters on down to the West Michigan Whitecaps, too. But it's not just because the Tigers look so promising. It's the top prospects on this years team, not to mention the changes at Fifth Third Ballpark.

Tigers Justin Verlander Good on the Mound and Commercials!

Andy Rent — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:00:10 +0000

Baseball’s spring training is still rolling along and the Detroit Tigers, while working off some rust, are looking pretty good. Pitcher Justin Verlander got back on the mound yesterday and pitched very well. But that’s not all Verlander was good at. After the game, Verlander tweeted a link to his fans about his latest [...]

Fun for Baseball Fans Everywhere

Andy Rent — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:00:32 +0000

Are you excited about spring training for Major League Baseball? Are you excited about the Tigers?

You should be, on both accounts! The start of the 2012 baseball season is but a few weeks away, and the Tigers just might do it this year. With their pitching and the addition of Prince Fielder things are looking even better than last year.

Foul Ball Ignites Sparks on Face Mask of Detroit Catcher Alex Avila [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:03:05 +0000

Foul tips are one of the perils of playing the catcher position in baseball, but one doesn’t usually associate fire hazard with that risk. In the video below, a foul ball off the bat of the Chicago White Sox’s A.J. Pierzynski hits the mask of Detroit Tigers’ catcher Alex Avila so hard that sparks fly.

Meet The Detroit Tigers Oldest Fan

Andy Rent — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:29:21 +0000

This past weekend, my wife and I went to Sunday’s Tiger game. It had been several years since we had been to a game, and we had a ball. But, as we found out, that’s nothing.If you think it’s been too long since you’ve been to a baseball game, think about Mary Johnson. The lifelong [...]

Tomorrow's Tiger Stars Today.

Chuck Latour — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:53:12 +0000

Many thanks to the West Michigan Whitecaps for showing off their new menu items yesterday at the Stadium Club. Plenty of new items…kosher hot dogs, gluten free beer(?), a new swimming pig sandwich, pizza rolls…. The ‘Caps should have a good team again this year. for the second consecutive season, our opening day roster will [...]