Its Finally Over
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Well the Tigers fell apart big time this year and the last month wasn't even worth watching. The team finished in last place of their division with a record of 74-88. It wasn't the worst in the league but come on, Kansas City finished one game ahead of us. I guess buying players doesn't always guarantee a win, just ask the Yankees. Well there is always next year and lets hope the Tigers can maybe make it into contention once again.
Posted by mardenhill 9/30/2008 08:32:00 PM 0 comments
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Detroit Red Wings Jersey
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Since the 90s when the Wings won the Stanley Cup in '97 and '98 the city of Detroit has used the Spirit Of Detroit as the model for team jerseys. Over the years the Spirit has hosted the Pistons, Shock and Tigers, sorry no Lions as of yet. Anyways the Spirit statue is undergoing some renovations so the jersey was moved to the large Tiger statue outside of Comerica Park. After work I headed down Woodward to the stadium and snapped a few photos of the jersey for my livingroom wall. I am torn as to what statue I like better, the Spirit was the original choice but this one is pretty cool. If you get a chance head downtown to grab some photos, who knows how long it will be up.........
Posted by mardenhill 5/28/2008 08:43:00 AM 0 comments
Detroit Advances
Friday, May 02, 2008
Both the Pistons and Wings have advanced to the next round of playoffs in their respective sports. The Wings swept the Colorado Avalanche while on the road with an amazing 8-2 win led by Johan Franzen who had a hat trick last nite and leads the team with goals scored in the playoffs at 11. I have to admit I didn't watch either game last nite but just reading the highlights I can tell that both would have been fun to see. In Colorado's defense, a good chunk of their team have been on the disabled list and Forsberg had just a few shifts in game 3 before going out again. Either way, the Wings dominated a team that in the past have been very difficult to take on. Moving onto the Pistons, they finished up the series with a 100-77 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. This Saturday the Pistons start round 2 against the Orlando Magic.
Not to be outdone, the Tigers swept the New York Yankees in a 3 game series while on the road. Now that Granderson is back in the lineup, the Tigers are ready to go and have done a great job climbing out of the funk they started the year off in.
Posted by mardenhill 5/02/2008 08:17:00 AM 0 comments
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Red Wings Game 1
Friday, April 11, 2008
The Red Wings won last nite 3-1 to take the lead in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I don't want to write too much about the Wings since I am scared to death that the elusive President's trophy win this year will sink the team like it has done in the past. On the other hand, the Tigers are limping thru the start of the season and maybe this will be the ying to their yang and balance out the wins. Now I will give the Tigers credit, they won the other nite but then lost last nite 12-6. April is always a great month for sports in Detroit. You have the Tigers starting and the Wings and Pistons are always in the playoffs.
Posted by mardenhill 4/11/2008 01:33:00 PM 0 comments
0-7
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
That's it, time to pull the whole team and put in the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit's farm league) and hope for a victory. At this point, there's nothing to lose. The Tigers are now 0-7 and in the middle of a series with the Red Sox........
Posted by mardenhill 4/08/2008 08:19:00 PM 0 comments
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0-5
Saturday, April 05, 2008
I don't know what's going on, its like 2003 all over again. The Tigers just lost their 5th straight and are at the bottom of the league. Even San Francisco has at least 1 win. Back on '03 the Tigers lost a total of 119 games and didn't get their 1st win until game 9. I don't expect a repeat but there is no reason why the Tigers should be playing so poorly. Maybe this is the Tigers slump for the season and will kick it into high gear within the next week. I keep trying to be optimistic here but with the 2nd highest salary in the league, the Tigers should be leading not trailing.
Posted by mardenhill 4/05/2008 06:28:00 PM 0 comments
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Opening Day!!
Monday, March 31, 2008
It's finally Spring, Tigers opening day is today and at the top of the 6th, they lead Kansas City 3-2. There are a few conference rooms here at the office broadcasting the game so I have been able to poke my head in for a few minutes to catch some of the action. Its an overcast day, in the 50s and the sky looks like it could open at at moment. I am a bit bummed that I am not downtown for all the action but the last couple years have become impossible to score opening day tickets so I have given up.
Unfortunately both Curtis Granderson and Joel Zumaya are out on 15 day disabled list, I just hope that they can both return healthy and ready to take the team where it belongs.
Posted by mardenhill 3/31/2008 02:51:00 PM 0 comments
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Mitchell Report
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Yankees were well represented on the Mitchell Report but the Tigers didn't get away scott free either. Looks like our DH Gary Sheffield was mentioned but as of now that is the only person affected. Not sure what this all means, will Gary be back next year, will he be suspended or will he just get a slap on the wrist? I guess we will have to wait and see.
I am not suprised that Gary's name is on the list, but I am glad that players like Maggs, Pudge, Verlander, Granderson, Polanco, Guillen and our latest draft pick Cabrera were not listed. I do hope that MLB takes this report seriously and lays the smackdown on players. We need to get steroids out of all sports and if it takes MLB to get it rolling so be it..........
Posted by mardenhill 12/13/2007 03:27:00 PM 0 comments
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The Post Season
Monday, September 17, 2007
It wasn't looking too good a week ago but I think the Tigers may have a shot at making the playoffs this year. We are 2.5 games behind the Yankees for the Wild Card and 4.5 out from 1st place of our division. Trying to top Cleveland may not happen but there is a chance we could get the Wild Card if we can only get the Yankees to lose a few more games. Its an uphill battle but one I think we can pull off. We have 12 games left with a series against Cleveland starting tonight. If we can sweep them and keep the ball rolling its ours. Due to a makeup game, the Yankees have 10 games in a row which could also work in our favor.
Posted by mardenhill 9/17/2007 08:41:00 AM 0 comments
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Tigers Whoop the Yankees And Send Them Packing
Monday, August 27, 2007
Normally I would feel a bit bad for a team who was embarrassed like what went on tonight but when that team are the Yankees, no way. The Yankees deserved the humiliation of losing 16-0. We saw the beginning of the game and it was 3-0 but had to run out to the store. When we came back it was 10-0 and the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs. From there the action picked up once again and hit after hit brought more Tigers in. Hopefully this snaps the Tigers lull and puts them back into playoff contention. We are still 2.5 games behind Cleveland but we have the chance to take the Wild Card spot if we keep this up.
Way to go Detroit.....
Posted by mardenhill 8/27/2007 10:29:00 PM 1 comments
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Tigers Update
Thursday, August 16, 2007
I havn't been posting too much on the Tigers for the last month due to their slump. I was hoping that if I just ignored it then things would turn around. As of now the Tigers are tied with Cleveland for the Central divison but are behind the Yankees by 1 game. This is dangerous territory, at this pace the Yankees will clinch the Wild Card spot (unless Seattle sneaks in behind them) and that forces Detroit to win the division. There are 40 games left so that means Detroit needs to always stay one step ahead of Cleveland. They start a series tonight with the Yankees and will play them next week at home.
Lets go Tigers.....
Posted by mardenhill 8/16/2007 12:36:00 PM 0 comments
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Not Since '84
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Not since 1984 have the Tigers pitched a No Hitter. The last person was Jack Morris and that was the year they went on to win the World Series. I will stop it right there and everyone else can draw their own conclusions. BTW, the lucky guy was none other than 24 year old Justin Verlander.
Tigers No-Hitters
June 12, 2007: Justin Verlander vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 4-0
April 7, 1984: Jack Morris at Chicago, 4-0
July 20, 1958: Jim Bunning at Boston, 3-0
Aug. 25, 1952: Virgil Trucks at New York, 1-0
May 15 1952: Virgil Trucks vs. Washington, 1-0
July 4, 1912: George Mullin vs. St. Louis, 7-0, second game
Posted by mardenhill 6/12/2007 11:00:00 PM 0 comments
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Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Start of game, Ichiro up to bat.
Some action shots, the camera was able to capture the ball which really suprised me.
Another action shot.
View from the suite overlooking the stadium.
I went to the Tigers game last nite on a free ticket and had a great time. We sat in one of the lower level suites with an excellent view of the field which was the 2nd time I had the chance to see a game in luxury conditions. We had free food and drinks all nite and were shaded from the blistering heat. Detroit beat Seattle 9-7 on a number of hits and home runs. Seattle got off to a great start with 3 runs in the 1st leading many to think it was going to be a long nite. The Tigers came back and held the lead til the end with both teams trading runs throughout the nite.
Posted by mardenhill 5/09/2007 10:13:00 AM 0 comments
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Tigers Game
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Tigers Stadium.
Durbin pitching.
Zumaya pitching.
I went to the Tigers game tonight and had some great seats, they were 15th row right between the pitcher's mound and 1st base. The weather had been raining all day and it was pretty cold but well worth it. Unfortunately the settings on the camera were screwed up so I didn't get that good of photos but you can still see from them some of the action on the field. The camera was switched to 640x480 on the size which dropped each photo from 2 megs to 232 kb which is a bummer. I didn't notice this change until I added the photos to the computer, I guess I will have to score some more tickets and head back downtown this summer. The Tigers won 5-3 with a great last 2 innings that had everyone on their feat.
Posted by mardenhill 5/01/2007 11:03:00 PM 0 comments
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Opening Day
Monday, April 02, 2007
Unfortunately I had to work today and didn't get a chance to go play downtown. Our new CIO came in for a meeting which happened to be in the middle of the game. I was able to watch a little at the beginning and once again in the 8th inning. I didn't see the raising of the flag but I did get this picture off of the Tigers website along with a shot of the stadium. The Tigers lost 5-3 in the 10th but thats ok, its only game 1. Maybe if people get pissed and jump off the bandwagon, I can get tickets once again....
Welcome to Tigermania 2007
Posted by mardenhill 4/02/2007 11:28:00 PM 0 comments
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9 Days
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Although I don't have tickets for opening day I still plan on watching the game whether it be at work or somewhere else. Its going to be an interesting season for the Tigers, we were caught off guard last year and now the expectation to perform is extremely high. For many years the Tigers only sold out opening day and the Yankees, now its close to every game. I do miss our Friday nites when we would go up to the stadium, buy the cheapest ticket and sit anywhere but if the Tigers can pull another amazing season, I will take the latter.
Posted by mardenhill 3/24/2007 10:15:00 PM 0 comments
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No Opening Day
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Thank you for participating in the online random drawing for the opportunity to purchase tickets to Opening Day at Comerica Park.
We are sorry to inform you that your entry was not selected in this drawing.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you at Comerica Park in 2007.
The Detroit Tigers
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This is the email I just received today regarding the lottery for Detroit Tigers Opening Day tickets. I understand its the fair thing to do but it sucks, I wanted to go and I think I had a good chance at tickets. Oh well, I guess I will be watching the game on TV rather than in person.
Posted by mardenhill 3/15/2007 08:49:00 PM 2 comments
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Detroit Tigers Opening Day
Thursday, March 01, 2007
They decided to change Opening Day tickets and now everyone who is interested has to summit a form for a random lottery. Starting tomorrow at 9am you can fill out the form and you have a week to do so. This really sucks since I think I would have a better shot at getting tix on sat morning. I guess we will see, maybe my luck will carry on and they will draw my name.
Posted by mardenhill 3/01/2007 09:25:00 PM 0 comments
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Ticket Increase
Monday, November 27, 2006
Tigers announce 2007 ticket prices
November 27, 2006
The Tigers announced ticket prices for the 2007 season, with increases introduced for five seating levels. Ten seating price levels remain unchanged.
The on-deck circle ($65), infield box ($40), outfield box ($30), rightfield grandstand ($20) and bleacher ($10) area prices have all been increased.
The areas unchanged for next season: Tiger Den ($60), terrace ($35), club seats ($25), upper box infield, rightfield, leftfield ($20), pavilion ($15), mezzanine ($15), upper reserved ($12) and skyline ($5).
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We knew this would happen and every team will take advantage of a good season. I don't think its that big of a deal tho because the seats we usually buy are the $12 and $15 ones and those didn't increase. Lets hope we have another great summer with the Tigers next year.
Posted by mardenhill 11/27/2006 03:19:00 PM 1 comments
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Its Over
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Last nites game was not a fun one to watch, still more errors and little hits. I am not upset tho, it was a fun ride this summer and the Tigers gave us something to look forward to. There is always next year and now some of the younger players have that much needed playoff experience. In Detroit we became so used to the playoffs with the Red Wings that it was automatically an extended season every year. This was good and bad though, when the Wings would exit 1st round, bars around town would get pissed because they expected that additional revenue. The Pistons came in and picked up some of that slack and now we have the Tigers playing great again. Lets hope all 3 teams can keep this going and with the odds, at least one of them can win next time.
Thank you Tigers for a great season, it was fun and I can't wait until next year.
Posted by mardenhill 10/28/2006 09:56:00 AM 1 comments
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