1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:38 PM Posted Monday at 07:38 PM OK... so go easy on me here... I'm a rookie fan in spring training, never done this before. And my digital camera is a little crappy so, did the best that I could. Plus, we're behind a chain link fence when they're practicing in the distance so... no closeups here. I did crop some photos to sort of "zoom" in, although that might affect the quality a bit (makes it blurry?) Well... since I fibbed already... when the guys were walking to the field they pass right by so all the autograph-seekers are lined up (I don't really pursue autographs so I was just happy to take some photos.... I was on the minor league/ catchers & pitchers side today, tomorrow or Wednesday I'll go back and take some photos from the Major Leaguers side... One last thing, I don't know many of the minor leaguers by facial recognition, and not all of the Detroit Tigers... But just wanted to share some spring training photos... Best I could do... I'll try to describe what little I can. Also... met a "veteran" spring training dude, Norm, who was as nice as anybody I've ever met... he talked me through some of the "do this, not that" of spring training. Talked me into a Thursday BBQ with the team as well (run by the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce). Free food & beer for the minor leaguers so they'll mostly show up, a few of the MLB guys too. I'm not a big autograph guy so I'll be happy to just sit and shoot the breeze with whoever is there. 3 1 Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:39 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:39 PM Here's a bunch of walkway pics where mostly minor leaguers but also pitchers and catchers were walking towards their practice field... Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:42 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:42 PM That 1st pic, far down the length of the building (about 2/3's) you can see another walkway (sort of) going to a separate field for the non-catcher Detroit Tigers. Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:43 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:43 PM Blurry picture of Jake Rogers but I was late on the snap so I only got him as he was walking by... Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:50 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:50 PM A few pics from a machine firing grounders at the catchers, at the plate... Working on scooping up a throw and "tagging the runner"... I don't think they had this machine calibrated very well (or anchored in the ground) though because the balls kept going further and further towards the guys that were standing in line... I had more photos of this but they were all blurry and only a few came out well enough to post: This first pic shows the "grounder machine" all the way at the right... A couple of pics with the catchers trying to chase some errant "throws": Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:53 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:53 PM (edited) My "Expert Zoom" capabilities: Edited Monday at 07:54 PM by 1984Echoes Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 08:01 PM Author Posted Monday at 08:01 PM (edited) Outfield practice (coach is sitting in a chair that "pops up" flyballs)... You can see Parker Meadows and Maxx Clark in there, and possibly Riley Greene (unless it was one of the "blurry" ones that I had to toss out...): Edited Monday at 08:01 PM by 1984Echoes Quote
SoCalTiger Posted Monday at 09:07 PM Posted Monday at 09:07 PM Very nice. Thanks so much and enjoy your adventure . 1 Quote
AlaskanTigersFan Posted Monday at 09:51 PM Posted Monday at 09:51 PM Yea, thanks for sharing! Very cool. Quote
IdahoBert Posted Monday at 10:06 PM Posted Monday at 10:06 PM I don’t know why I was able to access this thread on my iphone because every other thread I’ve clicked on I got 10 ads in a row which I had to watch in their entirety. Quote
papalawrence Posted yesterday at 01:10 AM Posted yesterday at 01:10 AM Great pics, thanks for sharing! Been a Tigers fan ~55 years and have yet to get to ST Quote
KL2 Posted yesterday at 03:15 PM Posted yesterday at 03:15 PM How is Bonderman's change up looking? 1 Quote
NorthWoods Posted yesterday at 04:17 PM Posted yesterday at 04:17 PM 15 hours ago, papalawrence said: Great pics, thanks for sharing! Been a Tigers fan ~55 years and have yet to get to ST I75S Left on US98 left on Bella Vista. 😉 I'll spring for lunch at Mr. Fish. Quote
Edman85 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Glad you get to experience it. If you are there long enough, just know minor league games on the back fields are free. 1 Quote
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