Thursday night was a perfect night for baseball, and a healthy crowd at Joker Marchant Stadium validated that observation. It wasn’t quite enough to inspire the Detroit Tigers to victory in a 5-2 loss to the Washington...

Another guest column! This one from the University of South Florida Polytechnic Library. Being baseball fans, the library staff put together a display of materials to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Tigers in...

From Zach Burek Lakeland Flying Tigers GM: “Individual tickets for Detroit Tigers Spring Training home games will go on sale Saturday, January 8th at 10:00 a.m. at the Joker Marchant Stadium box office. The box office...

Sure, Spring Training brings a lot of tourists who don’t quite understand our U-turn laws, but it also brings a whole lot of kids stuck in the bodies of 50 year-olds… Just before he snapped the picture, my...

The Tigers host the Indians on Easter Cool day for baseball CC by Chuck...

On their way into Marchant Stadium on March 3 to watch the Tigers take on the Tampa Bay Rays, Gunnell popped the question to Cowhy. “I asked Erin to marry me in the parking lot,” said Gunnell, who grew up in...

I’m still away on my mini-vacation, but eagle eye readers will have noticed the last two Spring Training photos were by a photographer new to this site, Thomas Hagerty. If that name sounds familiar, you read the...

Each spring Kossie Akins drives from Fort Walton Beach to stay at the Safar Inn on Highway 92. Why? Spring Training with the Tigers. Akins has attended 35 consecutive camps, but he grew up in Lakeland and remembers the...

The Detroit Tigers officially open spring training today with a game against the New York Mets. The weather won’t e as warm as yesterday, but hopefully we’ll have no rain. The Mets are bringing their A team to...

Yes, today’s the day! At Noon today, pitchers and catchers officially report to start Spring Training. The Tiger’s first game will be February 26th, at 1:05. The team will play their traditional exhibition...

Spring training is just around the corner and our friends from Michigan are going to be here soon. Maybe a Lakeland local can help out Nick B. from Detroit…. Where can I find CHEAP hotel prices in Lakeland, Florida? I...

Yes, it’s time for baseball again. The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians have released their 2008 Spring Training schedules. It’s the last year for the Indians in Winter Haven. I think they were forced out...

• Before you head down to Lakeland, take a tour of Joker Marchant Stadium. The Ledger just published a podcast and a photo slide show about the stadium. While both the photos and text are interesting separately, the...

The Tigers lost to the Red Sox today 7-6. The “big news” was the bench clearing “discussion” between the two teams. The impetus for the confabulation? Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett plunked Sheffield...