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The Tigers game.

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My dad and I are driving from Yorkville, IL to Lakeland, FL to see the Detroit Tigers and the New York Mets warm-up.

The Tigers game.

At the stadium in Lakeland. That's Gary Sheffield at bat, soon after he hit a home run.
After 4 hours of sleep we went to the Tigers game at Joker Marchant Stadium. They were playing the Toronto Blue Jays and it was very hot. I came from Chicago where it was 38 degrees when we left and now it's 86 degrees! The people here are very nice and the stadium fit about 10,000 people. The Tigers put up two runs quickly but then ended up losing 5-3. Boo. After the game my dad and I snuck around and watched coach Jim Leyland and his fellow coaches yell at his younger catchers and made them practices their fundamentals. Then we slowly mosied into "Tigers personnel only" area and looked at the players gear and got close to the practice. It was only the minor leageurs though. As we were walking back we noticed that the field gate was open and no one was around. So, we walked on to the field and then into the bullpen!! Then someone yelled at us and we ran away and drove off. We ate dinner at this place called Abuelo's and had delicious fajitas and delicious $2 margaritas. Eat there.
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Finally...

It's 7am and we finally reached Lakeland, FL. We hit traffic 4 different within 20 miles outside of Atlantawhich added about 1.5 hours to the trip. Also, we went through Nashville at 5:00pm on a Thursday evening and there was very bad traffic. But, we made it. Sleep now.
At the stadium in Lakeland. Thats…
At the stadium in Lakeland. That
Dontrelle Willis throwing a pitch
Dontrelle Willis throwing a pitch
The D!!
The D!!
This seems to be mostly catchers p…
This seems to be mostly catchers
Catchers are gathering around Jim …
Catchers are gathering around Ji
More catcher practice. They gave u…
More catcher practice. They gave
Im not Tiger personnel...who care…
I'm not Tiger personnel...who ca
ON THE FIELD at Joker Marchant. Pa…
ON THE FIELD at Joker Marchant.
IN THE BULLPEN at Joker Marchant. …
IN THE BULLPEN at Joker Marchant
Miguel Cabrera. Third baseman for …
Miguel Cabrera. Third baseman fo
Sad Brandon Inge...poor Inge. Wel…
Sad Brandon Inge...poor Inge. We
Sheffield ready to swing.
Sheffield ready to swing.
Um...I think this is Bobby Seay pi…
Um...I think this is Bobby Seay
This is Bobby Seay throwing.
This is Bobby Seay throwing.
The lawn and outfield at Joker Mar…
The lawn and outfield at Joker M
No wonder Verlander didnt pitch h…
No wonder Verlander didn't pitch
Joker Marchant stadium.
Joker Marchant stadium.
More of Joker Marchant.
More of Joker Marchant.
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