SND's Susan Santoro and Wanda Damian pause from logging winning entries to pretend to be Detroit Tigers -- and to pretend to be in Florida at spring training with the Tigers instead of in snowbound Syracuse, NY.

Alexander Vargas. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Frank Veliz. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

#9 Carlos Guillen warming up in front of us.

Mom's birthday cake -- the girl of October got a cake highlighting the boys of October.

Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Aleiman Cruz. Tigers v Blue Jays. Florida Complex League. Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Lakeland, Fla. June 25, 2026. (©Tom Hagerty) 20260625M2856TH

Dimas Ponce. Tigers v Blue Jays. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. May 15, 2026. (©Tom Hagerty) 20260515M2727TH

Mauer taking a lead

Tigers Win!

Sanchez's Little Smiles provides families the opportunity to escape their daily hardships and enjoy an evening together while watching Tigers baseball at Comerica Park from inside the Sanchez family's suite! To help launch the program, The Anderson Family and Dr. Arlene Rozzelle from the Children's Hospital of Michigan Plastic Surgery Department took part in the celebration.

Kaleb Martin, Eduardo Valencia, Jose Quero. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Tigers West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 26, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

JHose Rivas. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Owen Hall. Tigers v Yankees. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. May 2, 2026. (©Tom Hagerty) 20260502M2687TH

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Jared Mang. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 21, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Rainer Nunez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Angel Rojas. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Frank Veliz, Martin Olivas. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Detroit Tiger's Game. 2006.

Jack Flaherty. Tigertown. Lakeland, Florida. Feb. 13, 2025. (© Tom Hagerty)

Sanchez's Little Smiles provides families the opportunity to escape their daily hardships and enjoy an evening together while watching Tigers baseball at Comerica Park from inside the Sanchez family's suite! To help launch the program, The Anderson Family and Dr. Arlene Rozzelle from the Children's Hospital of Michigan Plastic Surgery Department took part in the celebration.

Bigger and readable.

To commemorate Justin Verlander’s second no-hitter yesterday, I purchased this bobblehead today. It’s a limited edition, number 606 of 2,011. The best thing about it was on sale for $12.99! Woo hoo!

Angel Rojas. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 6, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Joaquin Benoit Pitches in the 8th inning vs. the Royals

Kelvin Smith. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Yoandy Rea. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Tigers v Phillies. Fall Instructional League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Sept. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Geyber Jimenez, Cole MacLaren. . Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

May 29, 1999

Paul Richan. Tigers v Phillies. Fall Instructional League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Sept. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Tucker Maxwell. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Alberto Rodriguez. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 28, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Rainer Nunez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Jose Tortolero. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Yhon Perez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)

Gleyber Torres. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)

Martin Tamara. Tigers v Phillies. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. May 18, 2026. (©Tom Hagerty) 20260518M2740TH