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Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. July 30, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Tigers v Yankees. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. May 2, 2026. (©Tom Hagerty) 20260502M2687TH
Cole MacLaren. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. July 20, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Tigers East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 17, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Sem Robberse. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Antonio Gomez. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Cole MacLaren. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Justin Verlander. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)
Justin Verlander. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)
Cole MacLaren. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
My Grandpa & I attended our very first major league ball game in 1972, 44 years ago this past Saturday in Detroit, it was the Tigers vs the Kansas City Royals.
For whatever reason we were running late getting to Briggs Stadium "At the corner of Michigan & Trumbull" as Ernie Harwell would say.
We were on foot & getting very hungry when we came across a Coney Island restaurant. All they had left was ground hamburger on a hot dog bun with mustard, SOLD!!!
In memory of him & that special day, I eat this simple "special meal" prepared by my wife Sue each year as I reminisce about that mid summer's day from so very long ago now.
Oh...getting back to the story...we arrived just in time for the first pitch!
I will never forget walking up the tunnel to our box seats on the first base line between first & the bullpen, the grass was so green!
Fans surrounding us had portable radios & televisions listening to & watching the spectacle which was now about to play out before us.
Our Detroit Tigers won the game 2-0 on 2 rocketing home runs off the bats of two of our heroes, Norm Cash in the 2nd inning, the other by Aurelio Rodriguez in the 6th.
Of course my Grandpa passed many years ago now. I'm sure he would be more than amused that I observe this! lol
One of my most favourite memories of him.
Funny enough they are playing the same team, the Kansas City Royals this weekend...God I miss that man & those golden days with a heavy heart always this time of year!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd_bZtngU7M
We would go onto beat these same Royals in 1984 to win the American League Pennant 1-0 on our way to a World Series Championship, the likes of which we had never seen.
My Grandpa was too sick at the time to fully appreciate it but I knew in his heart he was cheering for our Tigers as hard as I was cheering for him to get well again which sadly never occurred.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ADWwwMzvw
I AM FOREVER A TIGER FAN!
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Connor Perry. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 6, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. July 31, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Sem Robberse. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Kyle MacDonald. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 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.)
Chris Fetter, Jack Flaherty. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)
Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 28, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Javier Baez. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)
Antonio Gomez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)