Wilder’s status with Argos uncertain as painful season continues
The Toronto Argonauts difficult season continued Friday night. And it wasn’t just on the field.
Lakeland
Tigers’ fans come together in the spirit of tradition
LAKELAND, Fla. – Most afternoons in March, Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland could easily be mistaken for any number of places in Michigan. Ask most waiting in line for the gates to open and you’ll hear the cities of Grand Rapids, Detroit, and numerous smaller towns roll off their lips.
Dominic Ficociello patient with baseball
LAKELAND, Fla.—Dominic Ficociello wanted to take his time to get to the big leagues.
Ficociello was drafted by the Detroit Tigers out of Fullerton Union high school in 2010 (23rd round). But the switch hitter needed time to mature and grow into a player that was going to be ready to compete at a high level.
So after he finished his stay at the University of Arkansas, the Tigers selected Dominic Ficociello in the 12th round of the 2013 draft.
Tiger prospect’s battle with injury finally over
LAKELAND, Fla. — The ghosts of injury are always looming. Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Endrys Briceno lost most of 2014 to the ever-common Tommy John surgery and its rehab, but the hurler’s initial fear of…
Grandfather’s words inspire Tigers prospect Raph Rhymes
LAKELAND, Fla – Raph Rhymes knows that small town dreams can go a big way. The Detroit Tigers minor-league outfielder followed in his grandfather Ray Rhymes Jr.’s footsteps, playing for the Louisiana State University Tigers….