IdahoBert

Just a reminder that the March 23 and 24 games played in Scottsdale against the Rockies will feature respectively, Flaherty and Verlander as starting pitchers and there will be no Detroit sponsored media coverage although the Flaherty game will have Rockies TV and radio coverage, but the Verlander game will have no coverage by any media outlet so far identified.

So we still don’t know if McGonigle is “good enough“ for the Tigers this year? It’ll be a real shame if the 2027 season doesn’t even happen and he will have never been on the big club and learned by doing which is the way it always happens.

For those of you who don’t want to log onto X: Whether you plan to watch the Tigers through cable/satellite TV or streaming, here's what you need to know heading into Opening Week. Cable/Satellite TV: One frustrating reality in sports media is that distribution deals often finalize right up against a hard deadline. For Detroit SportsNet (DSN), that deadline is Tigers Opening Day on March 26. Ultimately, we expect DSN to be available on most, if not all, of the same cable and satellite providers (such as Comcast/Xfinity, DirecTV, and others) currently carrying FanDuel Sports Network. If you watched Tigers or Red Wings games through your cable package last year, there's a good chance no action will be needed to watch moving forward. Assuming everything goes as expected, the new channel will appear for you later this week, likely in the same neighborhood as FanDuel Sports Network on your TV guide. We'll share a full list of cable/satellite providers carrying DSN, along with channel assignments, soon after the agreements are finalized. Full disclosure: this could come as late as the morning of Opening Day. There's nothing to worry about here - though it's not ideal, we've been told since the beginning that it would play out this way. All the other MLB teams transitioning away from FanDuel are in the same boat on this timeline. Direct-to-Consumer Streaming: For those looking to stream games without a cable/satellite package, you can set that up now. Visit tigers.com/detroitsportsnet to learn more and subscribe. Pricing is $19.99/month or $189.99/year (annual saves over 20% and includes access to the next Red Wings season). In-market subscribers get blackout-free access to all games, except those selected for national broadcast (NBC, ESPN, etc.). For those looking to stream, today (March 22) is the last day to subscribe and pay $0 until April 1. Taking advantage of this gives you free access to the first five games of the Tigers season, including Opening Day in San Diego. Waiting until after 11:59 PM ET tonight means you'll miss out on this bonus value for being an early subscriber. Please reach out if you have any questions! Happy to try and help.

Maybe it’s just spring training issues, but I’ve watched numerous mlb.tv games where the feed is disrupted and the screen goes black then it comes back highly pixelated and I seriously doubt it has anything to do with my 800 MB download speed. And this is happening on everybody’s feeds.

I have two jerseys, a Cabrera road jersey with his name and number on it and an incredibly sturdy, beautiful, fully authentic Mud Hens road jersey that I got for $2 at a St. Vincent’s thrift store and it’s even got real embroidery. It’s so thick I could wear it in a snowstorm. Unfortunately, hardly anyone out here in Idaho knows who the Mud Hens are unless they remember Klinger from M*A*S*H.

Maybe you were just thinking of those shaky Sunday games where Skubal served up lead off homers in the first. A couple of those come to mind for me. He definitely ain’t perfect but he’s pretty close regardless of a few hiccups.

Stop <blanking with us> Jason. I know you’re a hireling and all, but this is becoming disingenuous.

W. Not a tie for a change and Holton closes out the ninth with a clean inning and a K. Nice.

Javy doubles and Matty hits a ground rule double to make it 3-1 in the 7th.

Gave up a lead off triple, strikes out the next guy, and he gets the handshake from AJ.

Wow Framber is out there for the seventh inning.

Framber goes six innings on only 67 pitches.

Carp singles in Javy to tie it 1-1 in the 5th.

So I suppose Jason is doing basketball today?

A simple six pitch inning for Valdez in the fifth and some of that is thanks to Dingler executing a pickoff.

McGonigle bloops a single to keep the second inning alive

Two days after the Tigers open their home schedule behind Framber Valdez on Friday, April 3, Verlander will make his first start back in a Tigers uniform on Sunday Night Baseball April 5 against the Cardinals. His first pitch is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on Peacock.

McGonigle makes an amazing play at third that results in a double play. But yeah, he needs more “seasoning….”

Iffy glove work results in a “single“ at first base and a stolen base that could’ve been an out at second base. Though Caballero was called out at third base trying to steal per Dingler to Kevin.

On mlb.tv the radio feed is perfectly synced with the action which makes me happy and I have nothing against Jason. I just like to hear Dan.

According to AI gobbledygook: In 1929, only one Major League Baseball team, the Detroit Tigers, held their spring training in Arizona. While Arizona had hosted barnstorming tours and minor league teams previously, the Tigers were the first major league franchise to establish a formal spring training camp in the state. I guess they played minor league team teams. They trained at Riverside Park in Phoenix, though the experiment only lasted for the 1929 season before the team moved their camp to California in 1930.

That’s interesting. I’ll have to look it up and see how extensive Arizona was with other teams back then.

The Yankees are not bringing their “A Team” to Lakeland today. No Judge for instance. Although their starter Schlittler is pretty good. It’s an unfortunate name because it rhymes with “Hitler” and it makes a reference to something unpleasant in other regards as well. It’s like one of those “boys named Sue“ sort of things. He knew he had to get tough or die.

That sounds rational.

That’s OK. I’m tired of these unreal games and as far as I’m concerned they could end right now, but we still have to play out the schedule I guess.