The Tigers are Back!

After a long off-season, the Tiger's are back! We look forward to the first regular season game next Tuesday! We also look forward to going to a game in April. We have been preparing here in GR!

Matt's Grandparents returned from Florida and brought back a few posters they got for free while they attended a spring training game. They offered them to us thinking that we would be interested in them. Papa joked that perhaps we could put them in Ellie's room (sure, probably the basement I thought).

Later that night, Matt was not afraid to post them on the back of Ellie's door. This is the one place in her green and pink nursery I was willing to settle for posters! Now, Ellie can learn the players as she looks out from her crib! Well, maybe it will take a few years for that.


Matt has been having fun picking out Tiger's items for Elizabeth. A set of onesies and a hat from Lids makes her ready for the season! Let's just hope that she can wear them in October for Playoffs!

This is a video of Ellie in her first baseball hat. She has recently been doing a new "crinkly" nose smile and we love it!

Going...to get over the Tiger's loss and get ready for Calvin Basketball!

Last night was a sad night in our household.  For those of you who know Matt, you would understand.   Ever since he went to the old Tiger's Stadium when he was young, he has been a faithful fan of the team through the  good years and the bad (more of the bad).  When we started dating, I quickly realized that Matt has a passion for sports, especially Tiger's baseball.   I adjusted to the fact that on 162 days of the year, there would be a game at 7:05 or 1:05 (DVR is a necessity!).   As a result, I have grown to enjoy baseball and we have fun watching it together.

So, back to last night.  The Tiger's lost in the 12th inning against the Twins, losing their first place division standing.  For the entire season, we were confident that the Tiger's would make it to the playoffs, and last night, they lost it all. I won't go into the details - Matt and Zac have that covered in their blog (mittensportsreport.com).  I am sad for the Tiger's and for Matt, but we have hope.  Matt's next favorite team, the Calvin Knights, are hitting the court later this fall.  And soon we will have our Saturdays scheduled for the VanNoord Arena (and perhaps a few exciting road trips).  Matt, this is my ode to you:  We have hope, and not that kind of Hope, as in the Flying Dutchmen, but hope in that we have a new team to follow starting on November 10.  And, of course, spring training will be here again in no time.