Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

After a long and for the most part, disappointing road trip (6 days, 1-5) we get to return home for some much needed rest and support. It never is that difficult playing in other team’s parks, because the fans don’t play the game, we do. However there is something to be said for playing at home, even if there are no fans in the stadium that night. Just being able to sleep in your own bed and get some decent, non-fast food does a lot for game preparation. There is also a comfort factor which comes into play as well. You hear players talk about playing in an uncomfortable environment and when you get to play at home you get to be a little more comfortable and relaxed than the other team. Those of us who have played at a high level of athletic competition know that it comes down to doing all the little things right, before and during the game, to have success. This is one of the reasons for Iowa football’s fabled “pink visitors locker room;” to make their opponent more uncomfortable. This is a long season though and we are still playing very well so no one is worried as of right now. So now we have a much needed day off today to regroup and get ready for a six game home stand. Maybe I need to put in an order for some of that pink paint along with twenty year old wooden stools for our friends who come to visit fifth third ballpark. We’ll call it research.