Detroit Tigers Player Music Selections

Continuing my Spring Training special with a look at the music selections of last year's AL Central champ, the Detroit Tigers. The boys from Motown have been on a roll the last 3 seasons, making back-to-back-to-back appearances in the ALCS, but fell a little short last year to the eventual World Series champion Boston Red Sox. The team is locked and loaded this year, despite the loss of Prince Fielder to the Rangers, they still have the best hitter on the planet in Miguel Cabrera, and two of the top pitchers in baseball with Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. I've managed to compile a list of the player's musical selections that they'll be moving and grooving to all season long while at the confines of Comerica Park. Here is the list:

Alex Avila: The Black Keys - I Got Mine

The sure handed backstop has the pride of Akron, OH in his walk up song choice with this slick track from The Black Keys. The catcher survived a memorable collision in last year's ALCS, but he's fully recovered and rearing to go with this track that will allow him to focus on the only task at hand, which is delivering a clutch hit when needed, and getting on base to ensure the offense stays alive in the later innings.

Andy Dirks: Gary Allan - Get Off On The Pain

Left field is manned by this Kansas native who pays homage to this country roots with this down home track. Andy comes through in the clutch when depended on, and while he doesn't have eye popping numbers like some of his teammates, he has a strong glove and mans left field exceptionally well, giving his team a chance to hold onto the lead and secure the victory when all is said and done.

Anibal Sanchez: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

This massive summer hit from 3 years ago is the walk up song for this fireball throwing Venezuelan. This guy was a tough out in last year's World Series, with a no hitter in his midst every time he walks out onto the mound, and sports a mind boggling arsenal that can make hitters look plain foolish at the plate and leave the offense sputtering before you even know it.

Austin Jackson: Wale - Ambition

The center field has this stylish hip-hop track as his personal walk up song. Austin has been a mainstay in Detroit for a few years now, and can be depended on with his broad range preventing those flyballs from getting out of the ballpark and robbing the occasional home run or two that may drift too far out beyond the warning track.

Jose Iglesias: The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

This scorching hot Cuban phenom has some excellent music taste with this mainstay from Jack & Meg White. He was traded from the Red Sox last summer before the deadline and is sorely missed in Boston with his eye popping defense keeping balls out of the outfield, and his clutch hits and super fast speed turning him into one of the premiere shortstops in the game right now.

Justin Verlander: Eminem - Till I Collapse

Also known as the greatest pitcher in the history of Planet Earth, Verlander has this Detroit native Eminem as his entrance music. Justin is known for racking up strikeouts galore in his deep outings at the park that can go the whole nine innings if he wanted to, and has eye popping speed that reaches upwards of 95mph and is one of the toughest pitchers to figure out, leaving batters constantly shaking their heads in the long path back to the dugout.

Max Scherzer: Dr. Dre f/ Eminem - Forgot About Dre

This phenomenal pitcher with a freaky different colored eye set has this classic hip-hop track from Dre's "2001" album. Possessing alot of the same traits as Verlander mechanics wise, Max can dominate right from the start and not let up a hit for half of the game, much like he did last year in the ALDS against Oakland. With a superior pitch selection, Scherzer proves time and time again when he steps out on the mound that he is among one of the most feared pitchers in all of baseball.

Miguel Cabrera: Kanye West - Mercy

Also known as the greatest hitter on the planet, Miguel or also known as Miggy to his teammates has this recent Kanye West track as his entrance music. Winning the Triple Crown just two years ago, Miguel continues to put up numbers that jump off the stat sheet when you look at them, and continues to hit balls in ballparks all across the country where they've never been hit before, and he will make you throw every pitch you know before he eventually makes you give it up in the end.

This Tigers ballclub looks locked and loaded headed into this season, and despite the losses of Prince Fielder and Doug Fister, the team still possesses a top notch offense and stellar defense that makes them one of the favorites in the division and the league as well. You can bet on a 4th consecutive trip to the ALCS for the boys of Motown this year.