Tigers Nation arrives on West Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WOOD) - Tigers Nation has arrived on the West Coast.

As the Detroit Tigers prepare to face the San Francisco Giants in the 2012 World Series, Tigers fans from around the country are following their team in every conceivable way.

24 Hour News 8 Sports Director Jack Doles arrived in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon and will provide on-the-scene reports for each game of the World Series, in California and Detroit.

On Tuesday, Jack asked players and manager Jim Leyland if their days off after the American League Championship Series put them at a disadvantage to the Giants, who have momentum coming off their seven-game National League Championship Series. Watch their responses in the videos posted above.

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Photos: 2012 MLB playoffs

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Follow the Tigers on 24 Hour News 8 and share your thoughts as they go after their first world title since 1984.

The schedule for the World Series:

Game 1 - October 24 in San Francisco
Game 2 - October 25 in San Francisco
Game 3 - October 27 in Detroit
Game 4 - October 28 in Detroit
Game 5 - October 29 in Detroit (if necessary)
Game 6 - October 31 in San Francisco (if necessary)
Game 7 - November 1 in San Francisco (if necessary)

All games scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET on FOX