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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130413/SPORTS0104/304130387/1129/rss15
Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter not impressed by his long home run.
from the detnews

 

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April 14 in Tigers and mlb history:

1910: William Howard Taft becomes the first U.S. President to throw out a ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day. Attending the game in Washington, D.C., President Taft tosses the first ball to future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson, who pitches the first of his 14 Opening Day Washington games, striking out nine, en route to a 3 - 0 one-hit shutout against Eddie Plank and the Philadelphia Athletics.

1925 - Two future Hall of Famers make their major league debuts with the Philadelphia Athletics in the same game. Lefty Grove starts against the Boston Red Sox and leaves in the 4th inning after walking four and striking out nobody. He gives up five runs on six hits. In the 8th inning, Mickey Cochrane pinch-hits a single, while the Athletics go on to score nine runs in the last four innings to win, 9 - 8, in ten innings. Grove, known as Groves in Baltimore, is also listed that way in the New York Times box score. Grove will become the first pitcher to lead the American League in strikeouts and walks in the same year.

1968: Jim Bunning wins his first game for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 3 - 0 shutout over the Dodgers. For Bunning, it is his 40th career shutout and includes his 1,000th National League strikeout, becoming the first pitcher since Cy Young to reach the 1,000 mark in both the National and American Leagues.

2001: A total eleven one-run games (six in American League and five in National League) breaks a record set on May 30, 1967 when there were a combined 10 one-run contests in the major leagues.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Brad_Ausmus
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ausmubr01.shtml
Brad Ausmus 1996, 1999-2000.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/farnsky01.shtml
Kyle Farnsworth 2005, 2008.

Tigers players, coaches, scouts, and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Gordon
Joe Gordon scout 1953-1956, coach 1956, manager 1960.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/34817/as-vs-tigers-equal-instant-impact-rivalry
A's vs. Tigers equals instant impact rivalry.
espn

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130414/SPORTS02/304140123/Likely-to-get-the-call
10 Toledo Mud Hens who could get call to the Tigers this season.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201304...Avila-gets-day-off-rested-Torii-Hunter-homers
Like it or not, Tigers' Alex Avila gets day off; rested Torii Hunter homers.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201304...gers-stood-on-this-date-in-World-Series-years
Time capsule: Where the Tigers stood on this date in World Series years.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201304...s-focusing-on-harnessing-his-talent-in-Toledo
Tigers' top prospect Bruce Rondon is focusing on harnessing his talent in Toledo.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201304...Notes-quotes-from-Saturday-s-win-over-Oakland
Tigers 7, Athletics 3: Notes, quotes from Saturday's win over Oakland.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201304...94-Phillies-to-have-more-than-one-400-hitter-
Could Tigers be first team since 1894 Phillies to have more than one .400 hitter?
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_bullpen_1.html
Detroit Tigers relievers not doing Jim Leyland many favors as he tries to mix-and-match in late innings.
from Mlive

The Tigers are 29th in the majors in bullpen ERA (5.91) and WHIP (1.63). Tigers relievers rank first in the league in walks with 24.
For the sake of comparison, the Braves lead the majors in bullpen ERA at 1.35; the Orioles are first in bullpen WHIP (0.85) and last in walks (four).

 

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Dotel to be cautious with injured elbow.
Octavio Dotel is not going to rush coming back from an injured elbow.
He pitched two-thirds of the ninth inning in the Tigers' 4-3 loss to the A's in 12 innings Friday before leaving with elbow discomfort. After Saturday's 7-3 win, he said the injury wasn't serious, just "a little inflammation."
"Hopefully in the next couple of days, everything is going to be OK," Dotel said.
Dotel doesn't know the exact moment he sustained the injury, but because it is only April, he'll be cautious.
"Better to miss one or two days than three months," Dotel said.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/4/...-pena-fouls-off-pitches-hits-a-key-rbi-double
Overanalysis: Brayan Pena fouls off pitches, hits a key RBI double.
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/4/...low-start-due-to-bad-luck-bad-hitting-or-both
Is Victor Martinez's slow start due to bad luck, bad hitting, or both?
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

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http://www.theleadoffwalk.com/2013/04/tigers-vs-athletics-day-13-observations.html
Tigers vs. Athletics: Day 13 Observations.
from the LeadoffWalk

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_octavio_dotel_s_1.html
Detroit Tigers' Octavio Dotel remains out of action; team will reassess situation following off-day.
from Mlive

 

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http://tigers.scout.com/2/1283481.html
Diagnosing Brayan Villarreal's Issues.
from TigsTown

 

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Tigers waiting on definitive roles for bullpen.
There will be a day, Jim Leyland believes, when the Tigers' bullpen will have roles sorted out for its relievers. That day has not been any of the team's 11 games thus far, and that day was not Sunday.

For now, there's "no sense of organization" or "order" in the bullpen, Leyland said.
The causes: performance, and reliever-heavy games like Friday's 12-inning loss and Saturday's win, in which Justin Verlander had several lengthy innings that restricted the workhorse to six frames total.

"In fairness to the guys, they're in here, they're in there, they're in here, they're in there," Leyland said. "We don't really have anything etched in stone because we're still searching. But that'll happen."

Three relievers are unavailable Sunday: Joaquin Benoit (rest), Octavio Dotel (elbow inflammation) and Drew Smyly (rest). So that means Detroit has four available arms in the bullpen: Darin Downs, Phil Coke, Al Alburquerque and Rick Porcello.

Leyland is as much managing the bullpen as evaluating it.
"We're walking too many guys out of the bullpen," Leyland said. "We'll get in some sense of order here before long. One thing about it, they're all getting to pitch, see if they can get some outs. They're all getting their opportunities to get some outs for us, which we said they would coming out of Spring Training."
from the Tigers official site

 

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Prince hitting at torrid pace to start second AL season.
Early in Prince Fielder's second season in the American League, the slugger is an offensive machine. Some viewers, like Justin Verlander and Jim Leyland, think it's because of him getting used to the pitching in the AL.

Verlander even predicted this may be the year Fielder gets an MVP.
"I don't think it's any stretch of the imagination that he has a good chance of being an MVP in this league," Verlander said after Detrioit's win against Oakland on Saturday.

It's just 11 games in, but these are classic episodes of a player who is locked in. Fielder entered Sunday's game against the A's leading all qualified players in batting average (.436) and on-base percentage (.520), is third in RBIs (18) and slugging percentage (.846), and tied for fourth in hits (17).
Oh, and he also got the go-ahead run Saturday with a solo homer in the fourth inning.

The AL setting and pitching seems to suit Fielder as well as the NL did with the Brewers.
"The more exposure you get to pitchers, the better you know them, the more it helps you out," Leyland said. "There's no question about that. He's just a real good hitter. ... No. 1, he's super strong. No. 2, [he's] got a very short swing. Short swing and powerful through the ball."

Leyland compared Fielder's swing to a former Oakland A's player, Mark McGwire.
"People thought he had a long swing, but McGwire had a very short swing," Leyland said. "Long through the ball."
from the Tigers official site

 

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Torii Hunter is two home runs away from 300 in his career. There are 16 active Major League players with 300 or more home runs.

Entering Sunday's game, the Tigers led the AL in batting average (.304), hits (122) and on-base percentage (.362)

Alex Avila was back at catcher and in the starting lineup Sunday. He was unavailable Saturday because he was hit in the head on a swing Friday and took a foul pitch off his right shin while hitting.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_wrap_up_series_6.html
Austin Jackson, Torii Hunter lead way as Detroit Tigers demolish Oakland A's 10 - 1 in series finale.
from Mlive