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http://www.freep.com/article/20130427/SPORTS02/304270041/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-salsa
Ticker: Tigers' Miguel Cabrera unveiling own line of salsa.
from the freep

Get 'em while they're hot....or mild if that is your choice:

The named candy bar is so "20th century", apparently.

Although IIRC the Baby Ruth bar was not named for the "Babe".

But that didn't stop the prima-donna Reggie Jackson from getting his name put on a bar:

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201304...gers-atlanta-braves-anibal-sanchez-strikeouts
Anibal Sanchez's historic strikeout effort stifles NL's top team.
Dominant effort shuts down NL's top team's bats.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201304...troit-tigers-torii-hunter-thriving-two-hitter
Tigers' Torii Hunter thriving at No. 2 spot.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201304.../Detroit-Tigers-Atlanta-Braves-Anibal-Sanchez
Notes, quotes from Friday's win.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

The named candy bar is so "20th century", apparently.

Although IIRC the Baby Ruth bar was not named for the "Babe".

But that didn't stop the prima-donna Reggie Jackson from getting his name put on a bar:



I've heard conflicting stories, but think the correct one is the candy maker named it after his daughter.

f' reggie and his candy bar/pic.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/three_stars_anibal_sanchez_ste.html
Three stars: Anibal Sanchez steals show with 17-K performance, Victor Martinez continues to improve.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/anibal_sanchez_shows_detroit_t.html
Analysis: Anibal Sanchez already paying off for Detroit Tigers after expensive offseason gamble.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_max_scherzer_ta.html
Detroit Tigers' Max Scherzer takes playful jab at Justin Verlander after Anibal Sanchez's 17 Ks.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-strikeout-feat-wows-teammate-Matt-Tuiasosopo
Anibal Sanchez's strikeout feat wows teammate Matt Tuiasosopo.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-between-Tigers-Braves-possible-fall-preview
Spring series between Tigers, Braves a possible fall preview.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...tribute-Negro-Leagues-important-former-player
Tigers' tribute to Negro Leagues important to this former player.
from the detnews

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130427&content_id=45915712&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Anibal Sanchez enters Tigers lore with 17-K performance.
Right-hander breaks 44-year-old club record held by Lolich against Braves.
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Fielder at DH today. Victor Martinez at 1B. It's as close as Prince gets to a day off. Leyland said he's getting him off his feet for a day.

Leyland is DHing Fielder, Martinez at first. Said one of first two games against Twins, Hunter will get a rest.

 

[kalinecountry]

Braves @ Tigers: The unstoppable force met the immovable object, and evaporated. Atlanta came in #1 with 35 HRs, while Anibal Sanchez had not allowed a HR yet in 4 starts, 25.2 IP. Sanchez fanned 2 in the 1st and never stopped, ending with 17 Ks in 8 IP a franchise record (in regulation), while walking 1. He did not come out for the 9th and a chance to match the MLB record, having thrown 121 pitches, his most since 2011. (His 2006 no-hitter took 104 pitches, with 6 Ks.) Sanchez is 3-1 with a 1.34 ERA and 41 Ks in 33.2 IP. Detroit scored all their runs in the 3rd and 4th innings, handing Paul Maholm his worst mark as a Brave (3.2 IP, 8 runs, 10 hits).
?He had at least 2 Ks in every inning but the 4th, which began with a whiff and ended with a DP. None of the strikeouts was against a pitcher, since the game was played in Detroit.
?It?s the highest total since 2010-08-08, when Brandon Morrow combined the Gio and Anibal feats. The last with 18 was Ben Sheets in 2004.
?Sanchez had lost his last 5 starts to Atlanta, those all with the Marlins. In 17 starts, he had never held the Braves scoreless.
?Since 1916, Mickey Lolich was the only Tiger with 16 Ks in a game, doing it twice in a 3-start span of 1969. Max Scherzer had 15 last year in a 7-IP stint. Justin Verlander?s career high is 14.
?The AL & NL batting leaders went at it: Torii Hunter, 3-5, .386; Chris Johnson, 2-4, .403. Hunter, who turns 38 in July, has 201 hits in 160 games since the start of 2012 and a .323 BA; he had a .274 career mark before that and had never hit .300.
from HighHeatStats

 

[kalinecountry]

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/04/27/game-21-breaking-down-sanchezs-performance/
Game 21: Breaking down Anibal Sanchez?s performance.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/04...17-braves-batters-sets-detroit-tigers-record/
Anibal Sanchez Strikes Out 17 Braves Batters, Sets Detroit Tigers Record.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/201...-is-this-best-detroit-pitching-rotation-ever/
In light of Anibal Sanchez's record performance, is this the Best Detroit Tigers Pitching Rotation ever?
from Detroit Athletic

 

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Pena behind the plate for second pitching masterpiece.
DETROIT -- Brayan Pena joined the Tigers as a backup catcher without much of a reputation for handling a pitching staff. In a handful of starts, though, he has caught Anibal Sanchez's record-setting 17-strikeout performance Friday night and Max Scherzer's eight-inning, 12-strikeout duel with Felix Hernandez last week in Seattle.

Whether or not Pena is helping, he sure isn't hurting. He'll get another chance Sunday night when he catches Doug Fister opposite Braves left-hander Mike Minor.

"I thought Pena did a terrific job [Friday] night calling a game," manager Jim Leyland said.
Pena made a point in Spring Training to catch as many pitchers as he could, both Major Leaguers and prospects, including side sessions if he couldn't catch guys in games.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Sanchez cranks up velocity in historic gem.
DETROIT -- Before Gerald Laird had the opportunity to catch Anibal Sanchez during the Tigers' run to the World Series last fall, he had the chance to watch Sanchez pitch for the Marlins when he was an opponent in the National League with the 2011 Cardinals. He's a different pitcher now than he was then.

As one Braves hitter after another went up to the plate against Sanchez on Friday night and came back with a strikeout, Laird made the point.

Sanchez has always been a pitcher with a wide arrangement of pitches. The difference now, Laird said Saturday morning, is that he can get outs with all of them.

"His pitches have gotten a lot sharper," Laird said. "He looks like a different guy out there. His confidence level is high."

On Friday, too, his fastball was harder. The velocities of his fastball and cutter are both up from last year, according to fangraphs.com. On Friday, he averaged around 94 mph with both, easily setting season highs according to brooksbaseball.net, and topped out at just over 95 on both.

"He was pumping 94-95 last night," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "I think that kind of surprised them a little bit."

The combination of strikeout stuff and command made Sanchez historically good. Research on baseball-reference.com showed Sanchez as just the 21st Major League pitcher since 1916 to strike out at least 17 batters while walking one or none, and just the third to do it in less than nine innings.
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Tuiasosopo earns bonus start after big hits on Friday.
DETROIT -- For one at-bat Friday, Matt Tuiasosopo performed the job the Tigers put him on the team to do when he made the Opening Day roster. -- he hit a left-handed starting pitcher. His bases-loaded, two-run single off Paul Maholm was the biggest hit of a four-run third inning.

His first home run as a Tiger, however, and his first Major League home run since Sept. 8, 2010, came against a right-hander after the Braves pulled Maholm for Anthony Varvaro.
"I was so pumped up, [Austin Jackson] was saying, 'Man, you ran the bases too fast,'" Tuiasosopo said. "I was like, 'I couldn't wait to get back in the dugout and celebrate with you guys.'"

Between that bonus hit and the Tigers' lingering concern over Andy Dirks' sore right knee, Tuiasosopo earned a bonus start Saturday afternoon against Braves righty Kris Medlen.
With lefty Mike Minor scheduled to start for Atlanta Sunday night, Tuiasosopo is expected to get three consecutive starts after starting just four of Detroit's first 18 games. It's something Tuiasosopo doesn't take for granted.

"I feel very thankful," Tuiasosopo said. "The last few years, it's been [about] trying to get back up here, trying to figure things out. It feels good every day to be back in the big leagues and be able to contribute."

Tuiasosopo's single was just the third hit of the season for the Tigers with the bases loaded. They were 2-for-20 in those situations going into the evening.
from the Tigers official site