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Tigers' annual summer tryout set for June 10.
The Tigers will hold their annual summer tryout for interested players on Monday, June 10, at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Mich., the home of the West Michigan Whitecaps.
The tryout is open to interested players and requires no pre-registration or participation fees. Participants can show up to register beginning at 8 a.m. ET before the tryouts begin an hour later.
Players interested in trying out must bring their own glove and workout equipment, with the Tigers providing wooden bats, helmets and baseballs.
from the Tigers official site
 
Downs' thoughts with Happ after scary incident.
Darin Downs has had enough time go by since he was hit by a line drive in the Minor Leagues, fracturing his skull and nearly ending his life, that he doesn't think about himself when he sees a play like the liner that J.A. Happ took Tuesday night.

His thoughts, and his prayers, were with Happ.

"How he's doing, how his friends and family are worried about him," Downs said Wednesday afternoon. "As a fellow pitcher and baseball player, I'm just in awe. You just start praying for him."

The news that Happ is fine, other than a contusion and stitches, was welcome for Downs, just as it was for manager Jim Leyland. As for the debate that follows on the potential future for protective headgear, both expect it's going to be a long process.

As traumatic of an experience as Downs had, as close as he came to death, he said it's not as easy as coming up with a quick solution and mandating pitchers wear it. It's going to take time and research.

"It wouldn't have helped in this incident. Maybe it would have helped me," Downs said. "But nobody's going to wear one unless it feels comfortable and feels natural. It's kind of like the new helmets. They had to make them as light as they possibly could so that guys would accept them."

Downs is taking part in the process. He tried on a couple hats over the winter that a company is developing. The biggest problem they encounter, he said, is that head shapes vary so much from one athlete to another.

"They didn't really fit right on my head," Downs said. "Every head's different, so you'd have to actually custom fit the piece and custom fit the actual crown of the hat, because with the insert, the crown of the hat would sit higher than normal. A lot of things come into it, so it'll be a while until something comes up."

Leyland, who sits on Major League Baseball's Special Committee for On-Field Matters, agreed.

"I think you just have to wait and see what they design, what they come up with," he said. "There's too many factors involved in that, and there's too many people that would have to get that passed through before they do that.

"I mean, common sense says [you want] something for protection, but there's a lot of logistics that are involved in that -- what pitchers feel, the Players Association, the rules committee. It's just too much of an in-depth thing right now. I'm sure they'll do a lot of studies on what they think might be advantageous or helpful."
from the Tigers official site
 
Interleague schedule works in V-Mart's favor.
The good news for Victor Martinez is that the new schedule of Interleague Play -- with series against National League teams scattered throughout the season rather than one long June stretch -- means he doesn't have to worry about being sidelined for long without the designated hitter. In the case of this two-game series against the Nationals, it's not long at all.

The better news, though, is that he's thinking he could catch by the time the Tigers have three-game series on the road vs. the Mets in August and the Marlins at season's end.

"My knees are doing great, everything's doing great," Martinez said. "Hopefully by the end of the season, I'll be able to get behind the plate for a few games."

In fact, Martinez said, he could catch now in a pinch.

"I mean, I'm pretty healthy," Martinez said. "That's not a concern at all. It's a matter of just getting ready."

It's an interesting outlook for someone who missed last season recovering from knee surgery, but it's something that has been a possibility for a while. Manager Jim Leyland didn't rule it out in Spring Training.

For this series, though, and most likely for the two-game series in Pittsburgh at the end of May, he's a pinch-hitter. It's a role that his approach to the DH spot, keeping himself ready to hit between at-bats by working out in the clubhouse, helps him handle.

Martinez is 11-for-33 with a home run, nine RBIs and 10 walks for his career as a pinch-hitter, but nine of those hits came from 2002 to 2007. He had only one at-bat as a pinch-hitter with the Tigers two years ago, grounding out.

"I think I kind of like how they play the games this series, two days," Martinez said. "Coming off the bench five, seven days, it would be tough."
from the Tigers official site
 
Tigers name honorary bat girl for Mother's Day.
The Tigers will take part in Major League Baseball's Mother's Day salute on Sunday by honoring Tracie Kania as their honorary bat girl for the day, recognizing her fight against breast cancer and her work to help find a cure over the last several years.

Kania was diagnosed five years ago with IIIB inflammatory breast cancer at age 32, and underwent 33 radiation sessions over 27 weeks of chemotherapy. With the support of family and friends, she made it through, and has tried to give back while sharing her story. She's a representative for the Race for the Cure, benefitting Komen for a Cure, a fundraiser for The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, and a participant in Bras for a Cause, supporting Gilda's Club of Metro Detroit.

In addition to game tickets for Sunday's game and a pregame ceremony alongside fellow breast cancer survivors, Kania will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. She'll also receive a special honorary bat girl jersey to go with a special pink-stitched Rawlings baseball and a certificate of recognition from Commissioner Bud Selig.

Kania was chosen among numerous inspirational stories of survival submitted and voted upon by fans at HonoraryBatGirl.com. In addition, a celebrity judging panel included Major League stars CC Sabathia, Matt Kemp, Andrew McCutchen and Alex Gordon, Extra TV reporter Maria Menounos and MLB Network's Sam Ryan.
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.freep.com/article/201305...troit-tigers-washington-nationals-game-thread
Bryce Harper, Nationals down Tigers.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/05/detroit_tigers_open_series_3.html
Detroit Tigers shut down by Jordan Zimmermann, see four-game winning streak end with 3-1 loss.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ts0104/Jordan-Zimmerman-shuts-down-Tigers-3-1
Jordan Zimmerman shuts down Tigers 3-1.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_08_detmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=det
Sanchez on short end of duel against Nationals.
Righty allows three runs (two earned) over six, but bats lack punch.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2013_05_08_detmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/5/...man-harper-cabrera-sanchez-detroit-washington
Nationals 3 - Tigers 1: Jordan Zimmermann shuts down Tigers offense.
from bybtb
 
May 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1871 - The first Hispanic player in major league baseball is Esteban Enrique Bellan. The 21-year old Cuban infielder plays for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association.

1927 - Pounding five Boston pitchers for 22 hits, the 2nd-place Tigers outlast the Red Sox, 17 - 11. Harry Heilmann leads the cat attack with two homers and two singles.

1930 - The Yankees' and the Tigers' outfielders make only two putouts for an American League record which has never been equaled. The National League record for outfield idleness is one chance (Pittsburgh versus Brooklyn on August 26,1910). Detroit's George Uhle strikes out 8 in winning, 5 - 4, and dropping the Yanks to 7th place. Hank Johnson (7 innings) and George Pipgras are the New York hurlers.

1943 - Due to the poor grade of rubber cement used to make baseballs because of wartime rubber shortages, a different type of baseball is put into play today with dramatic results. In eight games, six home runs are hit compared to a total of nine homers tallied in the season's first 72 games.

1949: At Detroit, the Tigers set back the first-place Yankees, 4 - 1, behind the five-hit pitching of Ted Gray. Vic Raschi also allows just five hits, including a homer by Dick Wakefield, in taking the loss.

1984: Umpire Joe West ejects two television cameramen from Shea Stadium when they allow the Mets to view replays of a controversial play at the plate in which Hubie Brooks is called out. The Mets beat Atlanta, 3 - 1.

1988: Oakland beats Detroit, 3 - 1, to extend its club-record winning streak to 14 consecutive games, the longest in the majors since 1977. The A's will finally lose tomorrow, 8 - 2 to the Tigers, after starting the skein on April 23rd.

1989: For the first time since April 10th, no major league games are shutouts, ending a streak of 29 consecutive days with at least one shutout.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksro02.shtml
Ron Jackson 1981.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Prince_Fielder
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fieldpr01.shtml
Prince Fielder 2012-present.

from Baseball Reference
 
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http://www.freep.com/article/20130509/SPORTS02/305090048/detroit-tigers-j-a-happ-pitching-safety
Tigers' Darin Downs not sold on pitching headgear.
Lefty requires comfort even after own injury, Happ's near tragedy.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...er-Darin-Downs-feels-Blue-Jays-pitcher-J-Happ
Tigers pitcher Darin Downs feels for Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ.
from the detnews

http://keitholbermann.mlblogs.com/2013/05/08/should-pitchers-wear-helmets-they-already-did/
Should Pitchers Wear Helmets? They Already Did.
from Keith Olbermann
 
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