By:
Advanced search…

Welcome to Detroit Sports Forum!

By joining our community, you'll be able to connect with fellow fans that live and breathe Detroit sports just like you!

Get Started
  • If you are no longer able to access your account since our recent switch from vBulletin to XenForo, you may need to reset your password via email. If you no longer have access to the email attached to your account, please fill out our contact form and we will assist you ASAP. Thanks for your continued support of DSF.

Detroit Tigers Team Notes Over 3 Million Views!!! Thankyou!

Other teams say the Tigers are willing to surrender top prospects Nick Castellanos or Avisail Garcia if necessary. The team is focused on finding a closer.
mlb traderumors
 
Leyland asked if health only consideration for length of Alex Avila's rehab: "No. He's gotta get his swing going."

Leyland said there's a possibility Anibal Sanchez could be assigned a rehab start before he returns.
Leyland said it was not etched in stone that Anibal Sanchez would do a rehab stint, but it was possible he'd go out for one.

Leyland confirmed that he has no plans to skip one of Justin Verlander's starts. If he's healthy, he's pitching.
 
Last edited:
Got a tweet back from Mario Impemba after sending him the Kaline anniversary info.

KalineCountry Ron ‏@KalineCountry
@mario_impemba June 25,1953 Al Kaline signs a contract w/ the Detroit Tigers less than a week graduating from BaltimoreSouthern high school.

Mario Impemba ‏@mario_impemba
@KalineCountry Stay tuned. You'll hear more about it tonight on the broadcast.
4:32 PM - June 25
 
Austin Jackson hitting .457 since return from DL.
Detroit -- Austin Jackson is hitting .457 since returning from the disabled list on June 14 and has raised his season average to .306.

The Tigers center fielder takes his customary leadoff spot in manager Jim Leyland?s lineup Tuesday night as the Tigers open a three-game series against the Angels at Comerica Park.

Jackson, who has 16 hits in 35 at-bats since returning from his hamstring injury, had three runs Sunday in the Tigers? 7-5 win over the Red Sox. It was the 13th time this season, in 43 games for Jackson, that he has scored two or more runs. The Tigers are 13-0 when he does so.

The Tigers are 42-8 since the start of the 2011 season when Jackson scores two or more runs.
from the detnews
 
http://www.freep.com/article/20130625/SPORTS02/306250121/1050/rss15
Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland says Mariano Rivera will close All-Star finale ... if American League leads.
from the freep

Rivera takes pressure off All-Star skipper Leyland.
DETROIT -- Yankees closer Mariano Rivera told ESPNNewYork.com on Sunday that he'd rather take on his customary role and close the All-Star Game on July 16 at Citi Field than start the Midsummer Classic.

Nobody could be happier to hear the news than manager Jim Leyland, the manager of the American League All-Star squad.

"Thank God for Mariano, he took me off the hook from all that silly [stuff] that they said about him starting the game," Leyland said. "He doesn't want to start the game, so he put an end to that for me, and I'm so happy about it because that's some silly [stuff] that I don't have to listen to."

Leyland and the Tigers gave Rivera a photo display of Rivera pitching at both Tiger Stadium and Comerica Park in his last regular-season trip to Detroit.

"I gave him a plaque," Leyland said. "And I hope I give him the ball in the ninth inning in New York."
from the Tigers official site
 
Last edited:
Tigers agree with draftees Thompson, Green.
DETROIT -- The University of Louisville had one of its best seasons ever, resulting in a school-record 51 wins and a visit to the College World Series. The Tigers agreed to terms with two of its top pitchers -- right-handers Jeffrey Thompson and Chad Green -- on Tuesday.

The Tigers selected Thompson in the third round of the First-Year Player Draft and he signed at slot value ($549,400). Thompson was named the Big East Pitcher of the Year with an 11-2 record, 2.19 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 107 innings.

"The numbers he put up this year -- and they had a good club, Louisville -- but the numbers he put up were phenomenal," Tigers vice president of amateur scouting David Chadd said. "That's kind of what helped us make that decision [to select him]."

Green was picked in the 11th round and had a 10-4 record with a 2.42 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 104 1/3 innings.

The Tigers have now signed their top nine Draft picks and have agreed to terms with 27 of their 41 selections.
from the Tigers official site
 
Avila off to slow start in rehab assignment.
DETROIT -- Although Tigers catcher Alex Avila said he felt as good as new before he started his rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo, he has struggled at the plate in his first few games back.

In two games as a designated hitter, Avila is 0-for-8 with a walk and two strikeouts.

Avila was placed on the 15-day disabled list after being hit by a pitch on his left forearm against the Twins on June 17. The earliest he can return is July 2, and he expects to return on that date.

However, manager Jim Leyland says Avila needs to get his swing going during his assignment. Avila has been stuck in a season-long slump at the plate, batting .172 with five home runs and 13 RBIs in 48 games.

Catcher Bryan Holaday was 2-for-7 in his absence with two runs scored entering play Tuesday. He started Tuesday against the Angels, batting ninth.
from the Tigers official site
 
Leyland honors former Minors teammate Young.
DETROIT -- Manager Jim Leyland spent his off-day on Monday honoring his former Minor League teammate John Young at the Ora Alliance Ovation Dinner.

Young became the first black scouting director when the Tigers named him to that position in 1981 and he founded the RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program in '89. In 2009, he became a dialysis patient and considers maintaining his normal lifestyle while on dialysis his greatest accomplishment.

Leyland presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Young after a reception and dinner at the Motor City Casino Hotel.

Southern University baseball head coach Roger Cador, former White Sox and Mets manager Jerry Manuel and former Detroit Lions wide receiver Herman Moore were among those in attendance.
from the Tigers official site
 
V-Mart turns in surprising defensive gem.
DETROIT -- If you took a poll for which Tigers player would be the one to make one of the best web gems of the season, Victor Martinez would probably be near the bottom of the list.

Earning only his fourth start at first base on Sunday, Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury drilled a hard ground ball down the first-base line. Martinez dove to his left and knocked the ball a few feet into foul territory. He then ran after the ball, reached back and made a no-look toss behind his back to Drew Smyly, who was covering first base, to retire the speedy Ellsbury.

"It was sweet, it was a sick play," Smyly said. "It was all him. I was just standing there at first base. I didn't know if he saw it or not, because he knocked it down and it was right there, so I was just yelling at him, 'I'm here, I'm here,' and he flipped it back. It was a cool play."

Said Martinez: "When I went to get the ball, I knew where the base was."

Manager Jim Leyland says being a former catcher gives Martinez quick hands, and then his instincts kicked in.

"That was just a reaction play, that's what that was," Leyland said. "Like the [Mark] Buehrle play [on Opening Day in 2010]. Kind of like a behind-the-back pass in basketball or a between-the-legs pass or something."
from the Tigers official site
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

About Us

Founded in 2011, Detroit Sports Forum is a community of fanatics dedicated to teams like the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Wolverines, and more. We live and breathe Detroit sports!

Stay Connected

Forum statistics

Threads
34,934
Messages
1,130,374
Members
979
Latest member
MiGrampa

Affiliates

    Discussion Hub
Back
Top