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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/06/detroit_tigers_bullpen_appears.html
Jim Leyland hopes to get Detroit Tigers bullpen settled: 'I haven't done a good job of getting these guys in sync'.
from Mlive

So, how does the bullpen appear to be set up right now? Well, let's break it down. I am reading between the lines a bit here based on some things Leyland said and on which pitchers were warming up and were used at different times Friday night. But paint the picture, in part based on Leyland's words and in part based on a bit of educated guessing:

?Closer: Benoit. Leyland has not gone as far as to say that Benoit is "the" closer. But he has said that Benoit will close when he's healthy and available. The only difference, it appears, between Benoit's role this season and Valverde's in 2012 is that the Tigers are hesitant to overuse Benoit and won't likely pitch him three days in a row.

?Setup man: Alburquerque. Leyland said more than once Friday that he hopes Alburquerque can settle into the setup role. His success there will be dependent on whether he can throw strikes since, when he is right, he is often basically unhittable.

?Seventh inning: Rondon and Drew Smyly. Last season, Leyland relied on the righty-lefty combination of Dotel and Coke in this spot. It appears that Rondon and Smyly will be in these roles for the foreseeable future. Those were the two who were warming up in the seventh Friday night. Leyland also stressed before the game that he is hopeful Smyly, for now, can become a one-inning pitcher so he can be used on consecutive days. When asked whether Rondon was a one-inning pitcher, Leyland responded with one word: "Yes."

?Lefty-on-lefty specialist: Coke. Leyland didn't specifically say this, but based on the process of elimination and the fact that Smyly warmed up in the seventh Friday, well, this appears to be where Coke is right now.

?Long relief: Luke Putkonen and Darin Downs.
None of this is set in stone, of course. There's a bit of speculation involved. And this scenario assumes that all relievers are available, which isn't always the case.
 
Saturday nights game with JV pitching around 7:15.

foxsports, and if you aren't in Michigan, it looks like we are out of luck to see it.
I just checked and they have the yankees/orioles on.
the ban blocks any games on mlb extra innings. So once again, a huge FU to foxsports for doing this.

Hope that one of you guys, that is good at finding a live stream, will add it to tonights game thread after I post it around 5 this afternoon.
 
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130627&content_id=51968570&vkey=pr_det&c_id=det
Tickets Now Available to See Detroit's Favorite Sports Stars Dance the Night Away on August 1 in Special Benefit for Jack's Place for Autism Foundation.
With Special Appearances by Members of the Detroit Tigers and performances by "Dancing with the Stars" cast members, Jonathan Roberts and Chelsie Hightower, and Julia Smith Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen.
Press Release from the Tigers official site

The performers scheduled to compete for the title are:

? Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers Third Baseman
? Ana Sanchez - Wife of Anibal Sanchez - Detroit Tigers Pitcher
? Andy Dirks - Detroit Tigers Outfielder
? Erica May - Fianc? of Max Scherzer - Detroit Tigers Starting Pitcher
? Shannon Hogan - Fox Sports Detroit - Reporter and Host
? Kelly Hall - Girlfriend of Matthew Stafford - Detroit Lions Quarterback
? Ramon Santiago - Detroit Tigers Second Baseman
? Mary Elizabeth Broyles - Wife of Ryan Broyles - Detroit Lions Wide Receiver
? Diana Larionov - Daughter of Igor Larionov - Detroit Red Wings 3x Stanley Cup Champion
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/06/jim_leyland_hopes_to_use_phil.html
Jim Leyland hopes to use Phil Coke as specialist for now, has high praise for his left-handed reliever.
from Mlive

"It would be hard to name three left-handed relievers with better stuff than Phil Coke." -- Jim Leyland.

When everyone is available, Joaquin Benoit will close games, with Al Alburquerque as the regular setup man. Drew Smyly and Bruce Rondon will share seventh-inning duties for now. That appears to leave Coke as a situational left-hander.
 
Cabrera falls triple short of cycle for 23rd time.
Lost amidst all the hoopla that followed Miguel Cabrera's two gigantic home runs on Friday night was the fact that with a single and a double in addition to those two home runs, Cabrera fell a triple shy of completing the cycle.

According to Bill Chuck of BaseballAnalytics.org, it was the 23rd time in his Major League career that Cabrera has come within a three-bagger of hitting for the cycle.

Since 2003, only Albert Pujols has been a triple shy of the cycle more often. He has done it 24 times. It has happened to Alex Rodriguez 22 times.

Cabrera fell a double short of the cycle on July 6, 2010 against the Orioles.
from the Tigers official site
 
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Tigers' bullpen straightening out into form.
Jim Leyland believes he may finally have the Tigers' bullpen straightened out.
"We're probably two more good starts away from getting the bullpen in sync for the first time all year," the Tigers' manager said Saturday. "And I'm thrilled about that.
"It's been messed up all year long. No excuses. No sympathies. But we've been searching all year, trying to get some synchronized stuff down there. We've been lopsided one way or the other. Either our starters have been going so long there hasn't been enough work for the bullpen, or they weren't going very long at all. We needed to get some sense of order.
"Now we're an eyelash away from having the bullpen lined up the way we like it. We've got a chance, we've got a shot, to get it straightened out. And that would be music to my ears."
The way Leyland has the bullpen set up, Joaquin Benoit will be the closer, Al Alburquerque will replace Benoit as the setup man, and Bruce Rondon and Drew Smyly will handle the seventh inning. Phil Coke will be the situational left-hander and Luke Putkonen and Darin Downs will work in long relief.
"How good can our bullpen be? I can't answer that. But I think it'll be the best it can be with the guys we've got," Leyland said.
"But if our starters aren't any good, it wouldn't matter who is in the bullpen," he added.
from the Tigers official site
 
Leyland: Coke still big part of Tigers' bullpen.
Phil Coke has lost five games so far this season entering Saturday's game, more than the other six relievers in the Tigers' bullpen combined. His ERA is 6.56, the second highest of all the pitchers currently on the staff.

But Jim Leyland said Saturday he still considers Coke "a big part of our ballclub."
"He's been real spotty," Leyland said when asked about the struggles of the high-energy 30-year-old left-hander. "He's shown signs of brilliance, and other times he's not been real good. He's fighting himself right now. He has terrific stuff. We like him very, very much. There's no reason he hasn't done better.

"He's got terrific equipment. We have to figure out how to get the best out of that equipment. He comes in like a bull in a china shop and sometimes he pitches like one. We've got to get him to channel that enthusiasm and be a little more of a pitcher."
For now, Coke will probably be used as a situational lefty to get the Tigers out of an inning.
from the Tigers official site
 
Tigers reflect on Prince's 'gigantic' home run.
How far would Prince Fielder's towering moonshot home run on Friday have traveled if it hadn't struck the catwalk high above right field at Tropicana Field?
"I don't have any clue where that ball would have come down," Jim Leyland said Saturday. "It was just a gigantic shot, obviously. I wish it hadn't hit the catwalk. I would have like to have seen where it came down. But unfortunately we didn't get a chance to see that. It's very rare when you hit the exact sweet spot on the bat. And Prince hit the sweet spot."
The Rays' PR staff estimated the distance at 414 feet. ESPN placed the distance at 389. Many Tiger fans are convinced the ball traveled much farther than that.
Where would that ball have landed in old Tiger Stadium?
"Off the facing of the third deck at Tiger Stadium, I would think," said third-base coach Tom Brookens, who played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull during the 1980s.
Fielder, who took batting practice at Tiger Stadium as a youngster in the early 1990s when his dad, Cecil, played for the Tigers, wouldn't venture a guess.
"I couldn't visualize where it would have hit," he said.
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/06/detroit_tigers_play_second_gam_7.html
Tampa Bay Rays walk off 4-3 winners against Detroit Tigers with 10th-inning single off Bruce Rondon.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201306...Detroit-3-Rays-rally-past-Bruce-Rondon-Tigers
Tampa Bay 4 - Detroit 3: Rays rally past Bruce Rondon, Tigers.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...down-one-game?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Rays 4, Tigers 3 (10)
Bruce Rondon rocked in return, Tigers' lead in division down to one.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...=recap_away&partnerId=as_mlb_20130630_9334434
Tigers edged in extras after Verlander's quality outing.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...34434#gid=2013_06_29_detmlb_tbamlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site
 
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