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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/201...one-of-the-rarest-dramatic-homers-in-history/
Alan Trammell's Grand Slam in 1988 was one of the rarest dramatic homers in Tigers' history.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-luckiest-babipers-mid-season-update/
The Luckiest BABIP'ers: Mid-season update.
from fangraphs

 

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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/10-deg...-use-of-profanity-toward-a-rod-051328191.html
First-half MVPs, Cy Youngs, top plays and best use of profanity at A-Rod.
from yahoosports

 

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http://www.hallofstats.com/
Hall of Stats.

http://www.hallofstats.com/franchise/det
Hall of Stats Detroit Tigers Franchise.

 

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http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/07/08/b...ote-balloting/
Benoit fourth in early Final Vote balloting.
from Jason Beck

 

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https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmspor...ndcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter
Podcast Jim Leyland, AL All Star Manager, discusses his final vote choices and Zobrist over Longoria.
SiriusXM

 

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http://espn.go.com/mlb/powerrankings
Espn Team Power Rankings.

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/37898/new-trend-in-uniform-patches
New trend in MLB uniform patches.
espn

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/37876/ten-bullpen-issues-to-consider
Ten bullpen issues to consider.
espn

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201307...t-tigers-expendable-andy-dirks-avisail-garcia
Detroit Tigers' Andy Dirks, Avisail Garcia are expendable, ESPN analyst says.
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-Sanchez-Drew-Smyly-measure-up-all-star-stats
Tigers' Anibal Sanchez, Drew Smyly measure up with all-star stats.
from the detnews

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130708&content_id=53087028&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Questions remain for Tigers' Bullpen as Deadline looms.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/7/8/4503426/2013-mlb-all-star-game-justin-verlander
MLB All-Star Game 2013: Justin Verlander not players' choice.
from bybtb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/07/08/detroit-tigers-players-poised-for-second-half-surge/
Detroit Tigers players poised for second-half surge.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/07/08/mlb-all-star-game/
MLB All-Star Game No Longer a Must-See Event.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130708&content_id=53104358&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Duty calls: Captains announce Derby teams.
Former winners Fielder, Cano power AL; Wright tabs Harper for NL squad.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.replacementlevelpodcast....the-hall-of-fame-part-one-position-players-2/
Rethinking the Hall of Fame: Part One Position Players.
from replacementlevelpodcast

http://www.replacementlevelpodcast.com/2013/07/06/rethinking-the-hall-of-fame-part-two-pitchers-2/
Rethinking the Hall of Fame: Part Two Pitchers.
from replacementlevelpodcast

http://www.replacementlevelpodcast....ll-of-fame-part-three-stats-future-inductees/
Rethinking the Hall of Fame: Part Three: Stats & Future Inductees.
from replacementlevelpodcast

 

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http://www.replacementlevelpodcast.com/2013/07/02/episode-24-frank-catalanotto/
Episode 24: Frank Catalanotto.
from replacementlevelpodcast

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast former MLB left fielder/second baseman Frank Catalanotto joined me to discuss his career. Frank talked about getting drafted by the Tigers, playing through the minors, his first Major League game, and getting traded for Juan Gonzalez.
Frank also spoke about his approach to hitting. He talked about why he kept a detailed book on the pitchers he faced, the type of information advance scouts provided him about upcoming opponents, and how a pitcher can reveal his pitch type long before the ball is even thrown.
Frank also provided some insights on some of his former teammates and contemporaries including Roy Halladay, Alex Rodriguez, Pedro Martinez, and Barry Bonds.
Frank also discussed the ?steroid era?, the temptation to use and why he didn?t, and when he first realized PED use was becoming a problem in the game.

 

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Leyland explains Miggy-Prince double steal.
Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder have put up back-to-back home runs a few times in their time as teammates. Back-to-back stolen bases, so to speak, is a first.
Well, that just happened.

It was a hit-and-run play during the Tigers' comeback attempt on Sunday afternoon. When Jhonny Peralta swung and missed, however, it became a double steal -- Cabrera taking third, Fielder moving to second.

"Part of the reason for that was [that] Jhonny Peralta could strike out, and he also isn't a double-play guy," manager Jim Leyland said. "If I start Cabrera [running], I know for sure he's going to score [on a base hit], and I know Fielder's going to get to third, and if he hits it in the gap, Fielder's got a chance to score.

"In this situation I just rolled the dice. There's nothing wrong or right. I said, 'Well, I'm going to gamble that they don't strike him out,' which he did. But we still got the stolen base."

There's also a message behind the move, Leyland admitted, which is a rarity for him.
"There are times in the game when you also want to send a message to your team that, 'Hey, you're not quitting this game. We're not going to lay down and not play this game out.' And I think that's very important."
from the Tigers official site

 

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Miggy poised to put up historic first half.
Miguel Cabrera's 90th RBI of the season on Sunday put him into yet another exclusive group. He has one week and 10 RBIs to go to make it historic.

With a solo homer and a run-scoring single, Cabrera became the 12th player in Major League history -- and the first in 10 years -- to drive in 90 before the All-Star break. Not since Carlos Delgado and Preston Wilson plated 97 and 91 runs, respectively, before the break in 2003 had anyone even topped 86.

Like this year, that 2003 season had an extended first half before the Midsummer Classic. Under a normal schedule, Cabrera would have taken his 90 RBIs into the break at this point. But with this year's All-Star Game a week later than usual, he has seven extra games to pile up some more.

A really good week would give him a chance to become just the third player in Major League history to drive in 100 by the break. Juan Gonzalez was the last, plating 101 over 87 games in 1998. Tigers Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg is the record holder, driving in 103 over just 76 games before the break in 1935.

Greenberg drove in 170 that year, the second-highest total of his career. His franchise-record 183-RBI season came two years later, and he drove in 74 over just 67 games before the break that year. He had 110 RBIs over 87 games following that All-Star Game, even though he hit for a lower second-half average, slugging percentage and OPS. By the 87-game mark, the point where Cabrera stood entering Monday, Greenberg was up to 105 RBIs.

Even if the White Sox and Rangers deny him an abundance of RBI chances, Cabrera has a chance at some more first-half standards. One of them, not surprisingly, is times on base. Between his league-leading average and his walks, he entered Monday's series finale in Cleveland having reached base safely 182 times. He's just the 19th player in Major League history to do that by the break, and he's passed Tony Phillips (181 times in 1993) for the Tigers record.

He already has the highest total by the break since Barry Bonds, who set a record by reaching base safely 204 times by the break in 2004. Frank Thomas is the only other player to top 200, getting on base 202 times in 1994.

If Cabrera can reach base even just seven times by the break, he'll have the fourth-highest total. Bonds' 195 in 2002 stands third.

Cabrera's 125 hits entering Monday is already a Tigers record, and had him tied for the 25th-best total before the break. He would need a record-setting week, though, to come anywhere close to Ralph Garr's Major League-record 149 first-half hits, set with the 1974 Braves. Darin Erstad holds the AL mark, with 144 first-half hits in 2000.
from the Tigers official site