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[kalinecountry]

Leyland can relax a little before All-Star break.
DETROIT -- Manager Jim Leyland can breathe a sigh of relief this week. Not only are the Tigers back at home after an 11-game road trip, but he also doesn't have to worry about selecting an American League All-Star roster.

"I was really relieved and really happy with it," Leyland said. "Proud of the fact that we did a lot of work, and understanding of the fact that guys like [the Athletics' Josh] Donaldson and [the Rays' Evan] Longoria and them aren't All-Stars this year, but I didn't have anything to do with that."

Leyland talked to every other manager in the American League personally, and spent time with his coaching staff on computers to check out numbers.
"I think we did a real thorough job on it," Leyland said, "and I'm very happy with it."

The starting lineup will be unveiled on Monday, although Leyland says his lineup has been planned out. He also won't have much input on injury replacements. If a pitcher is injured this week, Leyland will get his choice on a replacement. However, if a position player is injured, he is replaced by the player who finished with the highest amount of votes on the players' ballot.

The 84th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM also will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Smyly has settled into setup role for Tigers.
DETROIT -- Drew Smyly has been forced to wear a ton of hats this season, from trying to make the team as a starter in Spring Training, to being a long reliever at the beginning of the year, to finally becoming a late-inning setup man.

He's thrived in each role, with a 2.04 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 53 innings, the second-highest innings total among relievers in the Majors.

"We kind of had to wait to see how the bullpen was going to look and play out, so we kind of had to make sure we had to get him innings so we didn't just sit him up here and waste him," manager Jim Leyland said. "And as it turned out, when all the pieces started to get sorted out, you figured you needed him most when you needed to win a game. And you can use him more to win three games a week or four games a week than you can [as a long reliever]."

While Smyly has transferred roles throughout the year, he's cemented as a necessity in the late innings -- for now at least.

"I'm not stretching Smyly out right now, you can forget that," Leyland said. "That's a thing of the past right now. He can stretch out in the winter -- on his bed somewhere.

"We've been very happy with him. I think he's going to be a great pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, and I think he's going to be an outstanding starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers at some point."
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Infante to the DL, Hernan Perez up with Tigers.

http://www.freep.com/article/2013070...y-hernan-perez
Detroit Tigers place Omar Infante on DL, recall Hernan Perez.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ss...omar_infa.html
Detroit Tigers place Omar Infante on DL, choose Hernan Perez over Danny Worth as replacement.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...ante-15-day-DL
Tigers place Omar Infante on 15-day DL.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_det&c_id=det
Omar Infante bound for DL; Hernan Perez recalled.
Sprained left ankle sidelines infielder; fill-in leads Eastern League in hits.
from the Tigers official site

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/07/09/t...-hernan-perez/
Tigers put Infante on DL, recall Hernan Perez.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/7/9...perez-recalled
Omar Infante to 15-day disabled list; Hernan Perez recalled.
from bybtb

Jim Leyland said Omar Infante will be ready to go right away after the All-Star break. Needed at least three days, just six before break.
Leyland on Infante: "He?ll be ready to go (after 15 days). He?s still limping, pretty sore, not going to be ready for at least 3 days."

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/07/report_mlb_to_suspend_as_many.html
Report: MLB to suspend as many as 20 players linked to Biogenesis scandal after All-Star break.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/20130709/SPORTS02/307090101/detroit-tigers-chicago-white-sox
Chicago 11 - Detroit 4: Tigers fall apart in final innings, lose to last-place White Sox.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/07/detroit_tigers_open_series_aga_2.html
Justin Verlander, bullpen rocked for seven runs in eighth inning as Detroit Tigers suffer 11-4 loss.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...nst-White-Sox?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Alex ff Rios goes 6-for-6 as Tigers fall apart late against White Sox.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_07_09_chamlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det
Verlander, Tigers run into trouble in eighth inning.
Right-hander tagged for five runs on 12 hits, including two homers.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2013_07_09_chamlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=7979&fb_source=pubv1
Great ‘Til Eight: White Sox Get Jordan Hits, Pound Tigers 11-4.
from walkoffwoodwardtigersblog

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...-blast-Tigers-11-4?blockID=919029&feedID=3701
White Sox blast Tigers 11-4.
from DetroitFox

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arti...51dcce2e3d0a5009752185.txt?viewmode=fullstory
White Sox find offense in win over Tigers.
from the Oakland Press

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/7/...-run-inning-alex-rios-six-hits-bullpen-rocked
Justin Verlander, bullpen rocked for ten runs over final two innings.
from bybtb

 

[kalinecountry]

July 10 in Tigers and mlb history:

1914 - Detroit's Billy Purtell and Marty Kavanagh combine to nab Eddie Collins with the hidden ball trick. It comes in the 9th inning and helps preserve an 8 - 8 tie with Philadelphia.

1934 - The second annual All-Star Game produces Carl Hubbell's amazing feat of striking out five future Hall of Famers in a row. Off to a shaky start with two on base in the first inning, Hubbell uses his screwball to fan Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx. He adds Al Simmons and Joe Cronin to start the second. After three scoreless innings he leaves with the National League ahead, 4 - 0. The American League rallies, scoring nine runs off Lon Warneke, Van Mungo and Dizzy Dean, while Mel Harder pitches five shutout innings in relief of Red Ruffing to hold the lead. Frankie Frisch and Joe Medwick hit homers. Earl Averill's three RBI are decisive for the AL's 9 - 7 victory.

1935: The Tigers' 10 game win streak ends, despite a record-tying 10 doubles in a 12 - 11 loss in Washington.

1945 - The All-Star Game at Fenway Park is canceled because of travel restrictions. During the break in the schedule, 7 inter-league games are played for war charity. Plans for a USO-sponsored all-star game in Europe do not materialize, although the war in Germany is over and fighting in the Pacific will be over in 6 weeks.

1951: Using four home runs from Stan Musial, Bob Elliott, Ralph Kiner and Gil Hodges, the National League All-Stars defeat the American League at Detroit's Briggs Stadium in the 1951 All-Star Game. Kiner hits a home run for the third year in a row.

1956 - In the 1956 All-Star Game, Ken Boyer of the Cardinals makes three sparkling plays at 3B and gets 3 hits as the National League defeats the American League, 7 - 3. Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Stan Musial all homer. Mays's pinch-hit 2-run home run off Whitey Ford is his 7th straight hit against the Yankee lefty.

1962 - At newly-opened D.C. Stadium, John F. Kennedy becomes the first president ever to throw the ceremonial first pitch at an All-Star Game. Thanks to the game's MVP Maury Wills scoring two of the team's three runs and Willie Mays's amazing game-ending catch, the National League beats the Junior circuit, 3 - 1 in the first of two Mid-Summer Classics to be held this summer.

1968: The American League and National League reach an agreement on next year's expansion format. The twelve teams in each league will be divided into two divisions playing a best-of-five game League Championship Series to determine the pennant winner.

1984 - On the 50th anniversary of Carl Hubbell's legendary five consecutive strikeouts in the 1934 All-Star Game, National League pitchers Fernando Valenzuela and Dwight Gooden combine to fan six batters in a row for a new All-Star Game record in the NL's 3 - 1 triumph. After Valenzuela whiffs Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson and George Brett in the 4th inning, Gooden, the youngest All-Star ever at age 19, fans Lance Parrish, Chet Lemon and Alvin Davis in the 5th.

1999: The Tigers defeat the Brewers, 9 - 3, before 25,374 fans in Detroit. This enables the club to top the one million mark in attendance for the 35th consecutive season for the longest streak in American League history. The Dodgers hold the record of 55 consecutive years.

2007: In the 2007 All-Star Game, Ichiro Suzuki goes 3 for 3 with the first inside-the-park homer in All-Star Game history to win the MVP award. The American League wins for the 10th straight decision, the second-longest run in Midsummer Classic history.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Buddy_Groom
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...roombu01.shtml
Buddy Groom 1992-1995.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dwight_Lowry
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...owrydw01.shtml
Dwight Lowry 1984, 1986-1987.

from baseball reference

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/07/detroit_tigers_22.html
Tigers suffer 11-4 beatdown, have 18 more opportunities to cash in versus last-place White Sox.
from Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/07/three_stars_matt_tuiasosopo_pu.html
Three stars: Matt Tuiasosopo puts Detroit Tigers on scoreboard; Miguel Cabrera, Don Kelly hit home runs.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20130710/SPORTS02/307100040/tigers-white-sox-game-in-a-box
Why the Tigers lost on Tuesday.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...orts0104/Hernan-Perez-glad-back-major-leagues
Hernan Perez is glad to be back in the major leagues.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://blog.detroitathletic.com/201...featured-plenty-of-tigers-and-hall-of-famers/
The 1985 All-Star Game featured plenty of Tigers and Hall of Famers.
from Detroit Athletic

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...s-bullpen-being-scouted-for-future-move/36081
Detroit Tigers Rumors: Milwaukee Brewers? Bullpen Being Scouted For Future Move?
from the detroitsportssite

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/currently-historic-naming-names/
Currently historic: Naming names.
from the Hardball Times

 

[kalinecountry]

Last 365 days:
Miguel Cabrera 55 HR 160 RBI .351/.434/.673
Chr Davis 52 HR 130 RBI .294/.368/.624
Edw Encarnacion 42 HR 120 RBI .266/.371/.540

 

[tomdalton22]

Last 365 days:
Miguel Cabrera 55 HR 160 RBI .351/.434/.673
Chr Davis 52 HR 130 RBI .294/.368/.624
Edw Encarnacion 42 HR 120 RBI .266/.371/.540

Looks like Davis started PEDs last year!

 

[kalinecountry]

Looks like Davis started PEDs last year!

You can't help but think it, I know. Another like bautista, never more than 15 / 19 and then a heck of alot, only rational thought is later bloomer to start hitting.

Like most Tigers outfielders with lower ceilings that took until mid later 20's to start hitting, without this kind of power obviously.

 

[kalinecountry]

3rd Final Vote update: Benoit has moved up to 3rd! Help send him to the #ASG by texting A1 to 89269 or voting here: http://atmlb.com/188LAo6

 

[kalinecountry]

Most strikeouts, last 365 days:
Yu Darvish 261
Max Scherzer 256
Clayton Kershaw 239
Justin Verlander 233
Felix Hernandez 231
Cliff Lee 228

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...Jones-guest-benefit-dinner-Detroit-Loyola-UDM
Ex-Tiger Todd Jones is guest at benefit dinner for Detroit Loyola, UDM.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-Joaquin-Benoit-moves-up-third-AL-Final-Vote
Tigers' Joaquin Benoit moves up to third in AL Final Vote.
from the detnews

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/07/10/benoit-jumps-to-third-in-al-final-vote/
Benoit jumps to third in AL Final Vote.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

 

[motownwebguy]

... cuz' the team is now playing at home.

I'll bet the ballot boxes at Comerica Park got wet overnight. My garden rain meter registered 2.4" of rain overnight.

I hope to God Benoit falls short. What happened to the old days when more deserving starters were picked and used in reliever situations?

I can understand picking the best closer for the Game. But that's it. No 7th and 8th inning specialists. Starters deserve the bullpen seat more.

 

[tomdalton22]

... cuz' the team is now playing at home.

I'll bet the ballot boxes at Comerica Park got wet overnight. My garden rain meter registered 2.4" of rain overnight.

I hope to God Benoit falls short. What happened to the old days when more deserving starters were picked and used in reliever situations?

I can understand picking the best closer for the Game. But that's it. No 7th and 8th inning specialists. Starters deserve the bullpen seat more.

once MLB made the mistake of making the ASG determine home field for the WS it makes more sense to have those specialists in the game.