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[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/7/...-ineffective-Moustakas-homer-one-run-loss-mlb
Royals 6 - Tigers 5: Verlander ineffective, offense disappears late, Tigers drop second straight one run game.
from bybtb

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/sto...-royals-top-tigers?blockID=921905&feedID=3706
Verlander struggles as Royals top Tigers again.
from DetroitFox

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=8041&fb_source=pubv1
Tigers Come Up Short in Sloppy Effort.
from walkoffwoodwardtigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/07...it-tigers-hoping-to-land-francisco-rodriguez/
MLB Trade Rumor: Detroit Tigers Hoping To Land Francisco Rodriguez.
from mcb-tb

 

[durtymrclean]

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/07...it-tigers-hoping-to-land-francisco-rodriguez/
MLB Trade Rumor: Detroit Tigers Hoping To Land Francisco Rodriguez.
from mcb-tb

oh wow, maybe im not such an idiot after all.

 

[kalinecountry]

July 21 in Tigers and mlb history:

1936: Mickey Cochrane has a relapse, and Del Baker again takes charge of the Tigers. Detroit takes a pair from the visiting A's winning 8 - 0 behind Tommy Bridges, and 9 - 8 as Schoolboy Rowe wins in relief. The Tigers score a pair in the 8th inning when, with the bases loaded, Mickey Owen hits into a double play. Goose Goslin scores the tying run and Gee Walker, who reaches third base on the play, scores when 1B Chubby Dean is caught napping.

1945 - The Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics battle to a 1 - 1 tie in 24 innings. Les Mueller hurls 19 2/3 innings for the Tigers. No hurler has matched this endurance feat.

1959 - Under intense public pressure and the Massachusetts Committee Against Discrimination investigation, the Red Sox become the last club to integrate. Fourteen years after the club passes on Jackie Robinson, despite a successful tryout in 1945, Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green pinch runs and plays shortstop to become the first black to play for the Red Sox. Tomorrow Green will go 0 for 3 against Early Wynn.

1969 - A gala All-Star Game banquet in Washington is one of baseball's great events. An all-time team and all-time living team are announced. Babe Ruth is selected Greatest All-Time Player, and Joe DiMaggio, Greatest Living Player.

1993: In Minnesota's win over Detroit, Tony Phillips goes 0 for 4 with two strikeouts against two Twins pitchers. It is his only game without a hit, walk or hit by pitch in a string of 101 games.

2008 - The Tigers beat the Royals 19 - 4. It is their third time scoring 19 or more runs this season, the first time a major league team had done that since the 1950 Red Sox. Miguel Cabrera drives in six and Matt Joyce five in the rout.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...arteki01.shtml
Kimera Bartee 1996-1999.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harride01.shtml
Denny Harriger 1998.

Tigers players or managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ralph_Houk
http://www.baseball-reference.com/ma...houkra01.shtml
Ralph Houk manager 1974-1978.

from baseball reference

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/20130721/SPORTS02/307210105/tigers-at-royals-saturday
Why the Tigers lost on Saturday.
from the freep

http://www.freep.com/article/20130721/SPORTS02/307210102/K-C-6-Detroit-5-Verlander-falters-vs-Royals
Justin Verlander falters vs. Royals.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

DMC, I don't recall calling you that, you should post the story link and comment in the thread you were called that regarding the reliever frankie rodriguez.
Last I posted to you was to wish you a happy birthday.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/20130721/SPORTS02/307210096/detroit-tigers-nick-castellanos-gene-roof
Detroit Tigers' top prospect Nick Castellanos making 'a lot of progress' in leftfield.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/07/justin_verlander_continues_up-.html
Justin Verlander continues up-and-down season, search for consistency in latest rough outing.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130719&content_id=54060698&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

 

[kalinecountry]

Royals 6 - Tigers 5 ? Greg Holland?s strikeout streak ended 19, but he still nailed his 16th straight save, 8 of those by one run. In his last 25 IP, Holland?s allowed 9 hits and 2 runs, with 4 walks and 42 Ks.

Detroit got 2 into scoring position with 1 out in the 8th, but Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera each bounced out to 3rd. A 1-out double in the 9th also died there.

Until Justin Verlander gets back to striking out 6 or 8 per game, good results (like 7 zeroes in 2 of his past 3) are fool?s gold ? he?s struggling. These results stank, anyway: 6 runs in 5.2 IP against a weak offense, and a team he?s dominated his whole career. K.C. scored in 4 of his 6 innings; JV gave up a 3-1 lead, then fell behind, Detroit tied it and he fell behind again. They might win the division without him in good form, but the Series goal is in jeopardy.

Through 95 Tigers games (as of Friday), Miguel Cabrera trailed Chris Davis by 7 HRs, 37-30. Last year, after 95 Detroit games (through July 21), Cabrera was also 7 HRs behind Josh Hamilton and Adam Dunn (28-21); but he also trailed Jose Bautista and Mark Trumbo (27), Edwin Encarnacion (26), Curtis Granderson (25), Josh Willingham and David Ortiz (23), Robinson Cano and Adam Jones (22). And he was tied with Josh Reddick. It took a hot Miggy finish (23 HRs in the last 67 games) and a lot of cooperation, but he pulled it off. Who knows what may go down this year, but so far it?s a two-man HR race, with Encarnacion 3rd at 26.
from HighHeatStats

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.highheatstats.com/2013/07/200-win-pitchers-a-brief-history/
200 win pitchers: a brief history.
from HighHeatStats

 

[kalinecountry]

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/07/21/game-96-verlander-leyland-and-careful-pitching/
Game 96: Verlander, Leyland and careful pitching.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

There?s a strike rate on Verlander fastball that seems to correlate with how he has been doing this season. When his strike ratio on his fastball has hovered around 60 percent, he has usually struggled. When it?s around 70 percent, he has been at his best. On Saturday, he threw 28 out of 44 fastballs for strikes, according to Brooks? site. That amounts to a 63.64 percent rate, or the exact same rate of strikes he threw with his changeup.

To suggest he isn?t throwing as hard as he used to seems to be an old argument now. Whether he can actually command it the same way when he throws hard now, or anywhere close, is another matter.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/detroit.../21/4540966/tigers-trade-rumors-a-closer-look
Tigers trade rumors: A closer look at trade candidates.
from Tigerdog1 for bybtb

 

[kalinecountry]

http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2013/07/21/good-guy-jimmy-barrett-preceded-cobb-in-tigers-outfield/
Good Guy Jimmy Barrett preceded Ty Cobb in Tigers Outfield.
from Detroit Athletic

 

[kalinecountry]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ml...-jul-19-second-half-projections/?sct=uk_wr_a3
Final Standings Projected.
from sportsillustrated

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.billy-ball.com/2013/07/justin-verlander-beat-up-again/
Justin Verlander beat up?again.

 

[kalinecountry]

Darin Downs will throw to live hitters Monday in Chicago. Will need a rehabilitation assignment before returning.

 

[kalinecountry]

Don't worry folks...despite the Detroit's media being fed fluff pieces about Castellanos' defense, and posted this weekend in the team notes, I assure you it is still quite bad.

don't spout truth, need media to seize on idea that he's competent defensively so we can trade him.
Specific deficiencies, or just kind of everything?
Everything...its all bad.
Boesch bad or Delmon bad? raburn bad?
In between...about 30 on the scouting scale.
But his bat has a chance to be that good.

why not move him back to third?
Because he wasn't that good there either

Not worse than current Delmon, but very bad.
Do you think if the Tigers did not have Martinez that Castellanos would be up as the DH? No.
you think he can be fringe average in the field long term?
Below average at best, no matter where he plays.

has the defense gotten better this year?
Yes, from very, very bad to just very bad.

who is more likely to be traded. Castellanos or Garcia?
Castellanos.

All from Mark Anderson TigsTown Tigers minor leagues guru

 

[kalinecountry]

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/07/21/it-aint-all-bullpen/
It Ain?t All Bullpen.
from mcb-tb

 

[kalinecountry]

Data show Verlander's velocity still going strong.
Justin Verlander and Jim Leyland can disagree on his strategy of pitching, as they clearly did Saturday night. One thing they can agree on is that his velocity is no longer the question behind his struggles.
Realistically, it hasn't been for a while. On Saturday, it clearly wasn't.
Verlander's fastball Saturday averaged just under 96 mph, according to data from MLB.com Gameday and brooksbaseball.net. It was his best velocity of the year. His command of it, on the other hand, was not.

There's a stronger correlation between Verlander's fastball strike rate and his success this year than his velocity. When he has pitched at his best, he has usually thrown strikes with close to 70 percent of his fastballs. On Saturday, he threw 28 of his 44 fastballs for strikes. That amounts to a 63.64 percent rate, or the exact same rate of strikes he threw with his changeup.

His hardest pitches ranged around that 32-pitch fourth inning, when he loaded the bases twice and walked in a run.
To suggest he isn't throwing as hard as he used to seems to be an old argument now. Whether he can actually command it the same way when he throws hard now, or anywhere close, is another matter. If he's throwing his pitches carefully, as Leyland suggested Saturday, that's another matter.

"I mean, I'm not concerned about his fastball. He's throwing hard," catcher Alex Avila said Saturday night. "When he's throwing it there and he has good command of it, they're not taking good swings. And when they do, they're not hitting it hard. They haven't really been taking good swings off his fastball. It's just making sure you can not only get ahead of guys, but finishing them with the same release point."
from the Tigers official site