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Former MudHens pitching coach A.J. Sager will become Tigers roving pitching coordinator, replacing Al Nipper.
NEW MudHens manager? It's the "old" manager, Larry Parrish. Al Nipper to be pitching coach, Bull Durham hitting coach.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/former_detroit_tigers_manager_1.html
Former Detroit Tigers manager Larry Parrish returns for fourth stint as manager for Triple-A Toledo.
from Mlive

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/09/18/larry-parrish-back-as-mud-hens-manager/
Larry Parrish back as Mud Hens manager.
from JasonBeck'sTigers blog
 
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Who does Jim Leyland think is the AL Manager of the Year? He joins #InsidePitch with CaseyStern & JimNitWitBowdenESPNxm at 6pm ET Tigers
 
Kelly in RF, 2E in left, Perez at 2b,
Looks like a day off for Torii Hunter and Dirks. Kelly in RF, Tuiasosopo in LF.
Hunter and Infante out tonight. Perez at second. Kelly in right, batting second.
 
Tigers batting .243 with RISP in September, 10th in AL.
Astros, Angels on top, surprisingly.
 
Best OBP, 2013, leading off innings (min 100 PA)
Trout .521
Choo .442
Fowler .439
VMart .403
Cutch .400
Votto .400
Napoli .398
Pedroia .397
 
Infante, Hunter get breather prior to day game.
DETROIT -- Both Omar Infante and Torii Hunter were held out of Wednesday's starting lineup against the Mariners as manager Jim Leyland hopes to keep them fresh for Thursday's day game.

Hernan Perez replaced Infante at second base, while Don Kelly started in right field. Although Infante is battling a sore quad, Leyland said Infante was available to play.

"Omar Infante is fine," Leyland said. "His quad was a little tight last night and I'm not going to take any chances, because I want him playing tomorrow against the lefty."

It was a scheduled day off for Hunter, but it will give Don Kelly his second straight start after he homered in Tuesday's game.

Matt Tuiasosopo was in left field, making his sixth start of the season against a right-handed pitcher. Mariners' starter Hisashi Iwakuma has held left-handed batters to a .217 batting average and 10 home runs this season, while righties are batting .235 with 15 home runs.

"[Iwakuma's] split dives away from the left-handers and the split comes in to the right-handers," Leyland said. "That doesn't mean they're going to hit it. He's pretty good; this guy's a very good pitcher. We've got our hands full."
from the Tigers official site
 
Rondon works toward return with long-toss session.
DETROIT -- Bruce Rondon made his first step toward returning to the mound as he recovers from tenderness in his right elbow, but he's at least several days away from pitching in a game.

Rondon hasn't made an appearance since Sept. 2, when he threw two-thirds of an inning against the Red Sox, but he threw long toss at 120 feet before Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

"It went very well; he was very happy," head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said. "At the end, he shortened up and let some balls go nice and easy and felt very good, very encouraged."

While he's felt good physically, throwing fastballs and changeups, he's struggled to throw sliders without soreness. According to Brooks Baseball, Rondon has thrown his slider on about 22 percent of his pitches.

Rondon will play catch again on Thursday and try to throw fastballs and changeups at normal distance from flat ground. The Tigers are hopeful he will be able to throw a bullpen with his slider by the end of the week.

"Obviously we've taken a cautious approach, because he's a young guy," Rand said. "He was throwing fastballs and changeups fine, but he was feeling it when he was spinning his breaking ball a little bit, so we wanted to make sure that we had nothing go on. We checked him out, but we just ended up giving him some time."
from the Tigers official site
 
Mud Hens welcome Parrish for third stint as manager.
DETROIT -- On Wednesday, Triple-A Toledo announced Larry Parrish will make his third stint as a manager of the Mud Hens.

Parrish, the Hens' all-time leader in managerial wins, was named the International League's Manager of the Year in 2005 as he led Toledo to back-to-back championships in '05 and '06. In 1999, Parrish replaced Buddy Bell as the manager of the Tigers and went 69-92 in his lone season.

"He's terrific. I think the world of Larry Parrish," manager Jim Leyland said. "I think he's an outstanding baseball manager, a great evaluator. I think he's outstanding baseball guy and a great guy. I really enjoy being around him."

Parrish, a two-time Major League All-Star, made his first stint with the Mud Hens in 1994 before returning in 2003 for seven years, missing the '07 season. He replaces Phil Nevin, who parted ways with the organization on Sept. 1.

Parrish left Toledo after the 2010 season to take a job as the Atlanta Braves' hitting coach, a position he held for a year. He returned to the Tigers' organization this year and managed at low Class A West Michigan, but his value and his temperament best fit Triple-A and its combination of older prospects and veterans.

"It makes it easier to go to a place where you are familiar with things like what restaurants to eat at and what golf courses to play," Parrish told the Toledo Blade.

The Tigers also promoted Toledo's pitching coach A.J. Sager to the team's roving pitching coordinator, while athletic trainer Matt Rankin joins the Tigers as an assistant athletic trainer. Al Nipper, who was the team's roving coordinator for the past two years, will become the Mud Hens' pitching coach for the 2014 season.
from the Tigers official site
 
Alvarez thrives after shifting to bullpen.
DETROIT -- Jose Alvarez entered Tuesday's game with one out and the bases loaded in a one-run game in the eighth inning. In an 11-pitch at-bat, he was able to get Mike Zunino to ground into an inning-ending double play.

Alvarez has inherited five runners over his last two outings, allowing none of them to score. After making five spot starts for the Tigers this season, he moved to the bullpen in August and hasn't given up a run in his last three appearances spanning 4 2/3 innings.

"He's kind of an interesting guy," manager Jim Leyland said. "He doesn't seem to get too rattled or too excited. I've got to give him credit for that.

"He's got a real good feel for pitching without overpowering stuff. In most cases, he's had good control. You know a left-hander with good control, a very usable fastball, a very usable breaking ball and an excellent changeup, that's got some merit to it."
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_tigers_play_seattle_ma_1.html
Detroit Tigers' bats silent against Hisashi Iwakuma in 8-0 loss to Seattle; Justin Verlander falls to 13-12.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20130918/SPORTS02/309180166/justin-verlander-tigers
Seattle 8 - Detroit 0: Hisashi Iwakuma baffles Tigers.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-Mariners?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
Tigers get all fowled up in loss to Mariners.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...9_18_seamlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det
No support for Verlander as postseason push stalls.
Tigers' offense shut down as ace puts forth quality start.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2013_09_18_seamlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/spor...-to-ms-shut-out-for-11th-time-most-since-2008
Tigers lose 8-0 to M's, shut out for 11th time, most since 2008.
from the Oakland Press

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/9/...t-innings-phil-coke-rocked-magic-number-5-mlb
Mariners 8 - Tigers 0: Hisashi Iwakuma shines with eight shutout innings, Phil Coke rocked in relief.
from bybtb
 
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September 19 in Tigers and mlb history:

1917 - In the first of two, the host Red Sox make eight errors to help the Tigers to a 5 - 2 win.

1937: Tigers first baseman Hank Greenberg becomes the first player to hit a homer into the center field bleachers at Yankee Stadium. Detroit wins 8 - 1.

1960 - Chicago's pennant hopes are damaged with a nitecap 7 - 6 loss to the Tigers, after they win the opener 8 - 4. Pinch-hitter Norm Cash scores the decisive run in game 2. Cash thus ends his year by grounding into no double plays, the first American Leaguer to do this since league records on this were started in 1940. Teammate Dick McAuliffe and Roger Repoz will duplicate this in 1968.

1968 - Denny McLain's 31st win is overshadowed by Mickey Mantle's 535th homer. McLain allegedly calls C Jim Price out and tells him to inform Mantle he's throwing the slugger nothing but fastballs. The home run gives Mantle undisputed hold of 3rd place on the all-time home run list. Mantle tips his cap to Denny as he rounds third base. Joe Pepitone, the next batter, signals where he would like the ball, and McLain dusts him. The Tigers win the game 6 - 2, the 12th straight complete game for the Tigers staff.

1980: At Tiger Stadium, Al Kaline becomes the first player in franchise history to have his uniform number retired. The First Ballot Hall of Famer, who wore the number 6, played rightfield like he invented it for Detroit from 1953 to 1974.

2001: Major League Baseball and the Players Association announce the creation of the MLB-MLBPA Disaster Relief Fund. The organizations will each donate $10 million to aid the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ralph_Young
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youngra01.shtml
Ralph Young 1915-1921.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reibefr01.shtml
Frank Reiber 1933-1936.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shoopro01.shtml
Ron Shoop 1959.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nagelru01.shtml
Russ Nagleson 1970.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/goodan01.shtml
Andrew Good 2005.

from baseball reference
 
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