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Tigers LH Duane Below's ailment is elbow inflammation, Brad Ausmus said. The sidelined Below is receiving treatment, Ausmus said.
 
Ausmus, with emphasis,re Iglesias:"We really want to make sure we completely get rid of this issue before he's back to baseball activities."
What can be done to make sure Iglesias' shin trouble doesn't recur? "They're looking at video at how he runs," says Ausmus . . .
seeing if they can do something with orthotics. . .or maybe a different kind of shoes. . . something to remove some of that stress."
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/detroit_tigers_outfielder_andy_1.html
Detroit Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks to undergo back surgery, expected to miss 12 weeks.
from Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/andy_dirks_injury_leads_to_lar.html
Andy Dirks' back injury likely to lead to larger role for Don Kelly, wide open spot on opening day roster.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140304/SPORTS02/303040122/andy-dirks-detroit-tigers-injury
Detroit Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks to have back surgery, expected to miss 12 weeks.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-Andy-Dirks-undergo-back-surgery-out-12-weeks
Tigers' Andy Dirks to undergo back surgery, out 12 weeks.
from the detnews

http://isportsweb.com/2014/03/04/detroit-tigers-andy-dirks-trouble-brewing/
Detroit Tigers: Andy Dirks out, trouble brewing.
from Detroit I-sportsweb

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/3/4/5471134/andy-dirks-gone-12-weeks-for-back-surgery
Andy Dirks gone 12 weeks for back surgery.
from bybtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/03...k-surgery-will-miss-12-weeks-spring-training/
Detroit Tigers? Andy Dirks to Have Back Surgery, Will Miss 12 Weeks.
from mcbtb

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...o-miss-three-months-after-back-surgery-030414
Tigers' OF Andy Dirks expected to miss three months after back surgery.
from DetroitFox

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140304&content_id=68698142&vkey=news_det
Dirks to undergo back surgery, out 12 weeks.
Left fielder's procedure set for Monday; Tigers considering Davis for everyday role.
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/tigers_x_pirates_x_rick_porcel.html
Pirates 5 - Tigers 2: Rick Porcello tagged for three runs in 3rd inning, Detroit leaves bases loaded in 9th.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140304/SPORTS02/303040069/detroit-tigers-pittsburgh-pirates
Pittsburgh 5 - Detroit Tigers 2: Rick Porcello touched up in Tigers' loss.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...gers-after-getting-Rick-Porcello-third-inning
Pirates top Tigers after getting to Rick Porcello in third inning.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140304&content_id=68669132&vkey=news_det
Jackson's HR not enough after Porcello's tough third.
Right-hander gives up three runs after breezing through first two innings.
from the Tigers official site

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/03/04/pirates-stall-tigers-offense-5-2-victory/
Pirates stall Tigers? offense in 5-2 victory.
from mcbtb
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/detroit_tigers_ian_kinsler_on_1.html
Tigers' Ian Kinsler responds to ESPN report about controversial comments: 'I'm not happy about it'.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140304/SPORTS02/303040083/ian-kinsler-texas-rangers-detroit-tigers
Detroit Tigers' Ian Kinsler says disparaging comments about Rangers 'taken a little out of context'.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-Ian-Kinsler-shows-he-won-t-duck-controversy
Tigers' Ian Kinsler shows he won't duck controversy.
from the detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...oesn-t-take-back-calling-Texas-GM-sleazeball-
Tigers' Ian Kinsler doesn't take back calling Texas GM 'sleazeball'.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140304&content_id=68671268&vkey=news_det
Kinsler: Some ESPN remarks taken 'out of context'.
Tigers second baseman's comments in The Magazine critical of Rangers GM.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/3/4/5470148/espn-published-story-out-of-context-kinsler-says
ESPN published story out of context, Kinsler says.
from bybtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/03/04/detroit-tiger-ian-kinslers-0-162-comment-joke/
Detroit Tiger Ian Kinsler?s 0-162 comment ?a joke?.
from mcbtb
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/detroit_tigers_ian_kinsler_on_1.html
Tigers' Ian Kinsler responds to ESPN report about controversial comments: 'I'm not happy about it'.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140304/SPORTS02/303040083/ian-kinsler-texas-rangers-detroit-tigers
Detroit Tigers' Ian Kinsler says disparaging comments about Rangers 'taken a little out of context'.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-Ian-Kinsler-shows-he-won-t-duck-controversy
Tigers' Ian Kinsler shows he won't duck controversy.
from the detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...oesn-t-take-back-calling-Texas-GM-sleazeball-
Tigers' Ian Kinsler doesn't take back calling Texas GM 'sleazeball'.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140304&content_id=68671268&vkey=news_det
Kinsler: Some ESPN remarks taken 'out of context'.
Tigers second baseman's comments in The Magazine critical of Rangers GM.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/3/4/5470148/espn-published-story-out-of-context-kinsler-says
ESPN published story out of context, Kinsler says.
from bybtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/03/04/detroit-tiger-ian-kinslers-0-162-comment-joke/
Detroit Tiger Ian Kinsler?s 0-162 comment ?a joke?.
from mcbtb
 
Porcello's fielding miscues mar otherwise decent start.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello did a lot of things well in his three innings of work on Tuesday against the Pirates. His sinker was moving, his curveball landing for strikes and so on. He induced five groundball outs and only gave up two hard-hit balls, both of them doubles.

However, a couple of defensive miscues around the mound left his line looking a little worse than he felt in a 5-2 loss at Joker Marchant Stadium. After cruising through the first and second innings, Porcello wound up allowing three runs in the third.

Josh Harrison doubled to left to lead off the inning. With Harrison at third after a groundout, Jaff Decker dropped a squeeze bunt that brought home Harrison, and Porcello's throw to first found Miguel Cabrera well off the bag. Jose Tabata singled on a short chopper that Porcello couldn't quite handle, Decker scored on Gregory Polanco's line-drive double to right and Tabata came home on a groundout by Pedro Alvarez.

"I could've fielded my position a little bit better," Porcello said. "That one bunt that I hesitated on and even the one down the third-base line, I had a legitimate shot of getting him at first and kind of bobbled the ball."

Porcello said both doubles were off changeups, as that pitch wasn't dropping Tuesday like it normally does. The right-hander said he'd like to focus on his changeup and throwing first-pitch strikes when he makes his third Grapefruit League start.

"Definitely I need to be throwing more first-pitch strikes and continue to get my changeup down where it needs to be. It's a little up in the zone right now," Porcello said. "I need to work down in the zone with it and just finish it -- just releasing it a hair too early, which is causing it to be flat."
from the Tigers official site
 
Jackson finding spring success with 'natural' swing.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers manager Brad Ausmus still isn't saying where Austin Jackson will hit in Detroit's lineup, and Jackson isn't getting too worked up about it. The point right now isn't that Jackson could hit anywhere; it's that he's hitting just about anything thrown his way.

Jackson smacked a two-run homer to left in the fourth inning of the Tigers' 5-2 loss to the Pirates on Tuesday at Joker Marchant Stadium. In five Grapefruit League games so far, he's gone 8-for-13 with a homer, a double, two walks, seven RBIs and five runs scored.

"He looks good. He's hit the ball well all spring," Ausmus said. "Let's hope he continues to stay hot for six and a half more months."

A productive Jackson would be huge for the Tigers' lineup no matter where he hits. It could be in the leadoff spot he's occupied his entire career, or it could be further down in the five or six hole, where he's been slotted early on this spring. Ausmus said not to read too much into where Jackson's hitting in early March, as Spring Training lineups aren't indicative of anything until closer to Opening Day.

Either way, Jackson's more concerned about his approach than the number by his name on the lineup card.

"I think it's more just trying to get consistent from a mechanical standpoint," Jackson said, "just trying to make sure that I'm continuing to do the things that I've been working on in batting practice and stuff like that and trying my best to take that into the game."

Jackson has worked on his own and with new hitting coach Wally Joyner on making his swing feel more natural and comfortable. He brought back the leg kick before his swing, but he said it's more important that he does it without thinking.

"Just letting it be natural and not trying to force something. I think the whole offseason, that's kind of what I was telling myself every time I went to hit," Jackson said. "Whether it was doing the toe tap or the leg kick or just going, 'I wanted to feel comfortable and let it be natural.'

"That's what I did, and coming back and telling Wally some of the things that I worked on. He was good with however I wanted to stand, leg kick, toe tap, whatever. I think that just getting back to the basics and keeping it simple was the goal we were trying to reach."
from the Tigers official site
 
Worth noting;

? Ausmus said he isn't sure exactly when Jose Iglesias (shin splints) will get back on the field, but he heard the shortstop is moving in the right direction and feeling better. At this point, Ausmus said, the Tigers are aiming to get Iglesias completely healthy before he resumes baseball activities, as they don't want the injury to flare up again later.
"We're trying not only to get rid of the pain, but also minimize the chances of it returning," Ausmus said.

? Lefty reliever Duane Below (elbow irritation) is continuing to receive treatment and has not resumed throwing, Ausmus said.

? Reliever Joba Chamberlain caused something of a stir on Twitter on Sunday when he posted a picture of catcher Bryan Holaday wearing a one-piece swimsuit next to model Kate Upton, with the caption, "Too many bikini models in 1 room." Chamberlain said the outfit was entirely Holaday's idea, and he wasn't surprised by the reaction the photo has received, including more than 1,000 retweets and 800 favorites.
"It was just one of those spur-of-the-moment kind of things. It fit, so when in Rome, you know?" Chamberlain said, laughing. "Obviously, the reaction to a grown man in a one-piece stars-and-stripes swimsuit is going to be a reaction no matter where it's at. ... He probably could have used a spray tan before, but we'll have to work on that.
"He embraced it. You've got to love somebody like that."
 
March 5 in Tigers and mlb history:

1860 - Sam Thompson is born in Danville, Indiana. An outstanding slugger and a fine right fielder in the deadball era, Thompson will collect 200 or more hits three times, finishing his 15-season major league career with a lifetime mark of .336, 126 home runs, and 1299 RBI, including a batting crown (1887) and two home run titles (1889 and 1895). Thompson will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1974.

1901 - The American League approves a 14-player limit to go into effect 14 days after the start of the season. The limit is changed at the last minute, the deadline postponed for two weeks, and the limit increased to 15 players by Ban Johnson, after six teams request the change.

1922 - New York Yankees star Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in history when he signs a three-year contract that will pay him over $50,000 per season. In 1921, Ruth led the American League with 59 home runs and 171 RBI.

1945: With war-time travel restrictions still in effect, the Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York with 15 players in camp. Seven teams - the Browns, Tigers, Reds, Indians, Cubs, Pirates and White Sox - are training in Indiana, the most of any state.

1966 - United Steelworkers union official Marvin Miller is named the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Under Miller's guidance, the players' union will make major gains such as salary increases, improvements in pension benefits, and the advent of free agency and salary arbitration.

1996 - The Veterans Committee elects four new members for the Hall of Fame, and just misses naming a fifth. The group elected includes fiery manager Earl Weaver, who had a .583 winning percentage in 17 seasons managing the Baltimore Orioles; pitcher Jim Bunning, who won 100 games in both leagues, including no-hitters in each circuit, one of the a perfect game; 19th-century manager Ned Hanlon, who won five National League pennants with the Baltimore Orioles (3) and Brooklyn (2), and Bill Foster, the top left-handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues. Nellie Fox receives the necessary 75% of the Committee's votes, but the rules allow just one modern player elected, and Bunning has more votes.

2003 - Although not agreeing to ban ephedra, a memo is sent to all major leaguers by the players' union strongly recommending players "be extremely reluctant to use any products" containing the substance. The diet supplement, which is available without a prescription, has been linked to the spring training death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sam_Thompson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thompsa01.shtml
Sam Thompson Detroit Wolverines 1885-1888, Tigers 1906.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinra01.shtml
Rabbit Robinson 1904.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lu_Blue
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bluelu01.shtml
Lu Blue 1921-1927.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/ujdurje01.shtml
Jerry Ujdur 1980-1983.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huntebr02.shtml
Brian Hunter 1997-1999.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Hessman
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hessmmi01.shtml
Mike Hessman 2007-2008.

Tigers players and executives who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Yawkey
Bill Yawkey owner 1903-1919.

from Baseball Reference
 
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