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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/detroit_tigers_torii_hunter_on_3.html
Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter on close encounter with alligator: 'I didn't actually kiss it'.
from Mlive

Gator Hunter? Torii talks about close encounter.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- No, Torii Hunter didn't actually kiss an alligator. But he got close enough to make himself nervous.
"I didn't actually kiss it," Hunter said Wednesday morning. "I was on the backside of it. I'm definitely afraid, and my wife wouldn't kiss me after that. What if he broke loose and bit my nose off? Noseless Torii."
He also got closer than Miguel Cabrera was ever willing to get when teammates presented him with the alligator during the team's regular morning meeting Tuesday.
"It was cool. We had some fun. I was scared. That's my fear. I had never touched a gator. That was my fear and I overcame it. I got close, right in his face, and touched him in the eyeballs and everything."
The setup revolved around manager Brad Ausmus' well-chronicled 9:30 a.m. meetings. Sometimes, players are sent out on projects around the area. Drew VerHagen, for instance, had to go to the circus across the street early in camp and interview some of the performers. In this case, Hunter said, Daniel Fields, Ramon Cabrera and others were sent to Gatorland in nearby Kissimmee.
"They all went to Gatorland and did a little skit," Hunter said. "They had a video and they were talking with a mic and just kind of walking around and talking to people and touching different animals and different reptiles. Then they showed it in here. At the end of it, the lights came on and they brought a FedEx package to Miguel Cabrera and it was a gator.
"Miguel started running around the clubhouse. He was running, and they were trying to give him the package. We just all took pictures of it and [Justin] Verlander said, 'I dare you to kiss it.'"
It was not a small gator, either. Hunter estimated it to be four or five feet long.
The gator presumably went back to Gatorland, though Hunter has no idea where it came from or where it's going.
"Probably some boots," Hunter said. "It's probably boots right now."
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.freep.com/article/20140305/SPORTS02/303050095/ian-kinsler-texas-rangers-detroit-tigers
Dallas columnist: Mentor role was not a good fit for Ian Kinsler.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...dio-Tigers-Ian-Kinsler-blasting-Rangers-brass
ESPN reporter shares audio of Tigers' Ian Kinsler blasting Rangers brass.
from the detnews

http://isportsweb.com/2014/03/05/detroit-tigers-make-ian-kinslers-comments/
What to make of Ian Kinsler’s comments.
from Detroit I-sportsweb
 
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Hardy continues to impress out of bullpen.
Blaine Hardy didn't come to camp as an oft-mentioned name among the Tigers' lefty relief candidates, but after a week in Grapefruit League play, he's doing his best to make himself into one.

His perfect seventh inning Wednesday against the Astros improved Hardy's spring totals to five innings of one-hit shutout ball with a walk and two strikeouts.

He made an impression on Tigers officials last August when he tossed a complete-game one-hitter for Triple-A Toledo. This seems to be continuing it.

"The first couple outings, it was more along the lines of just trying to get my arm in shape," Hardy said. "The numbers were there, so that's fantastic, but I just want to make sure my pitches are where they need to be to start the season. But for the most part, I've been ecstatic about the way I've been pitching so far."

The Tigers signed Hardy last April after the Royals released him late in Spring Training. He went 8-3 with a 1.67 ERA between Toledo and Double-A Erie, but he seemed to thrive after joining the injury-depleted Mud Hens rotation. His approach, he said, didn't change.

"For the most part, I've always taken a relief approach into starting, going a batter at a time," Hardy said.

He doesn't have a power fastball, but his combination of command and movement has made an impression with manager Brad Ausmus.

"The pitch that stands out is the curveball," Ausmus said. "He's got a fastball and cutter to go with it, but when he throws the curveball, it starts in the zone and breaks out of the zone and you see hitters swing and miss at it a lot."

That kind of pitching would seem to lend itself to more of a general relief than a lefty specialist. In a bullpen with multiple left-handers, as Detroit seems poised to be, that could be a strength.
from the Tigers official site
 
March 6 in Tigers and mlb history:

1973 - Larry Hisle of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first designated hitter in major league history during an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1985 - Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.

2001 - Former Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star second baseman Bill Mazeroski and Negro Leagues pitching great Hilton Smith are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.

2005 - Suzyn Waldman becomes the first woman to be a full-time color commentator in major league history, making her debut with John Sterling on WCBS-AM 880, the radio flagship of the New York Yankees. The former radio-talk host on WFAN, the first all-sports radio station in United States, was also the first female to broadcast on a national baseball telecast, as well as the first to provide local TV (Yankees) major league play-by-play.

Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/orreljo01.shtml
Joe Orrell 1943-1945.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Swift
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swiftbo01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/swiftbo01.shtml
Bob Swift 1944-1953, coach 1953-1954, 1963-1966, manager 1965, 1966.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mierked01.shtml
Ed Mierkowicz 1945, 1947-1948.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/halljo02.shtml
Joe Hall 1995, 1997.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/duranro01.shtml
Roberto Duran 1997-1998.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarga01.shtml
Gabe Alvarez 1998-2000.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Marcus_Thames
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thamema01.shtml
Marcus Thames 2004-2009.

from Baseball Reference
 
Jose Iglesias (shin issues) had a "good day" yesterday, Ausmus said. Ran for first time since flare-up. Success with change in orthotics.

Nothing new on Duane Below (elbow soreness), Ausmus said. Still hasn't thrown since being shut down. No baseball-related activities.

Casey Crosby (elbow soreness) will face live batters today for the first time this spring.

Andy Dirks in clubhouse this morning. Spirits seemed high despite back issue. Said he's using heat packs until surgery to alleviate pain.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ck-just-kind-locked-up-while-chasing-fly-ball
Tigers' Dirks says back 'just kind of locked up' while chasing fly ball.
from the detnews
 
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