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Tigers sending big names on road swing.
Miggy is making the road trip to face the Marlins and Cards.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- No one will accuse the Tigers of sending a skeleton squad on their longest road trip of the spring. Miguel Cabrera, Alex Avila and Nick Castellanos are scheduled to start both games of the Tigers' two-game road swing to Jupiter, on Sunday against the Marlins and on Monday against the Cardinals.

The two teams share Roger Dean Stadium. The Tigers will have some players staying overnight at a hotel. Cabrera, Avila and Castellanos all make their offseason homes in South Florida, so they can get back for an evening.

For the most part, those who don't take the entire trip will head down for one game. Ian Kinsler, Austin Jackson, Trevor Crowe, Hernan Perez and Bryan Holaday are all scheduled to start on Sunday. Monday's lineup includes Rajai Davis, Ezequiel Carrera, Don Kelly, Steve Lombardozzi, Steven Moya and Danny Worth. They'll be on buses traveling back and forth.

The only regulars who aren't on either part of the trip are Victor Martinez, Torii Hunter and injured Jose Iglesias and Andy Dirks. Martinez and Hunter made up for it by starting both games leading up to the trip, on Friday night against the Yankees in Tampa and on Saturday afternoon against the Mets in Lakeland.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Coke's rough spring trend continues.
Phil Coke pitched out of a jam in Saturday's game with the Mets. (AP)
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Phil Coke has never been known for fast starts to Spring Training. His adrenaline usually doesn't lend itself to early spring games. That said, he might well be creating a tougher situation for himself this spring with his early struggles.

Five days after giving up three runs on six hits to the Cardinals in an inning of work, Coke faced a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the sixth inning against the Mets. He escaped allowing only a lone run, after Ezequiel Carrera made a diving catch in the left-field gap to rob Eric Campbell of what would've been an RBI extra-base hit.

Coke gave up two ground-ball singles, the second on a slow roller that stayed fair along the third-base line for an infield single to load the bases. In between the hits was a walk to Kirk Nieuwenhuis, the lone left-handed hitter he faced.

Coke mitigated the damage by inducing a double-play ground ball from Andrew Brown, which plated Juan Lagares but moved Nieuwenhuis to third with two outs ahead of Carrera's heroics.

"He got into some trouble. He was able to get out of it. He got the double-play ball, which helped," manager Brad Ausmus said.

Coke's fastball ranged from 89-91 mph on the Joker Marchant Stadium radar gun. That isn't unusual for him in Spring Training games, though one could argue this spring is different for him following his off-and-on struggles last season. The bigger emphasis at this point might be command, particularly against lefties, and trying to induce swings and misses.

"Last year, he started out in Spring Training throwing 82-84 [mph]," Ausmus said. "I'm not putting that much stock in the radar gun, right now. It's still early, especially for relievers."

Coke's next outing is scheduled for Tuesday against the Blue Jays in Lakeland.
from the Tigers official site

 

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? Jose Iglesias continues to take batting practice and try running, as he works his way back from shin splints. He's not scheduled to play during the two-day trip to Jupiter, and will instead stay in Lakeland to try to work through the soreness that still pops up.

? Bruce Rondon returned to action on Saturday, a day after being sidelined after tweaking his back. He threw in the upper 90s, with a quality slider, on his way to a perfect seventh inning against the Mets.

 

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http://newenglishd.com/2014/03/08/detroit-tigers-infield-preview-2014/
The Guide to the 2014 Tigers: Keys To The Infield.
from the NewEnglishD-Tigersblog

 

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http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=9057
30 Tigers in 30 Days: #17 ? Max Scherzer.
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

 

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March 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1979 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn declares that all reporters?male and female?will have equal access to all big league locker rooms.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lefty_Williams
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willile01.shtml
Lefty Williams 1913-1914.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisehu01.shtml
Hughie Wise 1930.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ron_Kline
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klinero01.shtml
Ron Kline 1961-1962.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Landis
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/landiji01.shtml
Jim Landis 1967.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/C.J._Nitkowski
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nitkoc.01.shtml
C.J. Nitkowski 1995-1996, 1999-2001.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Clay_Rapada
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rapadcl01.shtml
Clay Rapada 2007-2009.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Aaron_Robinson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinaa01.shtml
Aaron Robinson 1949-1951.
November 10, 1948: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Pierce and $10,000. bad trade.
August 6, 1951: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Detroit Tigers.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.baseballroundtable.com/the-particulars-on-some-veterans-worth-watching-in-2014/
The Particulars on Some Veterans Worth Watching in 2014.
from BaseballRoundtable

Verlander here.

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/44871/in-capable-closers-they-trust
In capable closers they trust.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/44884/volatile-world-of-closers-in-chart-form
Volatile world of closers in chart form.

espn

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/mlbcom_lists_nick_castellanos.html
Nick Castellanos works to make transition from prospect to regular, outfielder to third baseman.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20140309/SPORTS02/303090067/detroit-tigers-jim-leyland-old-school
Ticker: Don't call ex-Tigers manager Jim Leyland old school.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20140309/SPORTS02/303090067/detroit-tigers-jim-leyland-old-school
Ticker: Don't call ex-Tigers manager Jim Leyland old school.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20140309/SPORTS02/303090084/detroit-tigers-omar-vizquel-expectations
New Detroit Tigers coach Omar Vizquel understands challenge of World Series expectations.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/section/sports0202
Tigers History Timeline.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/detroit_tigers_gameday_tigers_1.html
Detroit Tigers Gameday: Ian Kinsler in leadoff spot, Alex Avila to hit fourth against Marlins.
from Mlive

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/03...n-jackson-carry-natural-swing-regular-season/
Will Detroit Tigers? Austin Jackson Carry His Natural Swing into the Regular Season?
from mcbtb

 

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http://fansided.com/2014/03/09/mlb-...um=Network&utm_campaign=Trending on FS#!y4T9Z
MLB Rumors: Detroit Tigers willing to trade Rick Porcello?
mcbtb

 

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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/articl...ss-has-fox-sports-delivering-an-ad-rate-pitch
Tigers' success has Fox Sports delivering an ad rate pitch.
from CrainsDetroit

 

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http://fansided.com/2014/03/09/mlb-...um=Network&utm_campaign=Trending on FS#!y4T9Z
MLB Rumors: Detroit Tigers willing to trade Rick Porcello?
mcbtb

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/tigers_dave_dombrowski_on_rick.html
Tigers' Dave Dombrowski on Rick Porcello rumor: 'We're not trading any of our starting pitchers'.
from Mlive

another redsox writer nick the shithook carfardo looking for a starter for the sox.

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/03/09/motor-city-bengals-time-detroit-tigers-team-rp-aurelio-lopez/
All-Time Detroit Tigers Team: RP Aurelio Lopez.
from mcbtb

 

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That'll be all for #Tigers Rick Porcello: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's. He'll be relieved some guy named Jhan Marinez.
Rick Porcello strong through three IP. Giancarlo Stanton leads off the fourth with a shot to left field on the first pitch. Marlins, 1-0.