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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...es-scoreless-inning-says-he-has-nothing-prove
Tigers Notes: Tigers' Phil Coke makes strides in scoreless inning, says he has nothing to prove.
from the detnews

Coke crafting curveball as he tries to win job.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Phil Coke is pitching this spring, he said, like he's trying to earn a job. He is not pitching, he cautioned, with something to prove.
Whether there's a difference might be semantics.
"No, I don't feel like I have anything to prove to myself or anybody else," he said after his latest outing Tuesday. "I'm out there looking to earn a spot on the team just like everybody else. I know it's a little different, the more time you get in here and there or whatever, but I don't think about those things. I go out there and I'm working on executing pitches."

For the most part, he felt like he did that Tuesday, striking out two of the three left-handed Blue Jays he faced. He allowed a two-out double to the right-hander, Steve Tolleson, and fell behind on a 3-0 count to the next hitter, Anthony Gose, then recovered to put three consecutive fastballs by him.

Coke's fastball sat at 90-91 mph, according to the Joker Marchant Stadium radar gun. His final pitch registered at 93 as Gose swung and missed.
"I don't think I usually see 90-91 until the end of spring," Coke said, "so the fact that it's there right now, I just need to get the arm strength up just a little bit more to do what I want."

Manager Brad Ausmus said Coke threw better than his previous two outings, when he gave up three runs on six hits to the Cardinals and faced a bases-loaded, no-out jam against the Mets.

"There are times where his breaking ball, I think, gets a little big and the hitter reads it," Ausmus said. "But if he can tighten that up, I think it can be a tremendous asset to him. He can make it kind of a shorter breaking ball."

That breaking ball continues to be a question mark. He threw it on six of his 18 pitches in the inning, but none of the six went for strikes. He had two against leadoff man Dan Johnson that seemed to be close, but didn't get the call from plate umpire Greg Gibson. He fell behind on breaking balls to Josh Thole and Gose.

"I'm not seeing sharp, but I'm being told that it's sharp," Coke said. "That could be for any number of reasons. Based on the way it was finishing, I was freezing the hitters. I don't know if they were spitting on it or couldn't pull the trigger on it."

Coke believes he has pitched better than his stats this spring would suggest.
"When I'm asked to do something, like if they want me to pound in on a certain side of the plate, then that's what I'm going to do," he said. "I'm not going to shy away from it. So if I'm getting beat up because I'm doing what I'm told to do, hey, I'm getting beat up."
from the Tigers official site
 
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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...as-making-progress-recovery-from-shin-splints
Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias making progress in recovery from shin splints.
from the detnews

Shortstop Jose Iglesias reported improvement Tuesday in his shin splits, which have sidelined him for the past week and a half. Iglesias fielded grounders, took batting practice and jogged.
"He did indicate this was a good day," Ausmus said.
 
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Aggressive Rajai protecting hand with oversized mitt.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Rajai Davis runs the basepaths with either reckless abandon or the courage of a cat burglar, depending on your outlook. Either way, he runs them with what looks like an oven mitt on his left hand.

That's OK. He hears it all the time. He laughs about it, too.
"Yeah, it's good for baking," Davis said. "Baking on the bases."

It's a customized protective glove that keeps him from jamming a finger sliding into a bag, and it also gives him some padding over his hand and his wrist in case an infielder steps on his hand as he's sliding in. He has worn one since at least 2012 to protect his hands.

Other players, such as Yankees speedster Brett Gardner, have worn one after injuring fingers or wrists. Davis said he adopted it after he had a close call and saw someone else suffer a far worse fate.

"I watched a guy stealing and go in with his hand and break his finger," Davis said. "I saw that and said that's not going to happen to me. So I started wearing that."

The lack of fingers on the glove prevent him from jamming any of them when he slides. The length of it, which completes the oven mitt look, protects his wrist. The combination gives him some peace of mind being aggressive on the basepaths.

The last couple of years, Davis had a blue version that matched the blue on Toronto's jersey. Once he signed with Detroit as a free agent in December, the Tigers athletic training staff obtained the make and model on the mitt -- yes, it's an actual item -- then contacted the manufacturer to get a navy blue model.

"It's pretty protective," he said. "It's pretty good. It's not too hard. It's pliable. It gives. I mean, it's big, not like some of the other ones you have, though."

There is some regulation as to how long such a glove can be. Add too much padding, and it gives him an extra inch or two, or maybe more, to beat a tag. So a lot of the padding goes on top of the fingers, not beyond it.
"This one's official," he said with a big smile.
from the Tigers official site
 
Miggy getting into rhythm with at-bats.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- A day after Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs against the Cardinals in Jupiter, the two-time reigning American League MVP was back to work early in the morning in Lakeland, and back in the starting lineup. Of the three Tigers who started both games in Jupiter, he was the only one to start Tuesday against Toronto.

Even in the dog days of Spring Training, he's getting into a daily rhythm where he wants to get at-bats.
"I want to be sure I get 70-80 [plate appearances], so I can be the most ready I can," he said. "I want to be ready for the regular season -- physically, mentally, everything."

It wasn't just the home runs themselves Monday that suggested he's rounding into form, but the nature of them. He went opposite field on the first before sending the second out to straightaway center.
The homers were part of a 17-run outburst from a team that had scored 46 runs previously.
"It was good," he said. "It was half our [starting] lineup. We'll try to get the whole lineup going."
Cabrera finished 1-for-3 with a single and a strikeout against the Blue Jays.
 
The Tigers plan on taking advantage of the replay system for the first time, with it available Wednesday against the Yankees in Tampa, even though defensive coordinator Matt Martin and other members of the video crew will be in Kissimmee being trained on the system by MLB officials. Another member of the video crew will stay back to communicate with Ausmus on calls to potentially challenge
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/03/tigers_xx_blue_jays_xx_justin.html
Blue Jays 3 - Tigers 2: Justin Verlander throws three-plus innings in first start; Don Kelly homers.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140311/SPORTS02/303110073/detroit-tigers-toronto-blue-jays
Toronto 3 - Detroit 2 (10 inn.): Justin Verlander sharp in Tigers' exhibition loss.
from the freep

http://www.freep.com/videonetwork/3327854423001
Webvideo Analysis from Tigers - bluejays exhibition game.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...in-Verlander-sharp-intense-first-start-spring
Tigers' Justin Verlander sharp, intense in first start of spring.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140311&content_id=69106340&vkey=news_det
Verlander sails through first outing without a hitch.
Right-hander expects to throw extra bullpen sessions before next start.
from the Tigers official site

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/03...ome-two-run-deficit-clip-detroit-tigers-10th/
Toronto Blue Jays overcome two run deficit to clip Detroit Tigers in 10th.
from mcbtb
 
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http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/brad-johnsons-10-bold-predictions/
10 Bold predictions.
from fangraphs

7. Justin Verlander will be the best pitcher on the Tigers.
With all due respect to Max Scherzer and Anibal Sanchez, I fully expect regression to benefit Verlander and chip away at 2013′s two Detroit upstarts. Based on our ZiPS/Steamer hybrid, this does not appear to be very bold since Verlander is projected to have the best FIP and WAR on the staff. However, fantasy owners almost unanimously agree that Scherzer should be drafted first. Verlander?s fastball velocity bounced back in the second half of the season after some mechanical tinkering. His results improved as a result. I haven?t managed to draft Verlander yet, but I?m pretty bullish about a return to elite production.
 
March 12 in Tigers and mlb history:

1921 - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspends eight members of the Chicago White Sox for their alleged involvement in the fixing of the 1919 World Series. The group includes outfielder Joe Jackson, who batted .375 in the Series. Others banned are Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch, Chick Gandil, Fred McMullin, Swede Risberg, Buck Weaver and Lefty Williams. None of them will ever play in organized baseball again.

1951 - Commissioner Happy Chandler loses his bid to remain in office. Chandler is voted down, 9-7, in a tally of owners. Chandler, who started his term as commissioner in 1945, will be succeeded by Ford Frick.

1980 - Slugging outfielder Chuck Klein and former Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maisege01.shtml
George Maisel 1916.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rothsla01.shtml
Larry Rothschild 1981-1982.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ruppert_Jones
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesru01.shtml
Ruppert Jones 1984.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dingmcr01.shtml
Craig Dingman 2004-2005.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/minerza01.shtml
Zach Miner 2006-2009.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/delaceu01.shtml
Frankie De La Cruz 2007.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Gromek
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gromest01.shtml
Steve Gromek 1953-1957.
Gromek was also involved in community and school athletics and was instrumental in starting the Brother Rice High School baseball program. He also helped found the Pony/Colt baseball league in Birmingham, Michigan. The league's field is named after Gromek's youngest son, Brian, who died of a brain aneurysm at age 16 during baseball practice.

from Baseball Reference
 
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