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http://www.freep.com/article/20140809/SPORTS02/308090077/detroit-tigers-fire-alarm
Alarm forces Detroit Tigers out of Toronto hotel this morning.
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Fire alarm forces Tigers out of hotel in Toronto.
The Tigers had a quick turnaround here thanks to a day game Saturday after a night game Friday. They did not plan on that turnaround including an evacuation of their hotel.
When the fire alarm went off Saturday morning, however, it sent players and coaches alike scrambling. And since the elevators were shut down in case of a possible fire, they were scrambling for the stairs.
Price had a quick exit compared to his manager. Brad Ausmus' room is on the 33rd floor and he had to travel 35 flights of stairs, the manager said.
No, that doesn't add up.
"I couldn't get out at the lobby," Ausmus said.
Don Kelly, by contrast, had a quick trip from his sixth-floor room. He joked that he could've jumped into the pool below if there had been an actual fire.
Fortunately for them, the alarm went out shortly before 9 a.m. ET, so most of the team was already up. And the alarm is a common enough occurrence -- usually at least one a season -- that they're numb to it.
That said, usually alarms shut down quickly enough that the team doesn't have to evacuate.
"I've had alarms go off," Ausmus said, "but I've never had to go down the stairwell before. Usually when the alarm goes off, I ignore it."
Tigers official site
 
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Putkonen may be cleared to pitch this season.
Tigers long reliever Luke Putkonen still has a chance to be ready to pitch by season's end, according to head athletic trainer Kevin Rand.

"He's throwing with that in mind," Rand said of Putkonen, out since mid-April with right elbow inflammation.

Putkonen threw off a mound for the first time in his rehab process Friday, delivering a 25-pitch bullpen session that included only fastballs.

"Right now he's in a bullpen progression program, which has him throwing bullpens for the next two weeks," Rand said. "If everything goes well there, hopefully we'll see him to start to try to throw to hitters and go from there."

The tricky part, if Putkonen progresses well, will be the final step to get him back to game action. At this timetable, he'd be readying for a rehab assignment just as Minor League seasons are wrapping up in late August and early September. So to get Putkonen ready, the Tigers would most likely have to set up simulated games for him.
Tigers official site
 
Tigers tweak defense as batters adjust to shifts.
Brad Ausmus remembers the first time an opposing player bunted against an infield shift they put on. It was then-Angel Ian Stewart on April 20, and the two-out bunt single extended the first inning for a run to score off Rick Porcello.

Colby Rasmus became the second player to do it Friday night, laying down a leadoff bunt single to the left side while third baseman Nick Castellanos watched from short right field. It was just Rasmus' second bunt single all year, and the second time he bunted against the shift by the Tigers' scouting count, but it led them to change their defensive alignment for him from then on out.

It's the counterbalance Ausmus sees emerging as defensive shifts become more common.

"I firmly believe hitters are going to make an adjustment to this," Ausmus said. "Some already are."

Ausmus said he already has noticed a tweak in some shifts, with teams bringing shortstop in to guard against the bunt while he still tries to cover the left side of the infield on his own.

"Omar [Vizquel] and I, we've kind of felt that was the way to go," Ausmus said. "If you're going to shift and you're worried about a guy bunting, you bring the one [defensive] guy in and move him back with each strike."
Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/tigers_blue_jays_max_scherzer.html
Blue Jays 3 - Tigers 2: Max Scherzer's start spoiled as Joe Nathan blows save, Detroit loses in 10.
mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/detroit_tigers_manager_brad_au_6.html
Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus says veteran reliever Joe Nathan will remain team's closer.
mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/detroit_tigers_lose_reliever_j.html
Detroit Tigers' Joakim Soria exits game in 10th inning with strain in left side, status unclear.
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http://www.freep.com/article/20140809/SPORTS02/308090090/detroit-tigers-toronto-blue-jays-recap
Toronto 3 - Detroit 2 (10 innings): Tigers' bullpen squanders Max Scherzer's gem.
freep

http://www.freep.com/article/20140809/SPORTS02/308090101/detroit-tigers-toronto-blue-jays-box
Blue Jays 3 - Tigers 2 (10 innings): Why Detroit lost Saturday in Toronto.
freep

http://www.freep.com/article/20140809/SPORTS02/308090105/detroit-tigers-brad-ausmus-joe-nathan
Why did Detroit Tigers' Brad Ausmus go to Joe Nathan again? 'Joe's the closer'.
freep
 
http://newenglishd.com/2014/08/09/how-was-the-game-august-9-2014/
How Was The Game? (August 9, 2014).
from the nedtb

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/...0-joe-nathan-blows-save-opportunity-after-max
Blue Jays 3 - Tigers 2 (10): Joe Nathan blows save opportunity after Max Scherzer's dominant performance.
from bybtb

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/...ritated-fans-prince-fielder-postgame-comments
Joe Nathan may be worse at PR than Prince Fielder.
from bybtb

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/9/5985871/that-streaky-tigers-offense-in-graph-form
That streaky Tigers offense (in graph form).
from bybtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/08...th-joe-nathan-blows-solid-max-scherzer-start/
Detroit Tigers lose 3-2 in 10th after Joe Nathan blows solid Max Scherzer start.
from mcbtb

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on...ith-joe-nathan-as-closer-joakim-soria-injured
Tigers sticking with Joe Nathan as closer; Joakim Soria injured.
from cbssports
 
Austin Jackson?s departure in the David Price deal could make the Tigers especially likely to sign Cuban 2B/OF Rusney Castillo, .........MLB.com?s Jason Beck tweets.
The addition of Price brought them another top-flight starting pitcher but created an opportunity to improve in their outfield.
Castillo has also been connected to a huge number of other teams, holding private workouts for many of them.
Center field is Castillo?s best position, Ben Badler writes. Playing Castillo in center field allows him to maximize his best tool ? 70-grade speed.
 
August 10 in Tigers and mlb history:

1911 - The Detroit club announces that a new grandstand, costing $300,000, will be built for the 1912 season.

1915: In Washington, Detroit 3B Ossie Vitt is hit by a Walter Johnson fastball and, after being knocked out for five minutes, leaves the game with a concussion. A rattled Johnson then allows four runs in the first inning, two runs on a 2-run homer by George Burns, and another four through the 6th inning to lose (he will be 17-2 at home this year). Ty Cobb, observing Johnson's fear of hitting a batter, will begin to crowd the plate on the Washington ace from here on. Cobb will average .435 for the rest of his career against Walter, after topping .222 only once in the previous eight years.

1924 - Ty Cobb steals second base once, third base twice, and home once in the Tigers' 13 - 7 win over Boston that puts them on top in the American League.

1966 - Chuck Dressen dies of a heart attack in Detroit, age 67. He had managed the Tigers earlier in the season.

1971: Sixteen baseball researchers at Cooperstown form the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), with founder Robert Davids as president.

1995: The Tigers trade P Mike Henneman to the Astros in exchange for a player to be named.

1999: Major league umpires drop the federal lawsuit which they filed July 26.

2001: The Royals defeat the Tigers, 7 - 3, in a game marked by a 6th-inning brawl set off when Kansas City 1B Mike Sweeney charges Detroit P Jeff Weaver after Weaver calls him a profane name. Numerous punches are thrown as both benches and bullpens clear. After a 12-minute delay, the game resumes with Sweeney, KC coach Al Nipper, and Detroit coach Doug Mansolino ejected from the contest. Sweeney will be suspended 10 games for his actions, and Detroit catcher Robert Fick eight games. Five other players and four coaches will also be disciplined.

2012: Austin Jackson runs wild as the Tigers defeat Texas, 6 - 2. He triples in the 4th to score Detroit's first run, then after the Bengals score four runs to go ahead in the 6th, he caps the scoring in the 7th with the Tigers' first inside-the-park homer in five years when Nelson Cruz makes an ill-advised attempt to catch his drive rather than let it bounce in front of him for a double; the ball skips past Cruz all the way to the wall. Prince Fielder hits a three-run homer for Detroit as Max Scherzer is the winner over Scott Feldman.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rocky_Colavito
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colavro01.shtml?redir
Rocky Colavito 1960-1963.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Brookens
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brookto01.shtml?redir
Tom Brookens 1979-1988, coach 2010-2013.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/anderjo03.shtml?redir
Josh Anderson 2009.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lyonbr01.shtml
Brandon Lyon 2009.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jeff_Frazier
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frazije01.shtml
Jeff Frazier 2010.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chuck_Dressen
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/dressch01.shtml
Chuck Dressen manager 1963-1966.

from baseball reference
 
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