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http://www.freep.com/article/20140815/SPORTS02/308150220/justin-verlander-detroit-tigers
Detroit Tigers won't determine Justin Verlander's next move until at least Tuesday.
freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...xactly-thrilled-face-Mariners-Felix-Hernandez
Tigers not exactly thrilled to face Mariners' Felix Hernandez.
detnews

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/seattle_mariners_austin_jackso.html
Austin Jackson receives standing ovation in return to Detroit, recalls being traded in middle of inning.
mlive

Austin Jackson faces Tigers for first time as a Mariner.
DETROIT -- For the first time, Austin Jackson veered right toward the visitors' clubhouse, instead of left toward the Tigers' headquarters, when he reached the bowels of Comerica Park on Friday.

Jackson, flipped from the Tigers to the Mariners at the non-waiver Trade Deadline, spoke about the deal and life in Seattle before the opener of this weekend's three-game series against his former team.
The 27-year-old center fielder learned of his fate in bizarre fashion. Of the 41,306 who attended the July 31 Tigers game, Jackson was probably among the last to figure out what was happening as Rajai Davis trotted out to center field to replace him in the middle of an at-bat.

Chances are, a good portion of the Comerica Park crowd had already learned of the deal, which brought Saturday's starter David Price to Detroit, as the news spread via social media. Minutes later, Jackson found out, too.
"That was awesome that I was able to get that last standing ovation while I was running off," Jackson said.

The strange Deadline scene aside, Jackson said his move to Seattle has been "an easy transition, honestly." He joked that the toughest part of the swap has been adjusting to the three-hour time difference, which he said took a few days.
"The team welcomed me with open arms," said Jackson, who was in the middle of his fifth season as a Tiger. "They were pumped up to have me. That put me at ease a lot."

Easing the transition for Jackson was his new skipper, Lloyd McClendon, who served as Detroit's hitting coach for seven seasons, tutoring Jackson for four of them.
"I really got comfortable and built a connection with him [in Detroit]," Jackson said.

While the series between Detroit and Seattle began with Jackson in the batter's box as the Mariners' leadoff man, the most surreal moment of the weekend might not come until Saturday. If he's again at the top of the Seattle order, he'll be stared down by Price, whose availability at the Deadline ultimately brought Jackson's tenure as a Tiger to an end.
"When you get a player of Price's caliber," McClendon said, "you're going to give up something in return."
Tigers official site

 

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Tigers serious players in hunt for Rusney.
Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo is considering offers.
DETROIT -- Highly-prized Cuban center fielder Rusney Castillo is expected to sort through offers from interested teams this weekend and narrow the field to a group of finalists next week. He's expected to have an offer from the Tigers -- and likely a serious one -- to consider.

The Tigers have had meetings this week with some of the handful of talent evaluators who saw Castillo work out in Miami, including international scouting director Tom Moore and recently hired South Florida scout Nick Avila.

Approximately 28 teams scouted Castillo during his workout last month, and a smaller group of clubs followed up with individual workouts. The Tigers did not bring him to Detroit, but might have scouted him additionally in Florida, where he was working out at minor league complexes last week and early this week.

The Red Sox and Yankees are among the leading contenders for Castillo's services. However, as Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported, the Tigers are also seen as "major players" for Castillo by others in the industry.

Whoever signs Castillo will get a speedy, athletic outfielder with surprising power -- who has drawn comparisons with Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury in terms of style of play -- and is seen as close to big league ready. Whether the 27-year-old would provide that type of impact this season has been debated. While he's an older, more seasoned talent, he also hasn't played competitive baseball in more than a year.

Whether or not Castillo could contribute down the stretch, he fits a need for the Tigers, who have a long-term void in center field since trading Austin Jackson to Seattle. Top center field prospect Derek Hill, Detroit's first-round Draft pick this season, is at least a few years away. Detroit's better prospects in the middle and upper levels are generally seen as corner outfielders.

Moreover, while bidding on Castillo could skyrocket, it beats the free-agent market this winter, where Colby Rasmus projects to be the top center fielder available.
Tigers official site

 

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Verlander's status won't be clear until next week.
DETROIT -- Justin Verlander got the reinforcement he wanted from other doctors that his shoulder soreness appears limited to inflammation. Whether he can avoid a stint on the disabled list is the next question, and that might not be clear until the middle of next week.

"Right now, he's not going to pick up a ball until at least Tuesday," manager Brad Ausmus said. "From there, it could go in a number of directions."

The Tigers will go with four starters for the time being, using Monday's off-day as a way to skip Verlander's spot. Max Scherzer will start Tuesday's series opener at Tampa Bay on four days' rest rather than getting an extra day, followed by Rick Porcello and David Price.

The Tigers don't need a fifth starter until next Saturday's day-night doubleheader at Minnesota. They can use the 26th player rule to call up a starter from the minors for one of those games. If Verlander can't go, they'll either have to call somebody else up or start Scherzer and Porcello on short rest the next couple of days.

At that point, it would be far more likely the Tigers would put Verlander on the 15-day DL, since they could backdate it and call up another pitcher from the system.
Tigers official site

 

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Dirks set to restart rehab assignment at Triple-A.
Andy Dirks will restart his rehab assignment on Saturday at Triple-A Toledo.
DETROIT -- The on-again, off-again rehab assignment for Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks is about to be back on. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus announced that Dirks will restart his rehab assignment on Saturday at Triple-A Toledo.

It'll be the third time in about six weeks Dirks has started a rehab stint. His most recent stint lasted five days before he tweaked a hamstring playing the outfield 10 days ago. He was pulled off his rehab assignment a week ago.

Since more than five days passed since Dirks was pulled off rehab, his countdown restarts, meaning he gets up to 20 days to play in minor league games before the Tigers have to make a decision. With just 2 1/2 weeks left in the Triple-A season, that all but ensures the Tigers don't have to bring him up before rosters expand Sept. 1. Since Dirks spent all season on the disabled list, he's eligible for the postseason roster regardless.

"If he plays tomorrow and plays through, I think that would be enough [time to be ready]," Ausmus said.

At this point, staying healthy enough to play through is the tricky part. If he can do it, he'll give the Tigers a left-handed hitting option in an outfield full of right-handed batters.
Tigers official site

 

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Martinez adjusts stance to get rolling in second half.
DETROIT -- J.D. Martinez was batting just .181 (13-for-72) since the All-Star break until this week. He entered Friday's series opener against Seattle with a 5-for-14 stretch over his last four games, including a go-ahead solo homer Thursday for just his third home run of the season's second half.

Whether it gets Martinez going on a hitting tear again remains to be seen, but it at least seems to be the sign of being more comfortable at the plate.

That, he believes, comes from his footwork and a bad habit he seemingly developed.

"Me and [assistant hitting coach] Darnell Coles, we were working really hard on not crossing my front foot," Martinez said. "It seemed like I've been crossing it a lot more and just hitting a lot of ground balls to the left side of the field, which when I'm going good I'm not doing."

By getting his front foot going across his body, his swing was much less direct.

"It's hard to say north-to-south when you're taking an east-to-west movement," he said. I felt like my swing [Thursday] was more towards the pitcher and not towards third base or shortstop."
Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/tigers_mariners_rick_porcello.html
Mariners 7 - Tigers 2: Rick Porcello roughed up, bats fizzle as Tigers lose hold on second wild-card spot.
mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140815/SPORTS02/308150186/detroit-tigers-seattle-mariners
Seattle 7 - Detroit 2: Tigers now trail in division and wild card race.
freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...gers-revert-feeble-hitting-ways-loss-Mariners
Tigers revert to feeble hitting ways in loss to Mariners.
detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...014_08_15_seamlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Porcello out of sync in opener vs. M's.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2014_08_15_seamlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
Tigers official site

http://m.mlb.com/det/video/search?team_id=116&tagName=Detroit Tigers
Webvideo highlights/lowlights from tonights loss.

http://newenglishd.com/2014/08/15/how-was-the-game-august-15-2014/
How Was The Game? (August 15, 2014).
from the nedtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/08...e-seattle-mariners-porcello-offense-struggle/
Detroit Tigers lose to Seattle Mariners, 7-2, Porcello and offense struggle.
from mcbtb

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/...-porcello-tagged-with-rough-outing-as-offense
Mariners 7 - Tigers 2: Rick Porcello tagged with rough outing as offense falls quiet.
from bybtb

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/15/6003371/texts-related-to-joe-nathan-dd-dombrowski
NSFW texts related to Joe Nathan.
from bybtb

 

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August 16 in Tigers and mlb history:

1903 - Toledo native George Mullin, pitching for the Tigers, helps the attendance today (6,000) as the Tigers take on New York in a Sunday game in Toledo. Mullin is racked for eight runs, but Detroit scores 12, led by the hitting of Sam Crawford, who is 5 for 6.

1910 - The Tigers top the Senators 8 - 3, with Ty Cobb stealing home for the second time in his career. It comes in the 4th inning with Bob Groom on the mound.

1915: In the second game of a doubleheader, Tiger rookie Bernie Boland no-hits Cleveland through 26 batters before Ben Paschal singles, his first and only hit of the year. Boland wins 3 - 1.

1947 - Hank Greenberg, now a Pirate in the last season of his career, hits the last of his 35 career multi-home run games. In that same game, teammate Ralph Kiner hits three homers.

1948 - Babe Ruth dies of throat cancer at age 53 in New York. He will lie in state at Yankee Stadium and be viewed by more than 100,000 mourners.

1957 - The Tigers release longtime journeyman swingman pitcher Steve Gromek.

1968: Detroit's Denny McLain is 16-0 on the road after blanking the Red Sox, 4 - 0 in Boston. Tigers catcher Bill Freehan is hit by a pitch in three consecutive plate appearances, painfully tying a major league record. He will be hit a record-tying 24 times this season.

1975 - The Tigers finally end a 19-game losing streak with an 8-0 win over California.

1982 - Richie Hebner returns to the Pirates, who buy the veteran from the Tigers.

2002: After four days of delaying the decision, the executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association votes 57-0 to set an August 30 strike date. All eight previous negotiations since 1972 have resulted in work stoppages in the national pastime.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Baby_Doll_Jacobson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacobba01.shtml?redir
Baby Doll Jacobson 1915.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Fothergill
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fothebo01.shtml?redir
Bob Fatty Fothergill 1922-1930.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rhielbi01.shtml
Billy Rhiel 1932-1933.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksda04.shtml
Damian Jackson 2002.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cedenro01.shtml
Roger Cedeno 2001.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Earl_Averill_(averiea01)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/averiea01.shtml?redir
Earl Averill 1939-1940.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/detroit_tigers_hand_out_10000.html
Detroit Tigers hand out 10,000 Miguel Cabrera bobbleheads with glaring mistake.
mlive

Apology issued for Miggy bobblehead error.
DETROIT -- A Miguel Cabrera bobblehead giveaway Friday honoring his back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards took on an unintended collectible status when the bobblehead depicted Cabrera holding two National League MVP awards.
Cabrera has won the last two American League MVP honors.
The Tigers released a statement from the manufacturer, Forever Collectibles:
"Forever Collectibles takes full responsibility for this error and we apologize to the fans. We are certainly disappointed this happened."
The bobbleheads were a giveaway item for the first 10,000 fans through the gates at Friday's 7-2 Tigers loss to the Mariners.
Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/detroit_tigers_rookie_melvin_m.html
Detroit Tigers rookie Melvin Mercedes impresses in debut, but first stay in majors could be short-lived.
mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201408...troit-tigers-max-scherzer-contract-drew-sharp
Detroit Tigers must pony up for Max Scherzer to stay contenders.
freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201408...-seattle-mariners-felix-hernandez-david-price
Tonight's Felix Hernandez-David Price duel has classic potential.
Mariners' ace, new Tiger to have first matchup tonight.
freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-Austin-Jackson-right-home-visitors-clubhouse
Ex-Tiger Austin Jackson is right at home in visitors' clubhouse.
detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...rs-might-want-stock-up-before-next-storm-hits
Fair or Foul: Tigers might want to stock up before the next storm hits.
detnews

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/report_detroit_tigers_viewed_a.html
Detroit Tigers viewed as 'major players' for Cuban outfield phenom Rusney Castillo.
mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/detroit_tigers_gameday_david_p_1.html
Detroit Tigers Gameday: David Price vs. Felix Hernandez in marquee battle of All-Stars tonight.
mlive

http://www.sportsmedia101.com/detro...-returns-during-heavyweight-pitching-matchup/
Detroit Tigers Gameday Notes: Austin Jackson Returns During Heavyweight Pitching Matchup.
from Tigers101

 

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http://beck.mlblogs.com/2014/08/16/trafficparking-note-for-tonights-tigers-game/
Traffic/parking note for tonight?s Tigers game.
from JasonBeck'sTigersBlog

 

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New Tigers hurler David Price's last complete game came in May against Mariners.
Price also has success going against former Cy Young winners according to @ESPNStatsInfo. 11-2 with 2.62 ERA.