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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/5/1/2991379/a-graphic-look-at-whos-hitting-april
A Graphic Look at Who's Hitting April.
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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Leyland said Young would not start Friday, wants him to have a day to get back in routine. He could pinch hit though.

Leyland said just wants Fister to get thru Wed rehab start healthy, but may not know if ready until they see how he feels Thursday.

Alex Avila has moved into Inge's old corner locker. Which is different than Monday, when Dotel was sitting in it.

Leyland: Delmon Young will not start on Friday. "He needs to get back into a routine, fly balls, BP. And that's the only reason."

Overheard in the Tigers locker room: "If it rains again tonight, I think we should go over to Ford Field and play."
And, yes, that WAS from one of the players. I told him I'd go with him, if they were going to break in.

Jhonny Peralta is just 5-for-23 off Luke Hochevar (.217 avg.), but those 5 hits are 2 doubles, 3 home runs (.696 SLG%)



former No. 1 pick Rays SS Tim Beckham suspended 50 games for second violation of drug of abuse.
expected to make roster move shortly -- Will Rhymes not in Durham lineup tonight, so there's a guess.


Tigers and mlb writers blips.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/05/detroit_tigers_delmon_young_wi.html
Detroit Tigers' Delmon Young will not start Friday but will return to starting lineup soon.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201205...troit-tigers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Delmon Young won't start Friday but might play.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...igers-Delmon-Young-won-t-start-until-Saturday
Leyland: Tigers' Delmon Young won't start until Saturday.
from the detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-Young-didn-t-set-best-example-brother-Delmon
Ex-Tiger Dmitri Young: I didn't set best example for brother Delmon.
from the detnews

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/05/01/leyland-delmon-will-not-start-on-friday/
Leyland: Delmon will not start on Friday.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/05/jim_leyland_happy_for_brandon.html
Jim Leyland happy for Brandon Inge now that he is back at third base, playing every day.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201205...B-in-Oakland?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Leyland: Brandon Inge will be fine at 3B in Oakland.
from the freep

 

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http://designaterobertson.blogspot.com/2012/05/regarding-delmon-young.html
Regarding Delmon Young.
from DesigNateRobertsonTigersblog

Nobody says it better than Rogo.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/05/daniel_schlereth_did_not_repor.html
Daniel Schlereth did not report any issues with shoulder before Detroit Tigers sent him to Toledo.
from Mlive

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...tebook_id=30144256&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
Schlereth's injury in Minors raises questions.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/05/detroit_tigers_andy_dirks_leav_1.html
Detroit Tigers' Andy Dirks leaves after re-aggravating left hamstring.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201205...-leaves-game?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Andy Dirks leaves game vs. Royals with hamstring injury.
from the freep

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...tebook_id=30144262&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
Dirks exits game with left hamstring tightness.
from the Tigers official site

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/05/01/dirks-leaves-with-tight-left-hamstring/
Dirks leaves with tight left hamstring.
from Jason Beck

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/05/five-run_first_inning_carries.html
Five-run first inning carries Detroit Tigers, Rick Porcello shuts down Kansas City Royals 9 - 3.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201205...-city-royals?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers start fast, hold off Royals for 9-3 win tonight at Comerica Park.
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...se-busts-loose-series-opening-win-over-Royals
Tigers offense busts loose in series-opening 9 - 3 win over Royals.
from the detnews

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...tebook_id=30144260&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
Below back in the bullpen a benefit to Tigers.
from the Tigers official site

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/05/01/below-start-skipped/
Below Start Skipped.
from mcbtb

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...tebook_id=30144254&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
Avila not concerned with early slump.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/alex-avila-should-you-buy-low/
Alex Avila : Should you buy low.
from fangraphs

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...012_05_01_kcamlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Jackson, Porcello lead way in Tigers' 9 - 3 rout of royals.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2012_05_01_kcamlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/5/...yals-3-snap-reaction-detroits-bats-come-alive
Tigers 9 - Royals 3 Snap Reaction: Detroit's bats come alive.
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

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http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...s-rick-porcello-over-kansas-city-royals/16028
Early Offensive Explosion Helps Lead Detroit Tigers and Rick Porcello 9 - 3 Win Over Kansas City Royals.
from the detroitsportssite

 

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http://isportsweb.com/2012/05/01/detroit-tigers-in-valverde-we-trust/
Detroit Tigers: in Valverde we trust?
from Detroit I-Sportsweb

 

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Tigers score 5 before making an out in the 1st, cruise to 9-3 win in game 1 vs. Royals. Porcello goes 8 strong for 2nd win.

Jackson - who had 4 hits - started barrage w/ single, Boesch singled, Cabrera doubled home Jackson. Fielder bounceout + error scored 2 more.

Dirks singled...Dyson error scored Fielder...Avila singled, then Peralta brought home Dirks w/ single. Tigers led, 5-0 - with nobody out.

Tigers tacked on 3 in 3rd...two walks started inning, Kelly w/ RBI single, Jackson w/ two-run double on line drive over Gordon's head in LF.

Porcello had 8-0, and cruised thru 8IP...just 98 pitches, 3ER on 7H, 0BB and 3K. #Tigers played v. well defensively behind him all night...

Defensive highlights: Kelly w/ two excellent running catches in LF, Fielder w/ diving stop on Gordon GB, & exc. scoop to complete DP in 7th.

Play of the night - Butler hit LD in 8th, Boesch lost it in lights, turned away - kept glove open and outstretched - and ball landed in it.

Jackson led Tigers with 4-5 night, 2RBI, SB, now hitting .314 with .398OBP - and .523SLG for good measure.

Peralta had been in 4-31 funk, finished 2-3 with 2RBI. Incredibly, he was thrown out at 3B for the 3rd time in the last 2 years by Francoeur.

Tigers back over .500 at 12-11, KansasCity falls to 6-16. Series wraps up tomorrow afternoon...Verlander vs. Sanchez.
Verlander is 14-2 career vs. Royals with 2.37ERA...in last 5GS vs. KC, he's 5-0 w/ 1.86ERA, averaging almost 8IP/GS. Sanchez has 6.75ERA in 4GS.

from Dan Dickerson

 

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May 2 in Tigers and mlb history:

1909 - Honus Wagner steals his way around the bases in the first inning of a game against the Cubs. It is the fourth time he steals second base, third and home in a same inning, a National League record. The record holder in the American League is Ty Cobb, who will pull the trick four times between 1909 and 1924. No player in major league history has ever accomplished this feat in each league, and only two more have accomplished the feat twice during their careers: Max Carey (NL) and Jackie Tavener (AL).

1920 - The first game in the history of the Negro National League is played. The Indianapolis ABCs host the Chicago American Giants, managed by Rube Foster. The ABCs, featuring Oscar Charleston, win the game 4 - 2.

1939 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees does not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending at 2,130 his streak of consecutive games played. An ailing Gehrig removes himself from the lineup, telling his manager Joe McCarthy that he cannot play because of continuing weakness. Doctors will later diagnose Gehrig with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal disease that affects the muscles. Gehrig will never play again.

1943 - Philadelphia Phillies and ex-Detroit pitcher Schoolboy Rowe pinch hits with the bases loaded in the sixth inning and cracks a grand slam off the Boston Braves' Al Javery to break a tie. The Phillies win, 6 - 5, but it takes them 12 innings. For Rowe, it is his second career grand slam. He hit one in 1939 while with Detroit, as he is the only pitcher in major league history to hit a grand slam in each league. Rowe will finish the season with a .306 batting average as a pinch hitter.

1951 - For the first time in major league history, a Jewish batter faces a Jewish pitcher while a Jewish catcher is behind the plate; such an instance has yet to reoccur. With Saul Rogovin on the mound and Joe Ginsberg catching for Detroit, Lou Limmer steps in as a pinch-hitter. Limmer promptly deposits the ball into the seats.

Tigers players, coaches, and writers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Falls
Joe Falls Tigers and Detroit teams sports writer 1953-2003.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gates_Brown
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownga01.shtml
Gates Brown 1963-1975, coach 1978-1984.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Grilli
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grillst01.shtml
Steve Grilli 1975-1977.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Walewander
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walewji01.shtml
Jim Walewander 1987-1988.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Grodzicki
Johnny Grodzicki coach 1979.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16762
Baseball Prospectus Hit and Run: Worse Than Pujols, AL Edition.
Boesch here.

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201205...s-9-Royals-3?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Notes, quotes from Tuesday's win.
from the freep