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Not fan of Wild Card format, Leyland supports game.
Call Tigers manager Jim Leyland a lukewarm supporter of the new playoff system. He isn't a big fan of the one-game Wild Card playoff, he admits, but said he supports whatever works for the game.

During his pregame session with the media on Wednesday, Leyland was asked if he liked the new Wild Card format, to which he replied: "No. I do not."

"I don't really care what they do," Leyland said. "It doesn't matter to me. The one game is fine. If that's what they want, that's what they want. But I don't like a team getting into the playoffs then having a sudden death one game.

"Whatever they decide to do is fine with me because it doesn't make a difference. I'm not going to have any impact on that. My opinion means nothing on that. I was in on that discussion a long time in several meetings that we've had on the [Special Committee for On-Field Matters]."

In March, when the addition of a Wild Card team was announced, Commissioner Bud Selig said each of the 14 members on the committee were in favor. Leyland admitted he was not Wednesday, but added he's a huge fan of the job Selig has done improving the sport.

"I think it's a creative idea. I think the Commissioner's really done a fantastic job," Leyland said. "Baseball's booming pretty good. If you look at the paper today, they got a whole big thing on the teams for that Wild Card thing, so that's added additional interest. ... He's done a good job. I like him a lot, and he's done a lot for the game. He really has."
from the Tigers official site
 
Benoit dealing with sore shoulder, but OK to pitch.
Normally, an eighth-inning lead belongs to Joaquin Benoit when he's available, so manager Jim Leyland raised eyebrows Tuesday when he went to Octavio Dotel to handle the eighth inning and carry the lead to closer Jose Valverde in a 6-5 win over the Yankees. Leyland explained after the game that Benoit had some soreness around his right shoulder.

"He's been a little sore, but he's OK. No red flags," Leyland said.

Benoit echoed that on Wednesday, saying he's fine and ready to pitch after a couple days off.

It's similar, Leyland said, to a minor issue Benoit had last year. Leyland said he gave him two days off at the time and he felt fine afterward. Tuesday marked his second consecutive day off. He could have pitched Tuesday if needed, Leyland said, but he wanted to avoid it if he could.

Benoit entered Wednesday tied for 10th among American League pitchers with 50 appearances this season, three off the lead shared by Red Sox closer Alfredo Aceves and Yankees lefty Boone Logan. Benoit is on pace for 74 appearances, four over his career high set five years ago with Texas before his shoulder problems.
from the Tigers official site
 
Leyland up front about mixing, matching outfielders.
Now that Jeff Baker is in the Tigers' outfield fold, manager Jim Leyland has the roster mix he wanted. Team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski did his part with Detroit's Trade Deadline dealings. Now it's Leyland's turn to mix and match.

He's already preparing his outfielders for that.

"We have a chance right now to have everybody involved," Leyland said. "Everybody has a chance to be a hero. But everybody's got to buy in."

With that in mind, Leyland said he met with all of his outfielders earlier this week and tried to let them know his plans.

"I told them, 'I can play four of six every day, but I can't play you all every day,'" he said. "I explained it to them so everybody knows their situation and everybody knows they might not be in the lineup every day, with the exception of [Austin] Jackson.

"Everybody knows pretty much what they're going to be doing, and you just ask them to be on board and be patient with it, because I'm happy with all the outfielders. But I can only play three in the outfield and one DH. That's four; we got six. That's fun, but it also keeps people fresh."

That holds especially true against most right-handed starters, since they have three left-handed hitters in Brennan Boesch, Andy Dirks and Quintin Berry. Leyland said that he'll start Berry on Thursday against New York's Hiroki Kuroda. It'll be Berry's first start in five days.

"When you have a dilemma, and it's a good dilemma, you meet it head-on," Leyland said.
from the Tigers official site
 
Tuesday's Tigers win over the Yankees was the third most-watched Tigers game on FOX Sports Detroit, trailing only this year's season opener against the Red Sox and Tigers-Twins on Sept. 30, 2009, during the final week of their AL Central race. Tuesday's game drew a 14.4 household rating on a night opposite the Olympics on network television.

ESPN hasn't announced its Sunday Night Baseball schedule past Aug. 19, but the Tigers appear to be prime candidates to be added in at least one of the three weeks after that. They host the Angels on Aug. 26 in what could be a showcase of AL MVP candidates Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera, then have the White Sox in town Sept. 2 in an AL Central clash. The Tigers-Angels game in Anaheim on Sept. 9 currently has no start time listed.

The Tigers cluttered the list on Baseball America's Best Tools survey, as voted on by American League managers and coaches. Cabrera was voted the AL's best hitter over Robinson Cano and Mike Trout. Justin Verlander was voted best pitcher over Jered Weaver, as well as best fastball and best curveball, while finishing second to Weaver for best control. Leyland was voted best manager over Joe Maddon and Bob Melvin.
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_anibal_sanchez_2.html
New York Yankees batter Anibal Sanchez for seven runs; snap Detroit Tigers' six-game win streak.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201208...york-yankees?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
New York 12 - Detroit Tigers 8: Comeback comes up short; win streak snapped at six.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ainst-Yankees?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Tigers' rally falls short against Yankees.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...012_08_08_nyamlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Tigers rally ferociously, but can't contain Yanks.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2012_08_08_nyamlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site
 
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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=773085&feedID=3701
Granderson, Yankees end Tigers' win streak.
from DetroitFox

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...holding-off-rally-minded-detroit-tigers/22153
New York Yankees Score Early and Then Late, Holding Off Rally Minded Detroit Tigers.
from the detroitsportssite

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/...8-rally-falls-short-after-anibal-sanchez-puts
Yankees 12 - Tigers 8: Rally falls short after Anibal Sanchez puts Tigers in 7 run hole.
from blessyouboystigersblog

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=4866
Yankees 12, Tigers 8: If the Yankees Beat the Tigers But No One Can See, Did It Really Happen?
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog
 
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August 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1905: Mistaking her husband for a burglar, the mother of minor league outfielder Ty Cobb shoots and kills him, an incident that will be cited as the reason for Cobb's intense desire to succeed. The "Georgia Peach" will make his major league debut with the Tigers later this month.

1930: John Stone, Detroit OF, doubles in two runs in the 6th inning against Boston as the Tigers win 3 - 0. Stone has now hit in 23 straight games, but will go hitless in tomorrow's Sunday game at Fenway Park. Vic Sorrell tosses today's shutout.

1946 - All games are played at night for the first time in major-league history, four in the American League and four in the National League.

1971: Despite belting six home runs - three by Bill Freehan, two by Willie Horton, one by Aurelio Rodriguez - at Fenway Park, the Tigers lose to the Red Sox, 12 - 11. The Sox have only one homer, a grand slam by Bob Montgomery. Rico Petrocelli's pinch single with two outs in the 9th drives home the winner.

1981 - Major league baseball returns in a big way from its in-season strike as 72,086 fans attend the belated All-Star Game in Cleveland.

1987: In a 15 - 4 Tiger mauling of the Yankees, New York catcher Rick Cerone takes the mound. Again, he walks one batter and allows no runs, the second time in three weeks he's caught and pitched in the same game. Four Tigers players knock in 2 runs each for winning pitcher Dan Petry, DH Bill Madlock, SS Alan Trammell, RF Larry Herndon, PH Pat Sheridan. Add in homeruns from 1B Darrell Evans, C Matt Nokes, Trammell and Madlock Yankee pitching needed the relief.

1996: The Tigers defeat the Yankees, 5 - 3, as DH Ruben Sierra, traded nine days ago from the Yankees, drives home all five Detroit runs with a double and 3-run homer.

1999: Umpires Union chief Richie Phillips announces that he is considering seeking an injunction from the National Labor Relations Board to stop Major League Baseball from firing on September 2nd 22 umpires who recently submitted their resignations as part of negotiations ploy.

Tigers players and managers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jack_Tighe
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/tigheja99.shtml
Jack Tighe manager 1957-1958.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ralph_Houk
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/houkra01.shtml
Ralph Houk manager 1974-1978.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Milt_Bolling
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bollimi01.shtml
Milt Bolling 1958.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mosesje01.shtml
Gerry Moses 1974.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saucike01.shtml
Kevin Saucier 1981-1982.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/percitr01.shtml
Troy Percival 2005.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Rogell
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rogelbi01.shtml
Billy Rogell 1930-1939.

from baseball reference
 
http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/08/09/leyland-concerned-a-little-bit-about-phil-coke/
Leyland concerned “a little bit” about Phil Coke.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_jim_leyland_on_21.html
Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland is concerned about a struggling Phil Coke, but he's not in 'panic mode'.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ontinue-Tigers-Phil-Coke-despite-what-he-says
Struggles continue for Tigers' Phil Coke, despite what he says.
from the detnews

In his last four outings, Coke has given up six runs. More distressing is the number of inherited runners that he’s has allowed in 49 appearances this year: 29.
He's allowed 15 hits, six walks and five strikeouts in his past nine outings and hasn't made an appearance without allowing a baserunner since July 8.
 
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http://www.freep.com/article/201208...million-fans?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers have chance to draw 3 million at Comerica Park.
from the freep

Last night's crowd of 41,879 was the Tigers' 23rd sellout of the season. It was their eighth sellout in the past 10 home dates.
Wednesday night marked the 10th straight game at Comerica Park for which the Tigers drew at least 38,000. (The listed seating capacity for Comerica is 41,255.) For the season, they are averaging almost 38,000 fans per game.
In 55 home games this season, the Tigers have had 23 sellouts.
 
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