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Cabrera is back in the lineup at 3rd. Dirks is in RF, Berry in LF.

 

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http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2012/8/28/3273822/should-a-teams-record-affect-mvp-voting-mike-trout
Should a Team's Record Affect MVP Voting?
from mlbdailydish

 

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One reason White Sox are ahead of Tigers: Against Seattle this year, White Sox went 8-1 and Tigers went 1-5.

Doug Fister had a clean bullpen session today at Kauffman Stadium. Tentatively set to start Friday night's game against ChiSox in Detroit.

Kevin Rand, Tigers trainer, says a 2nd consecutive day off -- no pinch-hitting, no baseball tasks -- made Miguel Cabrera game-ready tonight.

Cabrera twisted his right ankle when his plastic-spiked shoe slipped on home plate. AB came on the lone day he wasn't wearing steel spikes.

Cabrera, starting at 3B tonight, now taking BP with no complications from bad ankle. Leyland watching. Said he expects no Cabrera setbacks.

Leyland on Cabrera's return to lineup: "Sprained ankles go away. I think he'll be OK." Well, OK ... but sprains are known to be problematic.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_do_not_expect_m.html
Detroit Tigers do not expect Miguel Cabrera's right ankle injury to linger.
from Mlive

 

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http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/28/free-dirks-again/
Free Dirks. Again.
from CBSDetroit

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201208...-feels-good-expects-pitch-Friday-vs-White-Sox
Tigers' Doug Fister feels good, expects to pitch Friday vs. White Sox.
from the freep

http://www.freep.com/article/201208...go-white-sox?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers, White Sox set pitching matchups for big weekend showdown.
from the freep

Fister's return to rotation moves Drew Smyly to long relief role.

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ows-pain-free-session-Tigers-set-pitch-Friday
Doug Fister throws pain-free session for Tigers, set to pitch Friday.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_open_series_wit_3.html
Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander allows eight runs, 12 hits in 9-8 loss to Kansas City Royals.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201208...-city-royals?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Kansas City 9 - Detroit Tigers 8: Justin Verlander gives up eight, but 9th run was costly.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...uting-Justin-Verlander-Tigers-edged-by-Royals
Rough outing for Justin Verlander as Tigers edged by Royals.
from the detnews

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...012_08_28_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Verlander labors as Tigers can't slow Royals.
Right-hander allows eight earned runs as offense does its part.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2012_08_28_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24300193&c_id=mlb
Webvideo of Delmon's fair/foul homerun.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/29/3276006/tigers-royals-fair-fall-home-run-delmon-young
Royals 9 - Tigers 8: Invisiball home run costs Tigers.
from blessyouboystigersblog

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=5260
I?m Not Sure About The Call In The 9th, But Justin Verlander Was Certainly Foul.
from walkoffwoodwardtigersblog

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...rs-fall-as-justin-verlander-gets-rocked/23008
Delmon Young Misses Go-Ahead Homer by Inches, Tigers Fall as Justin Verlander Gets Rocked.
from the detroitsportssite

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=782045&feedID=3701
Verlander has rare poor outing in loss to Royals. Post game webvideo Leyland and JV.
from DetroitFox

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/justin_verlander_has_rough_out.html
Justin Verlander has rough outing, Delmon Young just misses three-run homer in loss to Royals.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201208...esday-s-loss?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Notes, quotes from Tuesday's loss.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201208...-they-matter?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Prince Fielder hits homers when they matter.
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...rm-Delmon-Young-foul-ball-wasn-t-Tigers-homer
Umps use video to confirm Delmon Young foul ball wasn't a Tigers homer.
from the detnews

Young's foul call right to both Tigers, Royals.
In a game that saw Justin Verlander surrender eight runs, of course the ending was going to be anything but ordinary.
The Tigers trailed 9-8 with runners on the corners and two outs in the ninth inning in Tuesday night's series opener with the Royals, as designated hitter Delmon Young hit a ball down the right-field line that landed just feet away from the foul pole. There wasn't much room separating foul ball from a go-ahead, three-run home run.
First-base umpire Ted Barrett ruled it was a foul ball, and Detroit manager Jim Leyland came out to protest. The umpires convened and decided to review the play. After a fairly lengthy review, the ruling stood: foul ball.
Young flew out to right field on the next pitch to end the game.
"Well it was a foul ball. It went before the pole, curved. It was definitely a foul ball," Leyland said. "The umpires, I really appreciate them looking at it. These games are huge, obviously, and they really did a good job of doing that. You can't ask them to do it. They did it on their own, and the right results came out of it. It was not a home run.
"It's funny how different eyes work different. Some guys thought it was definitely fair and other guys said it was foul. It actually curved before the pole and went foul, so it was definitely a foul ball."
Young said he had no idea whether the ball was fair or foul, as he was running at the time. He said he didn't look at it.
"That's what replay's for," Young said. "I couldn't tell."
The man giving chase, Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur, clearly saw it.
"I blew it foul there at the end," Francoeur said. "It was an inch, two inches. It was right there. The only thing that brought me comfort was that I was right there and saw it. I knew it wasn't fair.
"You know what, it's good that they did review, but I knew it just missed. I was just standing there, just looking at it and honestly I was just waiting to hear the 'dink' and when I didn't hear it, I was like, 'Thank God.'"
Francoeur had plans if the call was reversed, too.
"If they would have called it fair, I was straight George Brett, running in and going ape," said Francoeur, referring to the infamous Pine Tar Game.
from the Tigers official site

 

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August 29 in Tigers history:

1925: The city of Detroit gives a dinner for Ty Cobb honoring his 20 years in a Tiger uniform. He's given a trophy by the city and $10,000 by the club.

1932 - Detroit C Ray Hayworth makes his first error of the season after handling 439 chances without a miscue dating back to September 2, 1931.

1966: Detroit's Denny McLain tosses 229 pitches, gives up eight hits, walks nine and strikes out 11 Orioles to record his 16th victory in a 6 - 3 Tigers win. Willie Horton hits two homeruns, and another from Bill Freehan.

Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Schultz_(schuljo05)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/schuljo05.shtml
Joe Schultz coach 1971-1976, manager 1973.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/september_call-up_question_whi.html
September call-up debate: Which relief pitchers will join Detroit Tigers this weekend?
from Mlive

 

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The Tigers, still jockeying for position in the American League Central and wild-card standings, had to feel good about their chances after plating three first-inning runs against Royals starter Luis Mendoza and sending Justin Verlander to the mound to protect that early lead. The Royals had not scored more than three runs off of Verlander since April 5, 2010, and the 29-year-old flamethrower carried a 14-2 ledger and a 2.36 ERA in 21 career tries versus Kansas City into the outing. In all of those previous encounters, the Royals had never collected more than eight hits.

They broke that record with one out in the second inning on Tuesday, and had 12 by the time Jim Leyland fetched his battered starter in the sixth, something the skipper hadn?t done in more than two years. It started innocently enough?Verlander fanned Jarrod Dyson, then caught Alcides Escobar looking. But nine of the next 11 Royals either singled or doubled, as Ned Yost?s team matched Detroit?s first-inning three spot before racing ahead with four more in the second. Verlander ultimately wriggled out of that jam and stuck around for 3 2/3 more innings, but Kansas City padded its lead in his final frame, saddling him with a career-high eight earned runs.

Thus, even though the Tigers gave their ace six runs to work with, Verlander, whose ERA climbed from 2.50 to 2.80, only narrowly escaped with his fourth consecutive no-decision. And that was little consolation to the team, which fell, 9-8, and failed to take advantage of the White Sox? 6-0 loss to the Orioles, staying two games behind in the division. Things were even worse on the wild-card front, as Baltimore and Oakland?which have both won four in a row and are tied at 71-57?padded their leads over the 69-59 Tigers to two games as well. Detroit still has a three-in-four chance of reaching the postseason, but if its plans go awry in September, this game, and this call, won?t soon be forgotten.
from Baseball Prospectus

 

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http://seamheads.com/2012/08/28/touring-the-bases-with-jim-rooker/
Touring The Bases With ex-Tigers pitcher Jim Rooker.
from Seamheads

 

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http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8310763/espn-major-league-baseball-reach-new-8-year-broadcast-deal
MLB, ESPN reach new 8-year deal.

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2012/08/29/tiger-pitching-victory-leaders-by-decade/
Tigers Pitching Victory Leaders by Decade.
from Detroit Athletic