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http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=5278
Double You. Tee. Eff. Royals Win, Sweep Tigers.
The 6th inning was a perfect microcosm of the entire 2012 season. Prince Fielder hit a double to right field that was just out of the reach of Jeff Francoeur. Nice start, right? Except the next three hitters ? the 5-6-7 hitters in the Tigers? lineup, no less ? made three outs on four pitches. Alex Gordon then led off the bottom of the 6th with a home run that was out of the reach of right fielder Brennan Boesch.

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=5283
Tigers vs Royals Series Recap.

from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/31/3281627/bless-you-boys-podcast-54-everybody-panic
Bless You Boys Tigers Blog Podcast 54: EVERYBODY PANIC!

Topics:
Things went to Hell in Kansas City for the Detroit Tigers.

How can a home run ball be both fair and foul at the same time? The Tigers sure found out.
The Chicago White Sox are coming to town for a huge weekend series. We all may have a better opinion (or worse, God forbid) of this Tigers team after the next 3 games.

Miguel Cabrera is visibly hurting.

The roster will soon expand, we make the call as to who makes the short trek from Toledo.
Kurt's latest Detroit News column is a Nick Castellanos reality check for the Tigers fan base.
Arizona Fall League rosters announced. Luke Putkonen is playing in the AFL? Seriously?

Lynn Henning predicts nearly half the Tigers' roster will change from 2012 to 2013.You know what? He's right.

Jim Leyland is catching much grief from Tigers fans, much of it undeserved. But why isn't the Teflon GM, Dave Dombrowski, catching Hell as well?

The week in media idiocy proves Terry Foster doesn't know the difference between playing hurt and trying to play through an injury.
Goodbye Nick Punto. May you find the juice boxes worth stealing in LA. There where some other players involved the Dodgers-Red Sox trade too.

Best news of the week? 84 year old Vin Scully will call Dodgers games in 2013.
Final thoughts remind Tigers fans to be careful what they wish for...

 

[kalinecountry]

Back late afternoon 5 to 6.

 

[kalinecountry]

Avisail Garcia called up for tonight, not tomorrow.

Jeff Baker DFA'ed. Both DD and JL noted that Baker had good track record of hitting vs LHP, and probably will again, but just wasn't working,

Per DD, the Garcia move made today to save flexibility with playoff roster, should the Tigers make it,

Garcia can play all 3 OF positions, but will probably play mostly RF. Will take over role of RHH playing vs LHP.
Garcia at Double-A Erie was hitting .375 vs. LHP.

Also, Tigers announce they'll recall Al Alburquerque from Toledo on Sunday, the first day he's eligible to return.

Leyland on Tigers Sept. 1 call-ups: "I think we got the people who will serve a purpose."

Leyland on Tigers Sept. 1 call-ups: "There will be nobody that’s called up just to watch a big-league game."

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_prospect_avisai.html
Detroit Tigers call up outfield prospect Avisail Garica, designate Jeff Baker for assignment.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201208...alburquerque?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers designate Jeff Baker, call up Avisail Garcia; will recall Al Alburquerque on Sunday.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...visail-Garcia-designate-Jeff-Baker-assignment
Tigers call up Avisail Garcia, designate Jeff Baker for assignment.
from the detnews

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/...garcia-dfa-jeff-baker-confirm-al-alburquerque
Tigers call up Avisail Garcia, DFA Jeff Baker, confirm Al Alburquerque will return Sunday.
from blessyouboystigersblog

Avisail Garcia looks like Cabrera's kid brother in facial features and physical size.

http://www.detroittigertales.com/2012/08/avisail-garcia-promoted-jeff-baker-dfa.html
Avisail Garcia Promoted, Jeff Baker DFA.
from DetroitTigerTales

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/08/31/tigers-call-up-garcia-dfa-baker/
Tigers call up Garcia, DFA Baker.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog


Avisail Garcia: At Lakeland (A+): 67G, .289/.324/.447/.771. 8 2B, 5 3B, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 47 R, 11 BB, 57 K, 14 SB
Avisail Garcia: At Erie (AA): 55G, .312/.345/.465/.810. 9 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 22 RBI, 31 R, 7 BB, 38 K, 9 SB

Avisail Garcia: Total (A+ & AA): 122G, .299/.333/.455/.789. 17 2B, 8 3B, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 78 R, 18 BB, 95 K, 23 SB.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ls-played-K-C-like-team-going-through-motions
Commentary: Tigers, not Royals, played in K.C. like a team going through the motions.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=5287
Miguel Cabrera?s Hustle.
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/...ons-ruined-the-baseball-season-for-tiger-fans
Have expectations ruined the baseball season for Tiger fans?
from Tigerdog1 at blessyouboystigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/08/30/pathetic/
Pathetic.
from mcb-tb

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/31/3282889/detroit-tigers-september-2012
Past series aside, Tigers trending in the right direction on several fronts.
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/8/31/3275843/just-how-fast-was-cool-papa-bell#storyjump
Just how fast was Cool Papa Bell?
from beyondtheboxscore

Comps to Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and Norm 'Turkey' Stearnes of the Negro Leagues Detroit Stars.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-tigers-royal-choke-job/
The Tigers royal choke job.
from fangraphs

Byco is that you in the comments section?

 

[kalinecountry]

As posted in a separate thread;
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/rumblings120831/mike-trout-derek-jeter-others-chasing-history
Could be a September to remember.
A rookie, a legend and a trio of strikeout artists on the verge of making history.
from espn

JV and Max here.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_will_recall_rig.html
Detroit Tigers will recall right-hander Al Alburquerque from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201208...ie-samuelsen?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Boom-or-bust Tigers probably will take 2 of 3 from White Sox.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://opoutofleftfield.blogspot.com/2012/08/tigers-will-add-useful-handful-saturday.html
Tigers will add useful 'handful' Saturday, including Al Alburquerque.
from the Oakland Press

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...31&content_id=37659116&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Tigers call up prospect Avisail Garcia for stretch run.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_miguel_cabrera_25.html
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera still nursing ankle injury, which could explain game-ending double play.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201208...alburquerque?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers give Avisail Garcia an opportunity, trade Jeff Baker to Braves.
from the freep

 

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Leyland not concerned with team's effort.
If there's one thing Tigers manager Jim Leyland has never questioned this season it's his team's effort. He acknowledges the club might not be living up to fans' expectations, but this team, he insists, wants to win equally as bad as the fans.

"I can sit here today and honestly tell you ... there was only one game this year that I was disappointed in our approach," Leyland said prior to Friday night's game against the White Sox. "We got beat and that's the only game all year I thought we were blah. It wasn't that we dogged it, but we were just blah. But that's not an issue here."

Leyland didn't share what game that was, but it was the only one he could remember in the previous 130 that he had been upset about. And still, it wasn't with the team's effort, just mood.

In most cases, the players' efforts on a second-place team just three games back in the division wouldn't even be questioned. But being swept heading into a crucial series against the division-leading White Sox certainly magnified the situation.

And scoring one run in the final 18 innings against the team with the fifth-worst ERA (4.26) in the American League made it eye-popping. So much so that Leyland was asked if the team lacked a spark, which made him quickly disagree.

"Miguel [Cabrera] and Prince [Fielder] can't drive in a run every at-bat or hit a home run every at-bat. Justin [Verlander] can't strike somebody out every [at-bat]. It doesn't work like that," Leyland said. "That's baseball. It's OK to be disappointed, but I disagree with the spark thing.

"You look sluggish and boring when you don't score runs. Whenever you don't score runs and aren't running around the bases, you just don't look very good. That's the way it is because people want to come and see you score runs, and when you don't score runs, they're bored so you look blah. That's just the way it goes. ... Spark is probably not the right word."
from the Tigers official site