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Willie Horton Day celebrated in Michigan.
DETROIT -- For the ninth consecutive year, the state of Michigan recognized Willie Horton Day, honoring the former Tigers great and Detroit high school legend on his birthday for his work both in the game and the community.

Horton, now a special assistant in the Tigers' front office, turned 70 years old on Thursday. His birthday was declared Willie Horton Day in the state in 2004 by a Michigan House bill signed by then-governor Jennifer Granholm.

Horton was born in Virginia, but his family moved to Detroit when he was nine. He became a baseball star in the city as a teenager and signed with the Tigers immediately out of Northwestern High School.

What followed was an 18-year Major League career that included 14 years with his hometown team, collecting 1,993 hits, 325 home runs and 1,163 RBIs in the big leagues.

Horton's No. 23 is retired and hangs on the brick wall beyond left field at Comerica Park.

In the community, Horton remains a major figure, working with Don Bosco Hall to host the Batting for Kids event at Comerica Park for kids to display their throwing, batting and baserunning skills on the field. Horton also sponsors a $5,000 scholarship for a deserving graduate each year from Northwestern High.
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Young delivering biggest hits for Tigers.
Don't ask Delmon Young how he comes up with so many big postseason hits, but it has put him into record territory.

In each of the first three games of this American League Championship Series, Young drove in the run that put the Tigers ahead for good. No player in Major League history had done that in three consecutive games during a single postseason, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

"It's been key," Austin Jackson said. "He's been getting some clutch hits as well as some clutch home runs to kind of get us going. It seems like when he's doing that, when he's getting runs in or he's getting base hits, the team kind of feeds off that."

To manager Jim Leyland, Young has a knack of staying focused in key situations, and focusing on a pitch to hit without chasing.

"Delmon has a pretty good idea, and when he stays in the strike zone, he's very, very dangerous," Leyland said. "You know, most people that get Delmon out when he is not swinging good, is when he is swinging at stuff out of the strike zone, which happens to most players."

Part of that knack could come from his older brother, former Tiger Dmitri Young. He said Thursday he hopes to come to Detroit to watch his younger brother should Detroit advance to the World Series.
from the Tigers official site
 
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video...424123&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_manager_postgame
Webvideo Pudge on playing for Tigers.
Former Tiger Ivan Rodriguez discusses Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera's great seasons and reflects on his time with Detroit.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video...424503&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_manager_postgame
Webvideo Pudge on playing with Miggy.
Ivan Rodriguez talks about his time playing with Miguel Cabrera and expresses his admiration for the type of player he has become.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video...424501&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_manager_postgame
Webvideo Pudge on Verlander's development.
Former Tiger Ivan Rodriguez discusses the development Justin Verlander has gone through to become the pitcher he is today.

from the Tigers official site
 
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25424841&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Scherzer ends threat.
Max Scherzer strikes out Nick Swisher to end the third inning and strand two runners on base.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25426093&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Verlander has to stay on mic.
Justin Verlander refuses to stop talking to booth until the run comes home.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25424965&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Garcia's RBI single.
Avisail Garcia gives the Tigers a 2-0 lead with an RBI single to the shortstop in the third inning.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25425065&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Miggy's two-run moonshot.
Miguel Cabrera extends his LCS hitting streak to 17 games with a mammoth two-run blast in the fourth inning.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25425089&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Peralta's two-run homer.
Jhonny Peralta crushes the second two-run home run of the inning, opening up a six-run lead in the fourth.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25425731&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Scherzer's 10 strikeouts.
Max Scherzer strikes out 10 Yankees over 5 2/3 innings of work in Game 4 of the ALCS.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25425427&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Smyly ends the threat.
Drew Smyly gets Alex Rodriguez to fly out to center to strand two runners on base in the sixth inning.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25425735&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Jackson's solo jack.
Austin Jackson tacks on a run with a homer to left in the seventh inning.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25425905&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Prince's heads-up play.
Prince Fielder makes a heads-up play at first base to rob Robinson Cano of a hit in the eighth.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25425901&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Peralta's solo shot.
Jhonny Peralta hits his second home run of the ballgame, giving the Tigers a comfortable seven-run lead in the eighth inning.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25426019&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Tigers headed to World Series.
Phil Coke gets Jayson Nix to pop out to first base, sending the Tigers to the World Series.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25426091&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Peralta on his two homers.
Jhonny Peralta talks about his two home runs and the win over the Yankees that sends the Tigers to the World Series.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25426103&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Miggy on homer, going to World Series. This is Great.
Miguel Cabrera talks on the field about hitting a two-run blast and sending the Tigers to the World Series.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video...427079&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_manager_postgame
Leyland on winning ALCS.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland praises the pitching staff after winning Game 4 to sweep the Yankees in the ALCS.

from the Tigers official site
 
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