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February 20 in Tigers and mlb history:

1966 - The American League officially announces the hiring of Emmett Ashford, who will become the first black umpire in major league history.

2010: Free agent OF Johnny Damon reportedly signs a one-year $8 million contract with the Detroit Tigers.

Tigers players, coaches, and executives birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Muddy_Ruel
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruelmu01.shtml
Muddy Ruel 1931-1932, general manager 1954-1956.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tommy_Henrich
Tommy Henrich coach 1958-1959.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roy_Face
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/facero01.shtml
Elroy Face 1968.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Gullickson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gullibi01.shtml
Bill Gullickson 1991-1994.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/knudsku01.shtml
Kurt Knudsen 1992-1994.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Justin_Verlander
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verlaju01.shtml
Justin Verlander 2005-present.

Tigers players and executives who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/John_Fetzer
John Fetzer owner 1956-1983.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201302...in-verlander?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Justin Verlander better in his 30s than his 20s? 'Why not?'
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/detroit_tigers_avisail_garcia_5.html
Avisail Garcia, Nick Castellanos won't make Detroit Tigers' Opening Day roster as bench players.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...rlander-hopes-he-has-least-another-10-seasons
Tigers' Justin Verlander hopes he has at least another 10 seasons.
from the detnews

 

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http://mlbdirt.com/2013/02/19/al-central-players-to-watch/
A.L. Central Players to watch.
from mlbdirt

 

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http://www.highheatstats.com/2013/02/boxscore-sleuthing-something-new-in-2013-maybe/
Boxscore sleuthing ? something new in 2013, maybe?
from HighHeatStats

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/02/19/2013-detroit-tigers-closer-team-alburquerque/
2013 Detroit Tigers Closer: Team Al Alburquerque.
from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/02...ame-part-ii-enhanced-interleague-play-the-dh/
The State of the Game?Part II?Enhanced Interleague Play & the DH.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/what_theyre_saying_octavio_dot.html
What they're saying: Octavio Dotel still doesn't view superstar Miguel Cabrera as leader in clubhouse.
from Mlive

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/one-de...-i-don-t-see-him-as-a-leader---024751695.html
One Detroit Tiger challenges Miguel Cabrera to be better; 'I don't see him as a leader' (updated).
another hack like FF passan from yahoosports. pot stirrers.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/detroit_tigers_octavio_dotel_a.html
Detroit Tigers' Octavio Dotel apologizes to Miguel Cabrera following comment about lack of leadership.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201302...ctavio-dotel?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Report: Tigers' Octavio Dotel apologizes for saying Miguel Cabrera isn't a 'leader'.
from the freep

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/02/...ut-Cabrera/landing_tigers.html?blockID=867009
Dotel sorry for calling out Cabrera.
from DetroitFox

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/02/20/dotel-apologizes-to-cabrera-team-for-leadership-quotes/
Dotel apologizes to Cabrera, team for leadership quotes.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/detroit_tigers_have_depth_in_b.html
A look at 15 Detroit Tigers relief pitchers who could open season in bullpen.
from Mlive

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/02/20/leyland-on-bullpen-decisions-somebody-wont-be-happy/
Leyland on bullpen decisions: Somebody won’t be happy.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201302...y-dirks-left?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Andy Dirks: Future batting champion?
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201302...ing-lakeland?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Three key relationships for Tigers' Jim Leyland: father, Mike Ilitch, Dave Dombrowski.
from the freep

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/02/...the-slider/landing_tigers.html?blockID=866911
Making sense of the slider.
from DetroitFox

with webvideo.
Al Al's Scherzer's, and JV's. Steve Kornacki talks to Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones about throwing the slider.

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201302...bruce-rondon?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Birthday boy Justin Verlander throws live batting practice (with webvideo).
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/detroit_tigers_justin_verlande_79.html
Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander throws first live batting practice session of spring, shrugs off turning 30.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201302...s-mlb-network?odyssey=tab|topnews|img|Detroit Tigers
Got MLB Network? Tigers to have 13 spring games on TV, many tape-delayed.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/two_of_first_four_detroit_tige.html
Two of first four Detroit Tigers' spring training games to be televised on MLB Network.
from Mlive

Might want to save this.

If you're hoping to catch several Detroit Tigers spring training games on television, you may be in luck.

Though many of them will be tape-delayed on MLB Network, the Tigers will have a total of 13 Grapefruit League games air on television.

Their second spring game, Saturday vs. the Toronto Blue Jays in Lakeland, will air at midnight on tape delay at MLB Network. The first live game will air Monday on the same channel (1:05 p.m. vs. the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater).

Four spring games will air on Fox Sports Detroit and one on ESPN. The Tigers' Grapefruit League opener, at 1:05 p.m. against the Atlanta Braves in Kissimmee, will not be televised.

The full Tigers spring television schedule (catch the full schedule here):

• Saturday: Blue Jays at Tigers*, midnight, MLB Network

• Monday: Tigers at Phillies, 1:05 p.m., MLB Network

• March 1: Tigers at Mets, 1:10 p.m., MLB Network

• March 2: Tigers at Yankees*, TBD, MLB Network

• March 3: Tigers at Braves*, TBD, MLB Network

• March 4: Astros at Tigers, 1:05 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit**

• March 12: Tigers at Phillies*, TBD, MLB Network

• March 14: Tigers at Mets*, TBD, MLB Network

• March 19: Rays at Tigers, 1:05 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit**

• March 21: Astros at Tigers, 6:05 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit**

• March 22: Tigers at Nationals, 1:05 p.m., MLB Network

• March 25: Tigers at Marlins, 1:05 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit**

• March 27: Phillies at Tigers, 1:05 p.m., ESPN

* - Game is tape-delayed.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/oddsmaker_makes_detroit_tigers.html
Oddsmaker makes Detroit Tigers the favorite to win division, second favorite to win World Series.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...help-available-injuries-hit-starting-pitchers
Tigers have help available if injuries hit starting pitchers.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-bullpen-competition-real-good-problem-Tigers
Fierce bullpen competition a 'real good problem' for Tigers.
from the detnews

 

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Bullpen search could come down to numbers game.
Leyland has nine candidates to fill as many as four open spots.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Aside from the infamous Ty Cobb photo with the tear in it, one of the fixtures in Jim Leyland's office in Spring Training is a list of pitchers and position players. The pitchers' list includes the side work they do in early workouts before the games begin.

One by one, Leyland looked down the list at potential bullpen candidates. By the time he got to the bottom of the list (alphabetically) with Brayan Villarreal, he had nine candidates for three or four open spots.
"If people are healthy, we're going to have a real good problem on our hands," Leyland said Wednesday morning, "because we've got a lot of guys. ? This is not going to be easy, I'm telling you."

The safe spots belong to the setup guys: Joaquin Benoit, Phil Coke and Octavio Dotel. After that, in no particular order, there's Bruce Rondon, Al Alburquerque, Villarreal, Darin Downs, Duane Below, Rule 5 Draft pick Kyle Lobstein, Drew Smyly -- if he doesn't make the rotation -- the much-praised Jose Ortega and Luis Marte, who made the team last year before straining his hamstring on the last day of Spring Training. That adds up to nine candidates for four spots.
One could also make the case for non-roster lefty Jose Alvarez, which would bring the field to 10.

The questions are almost as numerous, from how much of a lefty-righty balance the Tigers need, to whether the Tigers' vaunted rotation reduces the need for a long reliever, to whether a closer-by-committee situation would require more setup relievers.

For that reason, Leyland cautioned that the decisions at the end of Spring Training might not come down to the best pitchers, but the best fits for the roles the Tigers are trying to fill.
"How does our whole puzzle figure out the best," Leyland asked. "It might be that somebody that's a better player doesn't make it over a lesser player, because the lesser player is suited for that role better than the better player."
from the Tigers official site

 

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Dotel apologizes to Cabrera for critical comments.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Four months after Octavio Dotel first talked about the Tigers possibly needing a team meeting, he was meeting with his teammates before a Spring Training workout. He wished he didn't have to.

In this case, it was Dotel doing the talking, because of comments he made to Yahoo! Sports a few days ago about Miguel Cabrera's leadership. He apologized to Cabrera, Dotel said, and he did it in front of his teammates.
"I just want to apologize to Miggy because somehow I made him mad about the comments," Dotel said Wednesday. "I really am sorry. I hope Miggy doesn't hate me for that."

Cabrera accepted the apology and later downplayed the remarks. His brevity made it clear he wasn't all that happy talking about the situation.
"He can say whatever he wants. It's not a big deal for me," Cabrera said moments after Dotel talked with reporters.

Dotel was quoted by Yahoo! as saying Cabrera is "more about his game," and mentioned other players such as Prince Fielder and Justin Verlander possibly taking on more vocal leadership roles.

Dotel indicated the quotes were taken out of context, suggesting that leadership wasn't a major issue for him, but became one in the story.
"I personally don't like the way it came out [to read]," Dotel said. "This is not what I was meaning to say."

The remarks brought back memories of the exchange between Dotel and Cabrera in the clubhouse in Oakland after the Tigers' walkoff loss in Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Dotel suggested to Cabrera in Spanish after that game that he needed to talk to reporters and convey a sense of calm to the team. Cabrera declined.

Dotel told MLive.com after the Division Series that he suggested a team meeting, but the efforts were rebuffed. Though the Yahoo! story said Dotel also asked for a team meeting after Game 2 of the World Series, Dotel said that wasn't true.

"Not against the Giants. Never against the Giants," Dotel said. "I was hoping [for a meeting]. That's what I was saying."

Dotel and Cabrera seemingly had fun about the postseason matter when Cabrera reported to camp last week. As Cabrera talked with reporters last Friday morning, Dotel teased him from across the clubhouse, joking that Cabrera spoke English now that he had a Triple Crown and an MVP Award.
Cabrera laughed at Dotel that morning and called him "loco."

"He's got a Triple Crown and an MVP; now he's got to talk, because you guys want to talk to him because he just got here," Dotel explained that morning. "Before, he didn't have to, but now he has to, an obligation for what he's done."
That seemingly put the matter to bed until Wednesday.

"That's what hurt me. It's the way he sees it," Dotel said Wednesday. "You don't want to get your main guy ticked off or mad about a comment. I'm not that type of person. Everybody knows what kind of person I am. I'm a funny guy trying to have a good time in the clubhouse, inside or outside. Once again, I feel bad because I made my guy ticked off, and that's not what I'm looking for."

Manager Jim Leyland said he had no problem getting apologies like that out in the open when a situation pops up.
"I think that kind of stuff's great," Leyland said. "I love that kind of stuff."

The Tigers have never been big on meetings under Leyland, who prefers to talk to players individually when there's a problem he feels he needs to address.

The Yahoo! article went on to question whether the Tigers clubhouse needed more leadership, but made no mention of offseason acquisition Torii Hunter, whose leadership abilities have been praised. Victor Martinez, meanwhile, was mentioned only in passing, though his absence last season left the Tigers looking in other directions for clubhouse leadership.
"We won't have problems with that this year," Dotel said.
from the Tigers official site