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Fister solid in first spring start for Tigers.
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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/duane_below_doug_fister_roughe.html
Duane Below, Doug Fister roughed up in Detroit Tigers' rain-soaked loss to Astros.
from Mlive

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In latest audition to be Tigers closer, Bruce Rondon walks two, strikes out two.
from the detnews

http://www.freep.com/article/201302...uston-astros?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Brayan Pena homers in Tigers' loss.
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Boesch takes BP; Santiago feels improvement.
Brennan Boesch took batting practice Tuesday as he continued to try to work his way back from the oblique injury that has sidelined him since the beginning days of Tigers camp.
Meanwhile, Ramon Santiago said he was feeling improvement in his strained right calf and would begin stretching and agility exercises to try to get some range.
Boesch said he hopes he could be ready for live batting practice midweek if Max Scherzer throws to hitters. If he could do that, it could put him on track to possibly be ready for games at the end of the week.
Santiago, meanwhile, remains out indefinitely.
from the Tigers official site
 
Berry dealing with lingering patellar tendinitis.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Add Quintin Berry to the burgeoning list of injured Tigers outfielders. This one, however, has some history to it.

With Detroit already missing Brennan Boesch and Andy Dirks, Berry was scheduled to start in center field for Tuesday's game against the Astros. However, he's dealing with patellar tendinitis and was held back from the trip.

Manager Jim Leyland said Berry told him he could play, but they decided to be cautious. That suggests it shouldn't be a lingering concern. Yet Leyland also said the injury dates back to the end of last season.

An offseason of rest was expected to alleviate Berry's tendinitis, but Leyland said it apparently flares up at times.

With Berry out, Rule 5 Draft pick Jeff Kobernus -- who is competing for playing time in left field -- played all nine innings in center. Nick Castellanos started in left field for the second straight day.

"We'll just have to wait and see," Leyland said. "I'm not going to get too excited about it. It's nobody's fault. It just means that other guys will get a little more playing time. But I've got to really be careful with that, because it's too early to be pounding guys into the ground, playing them too much."

If Berry's tendinitis lingers, one possible concern would be how much of an impact it might have on his speed if it flares up some more. The difference his speed makes, both on the bases and in the field, was the main reason he forged a role on the roster this past summer. If it's going to be an issue, the Tigers will have to watch him.
from the Tigers official site
 
Rondon wild, but impresses with strikeout.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Bruce Rondon gave a lot for coaches and fans to digest Tuesday. The Tigers closer candidate walked two of the four batters he faced, but he didn't allow a ball in play. He threw just nine of his 22 pitches for strikes, but he struck out two Astros on pitches other than fastballs.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland preferred to focus on the last pitch Rondon threw and leave it at that. He didn't want to read too much into it, but it showed him something that Rondon's inning Saturday did not. It showed him trust in something besides the fastball.
"He was wild," Leyland said, "but I liked that 3-2 changeup to [Carlos] Pena."
Rondon knew what most everybody in Osceola County Stadium knew when the count went full on Pena with two on and one out: The veteran slugger would be looking for a fastball. Rondon has a fastball good enough to challenge him regardless if he wanted. Instead, he used Pena's mentality against him.
The changeup was the pitch Rondon wanted to throw, he said through a translator. In other words, he didn't need a coach or catcher Brayan Pena to convince him.
He got the result he wanted, getting Pena to swing early as the offspeed pitch traveled in.
It was just the second out, but it was the last pitch Rondon threw because he had reached his pitch limit. Back-to-back four-pitch walks to Tyler Greene and Jose Altuve elevated his pitch count to the point that he couldn't afford a long at-bat, and Pena's full count was basically the end.
Both walks came while Rondon was trying to locate his fastball in the rain. Rondon, however, indicated the weather and the mound conditions were just a minor factor for him.
from the Tigers official site
 
Leyland to be part of Tigertown reunion.
Jim Leyland was known to be a crooner around the clubhouse during his playing days, and he'll still hum a tune or two. This weekend, he'll be singing in public to some of the former Tigers who used to be his teammates, as more than 100 players who called Tigertown home at one point or another return to honor the place.
Former Detroit player John Young is organizing a reunion of former Tigers who have come through Tigertown over the years. He said 121 players have committed to attending the reunion this weekend in Lakeland, Fla., returning to a complex that stands as the longest-running current home for a Major League team.
Among the events will be a baseball clinic with Lakeland area youth on Saturday in Lakeland's Central Park, a musical performance from former Tiger Bill Slayback on Saturday night, and Leyland on Sunday.
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19717
Surviving Professional Baseball in the Steroid Era
by Eric Knott for Baseball Prospectus

Eric Knott is a former big-league pitcher who threw a combined 24 innings in the majors for the 2001 Diamondbacks and the 2003 Expos. While he was there, he struck out Chipper and Andruw Jones, Luis Gonzalez, Scott Rolen, Jim Thome, Chase Utley, and Miguel Cabrera (twice). He had an 11-year minor-league career from 1997-2007, pitching for four MLB organizations, as well as the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. You can follow him on Twitter @eknott11
 
February 27 in Tigers and mlb history:

1901 - The National League Rules Committee decrees that all foul balls are to count as strikes, except after two strikes. To cut the cost of lost foul balls, the committee urges that batsmen who foul off good strikes are to be disciplined. The American League will not adopt this rule for several years.
Other new rules: catchers must play within 10 feet of the batter; a ball will be called if the pitcher does not throw to a ready and waiting batter within 20 seconds, and players using indecent or improper language will be banished by the umpire. A ball will be called when a batter is hit by a pitch, but, in a mail vote, the owners will rescind this in April, and a HBP will earn a batter first base.

1908: The sacrifice fly rule is adopted. No time at bat is charged if a run scores after the catch of a fly ball. The rule will be repealed in 1931, then reinstated (or changed) several times before gaining permanent acceptance in 1954.

1948 - Newly elected to the Hall of Fame are Herb Pennock and Pie Traynor. Needing 91 votes for selection, Pennock, who died a month before, gets 94 votes, Traynor 93. Just missing are Al Simmons, Charlie Gehringer and Bill Terry.

Tigers players, coaches, and executives birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Walter_Briggs
Walter Briggs co-owner and owner 1920-1952.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Pesky
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peskyjo01.shtml
Johnny Pesky 1952-1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/John_Wockenfuss
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wockejo01.shtml
John Wockenfuss 1974-1983.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Matt_Stairs
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml
Matt Stairs 2006.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/monrocr01.shtml
Craig Monroe 2002-2007.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Anibal_Sanchez
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchan01.shtml
Anibel Sanchez 2012-present.

from Baseball Reference
 
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