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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/02/28/could-castellanos-crack-tigers-roster/
Could Castellanos Crack Tigers? Roster?
from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

 

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http://eyeontigers.blogspot.com/2013/02/2013-preseason-prediction-1-miguel.html
2013 Preseason Prediction #1 - Miguel Cabrera.
from EyeOnTigers

 

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http://tigersinwords.blogspot.com/2013/02/oh-hi-white-sox.html
Oh, Hi White Sox.

http://tigersinwords.blogspot.com/2013/02/oh-hi-cleveland-indians.html
Oh, Hi Cleveland Indians!

http://tigersinwords.blogspot.com/2013/02/this-is-third-installment-in-series.html
Oh, Hi Kansas City Royals!

http://tigersinwords.blogspot.com/2013/02/oh-hi-minnesota-twins.html
Oh, Hi Minnesota Twins!

from Matt at TigersInWordsblog

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/02/nick_castellanos_takes_advanta.html
Nick Castellanos taking advantage of small window, still a long shot to earn spot with Detroit Tigers.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201302...wer-rankings?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
ESPN puts Tigers ninth in Future Power Rankings.
from the freep

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...28&content_id=42093642&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Nick Castellanos making most of spring playing time.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Sanchez excels in final start before Classic.
The next time Anibal Sanchez pitches, he'll be wearing a Venezuelan uniform, not the Old English 'D'. Manager Jim Leyland expects he'll still be getting ready for the Major League season in the process of pitching in the World Baseball Classic.

The Tigers have had position players and relief pitchers take part in the World Baseball Classic. A prominent starter such as Sanchez, fresh off signing a five-year, $80 million contract, is a new one for them.

"I'm not worried about it," Leyland said. "When that thing started, they had some rough spots. They weren't really sure. ? It was something that had never been done before. Now, I think they're taking pride in it."
With the pitch limits written into the rules, overuse shouldn't be a problem. The test will be the intensity of the pitches. Instead of "getting his work in," he'll have national pride on the line.

"You can throw 35-40 pitches, and there are some pitches in games like now where you're throwing them to work on stuff," catcher Alex Avila said. "In those pitches you're throwing there [in the Classic], they're tough pitches. It's a little bit different as far as the adrenaline. There's a little bit more meaning behind the pitch. It's definitely different this time of the year for guys.
"Some guys have reacted both ways from it. I just hope that he just makes sure that he progresses and builds his arm strength, which I know he will."

Sanchez threw 30 of his 45 pitches for strikes over three scoreless innings Thursday, mixing in his entire repertoire. In that, he might be ahead of his fellow Tigers starters, which should help him going into Venezuelan camp.
So far, Avila said, Sanchez has been "a breeze to catch."

The stuff that made Sanchez stingy down the stretch last year once they developed a rapport has carried into this spring.
"Not only does he have an out pitch, he's got four above-average pitches," Avila said.
from the Tigers official site

 

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March 1 in Tigers and mlb history:

1903 - Baseball Rules Committee chairman Tom Loftus of the Washington Senators proclaims that the pitcher's mound must not be more than 15 inches higher than the baselines or home plate.

1910 - The National Commission prohibits giving mementos to players on winning World Series teams. This will later be reversed, making way for the traditional winners' watches, rings, and stickpins.

1942 - Major league owners decide not to allow furloughed players in the military to play for their clubs if based near a game site.

1967 - Commissioner William Eckert approves the Baseball Writers Association of America's plan to select a Cy Young Award recipient from both the National and American Leagues. The honor, which was initiated in 1956, had been given to just one pitcher in the major leagues each season, a position strongly supported by former commissioner Ford Frick.

1969 - New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle announces his retirement. Mantle, who slumped to a .237 batting average in 1968, finishes his 18-season career with 536 home runs and a .298 average, numbers that would have certainly been higher if not for persistent knee injuries. The Yankees offer Mantle a coaching position on manager Ralph Houk's staff.

1988 - For the first time since 1956, the Special Veterans Committee does not elect anyone to the Hall of Fame. Phil Rizzuto, Leo Durocher, Joe Gordon and Gil Hodges, are among the candidates passed over.

2010 - SABR announces the first nine winners of the Henry Chadwick Award, created to honor baseball researchers, historians, analysts, and statisticians.

2011: Major League Baseball appoints John Thorn as its official historian. He succeeds Jerome Holtzman, who occupied the office from 1999 until his death in 2008.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hurstji01.shtml
Jimmy Hurst 1997.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kellekr01.shtml
Kris Keller 2002.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/creekdo01.shtml
Doug Creek 2005.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201303...-this-spring?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' top prospect Nick Castellanos making a statement this spring.
Prospect fighting for a big-league role is reaching base a lot.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201303...asy-baseball?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
5 highest-ranked Tigers in fantasy baseball.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201303...x-months-off?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' first series with White Sox months off.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/03/detroit_tigers_over-under_how_30.html
Detroit Tigers over-under: How many bases will Austin Jackson steal this season?
from Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...anchez-facing-new-test-World-Baseball-Classic
Tigers P Anibal Sanchez facing a new test at World Baseball Classic.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ect-Nick-Castellanos-time-isn-t-now-will-soon
Tigers prospect Nick Castellanos' time isn't now, but will be soon.
from the detnews

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2013/02/28/what-was-detroits-most-memorable-sports-moment/
What was Detroit's most memorable sports moment?
from DetroitAthletic

 

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http://www.detroittigersnark.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-team-of-don-kellys.html
My team of Don Kellys.
from TigerSnark

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/umpires-are-improving/
Umpires are Improving.
from fangraphs

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201303...eff-kobernus?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers taking a long, hard look at Jeff Kobernus.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201303...-jim-leyland?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Jim Leyland: Stars will carry us, not fourth outfielder.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201303...ew-york-mets?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
New York 6, Detroit 2: Justin Verlander flawless in three innings.
from the freep

http://www.freep.com/article/201303...bruce-rondon?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Bruce Rondon gives up first run of spring vs. Mets, takes loss.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/03/justin_verlander_tosses_three.html
Justin Verlander tosses three shutout innings, Bruce Rondon shaky in Detroit Tigers' 6-2 loss.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ander-thrilled-fastball-three-perfect-innings
Tigers' Justin Verlander thrilled with fastball in three perfect innings.
from the detnews