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turok said:
IMO, Horton's throw from LF to Freehan @ HP to nail an albeit non-sliding Lou Brock was key in the '68 WS-winning Tigers turnaround being down 3-1 in Game 5. More than reason enough, to warrant erecting a statue of Willie @ CoPa, also taking into consideration the relatively few WS championships that the franchise has won (4) out of only 11 appearances since its inception. The ballclub has managed to win a grand total of 1 (one) game out of 9 (nine) WS games played since their last WS championship in '84.....ugh!!!


Here's to hoping and believing that the Tigers will earn a return appearance as the AL Pennant-winning representative in the "Fall Classic" again this year, and the results will be much different than in '06 and esp.'12.
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Willie said the Tigers' advance scouts knew that brock slid into the bases except for home. Knowledge and a key play.
Hope you're right. Very disappointing that they got 'bent over' past 2 world series appearances.
 
Tigers brass makes trip to watch roster hopefuls.
Though All-Stars Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera didn't make the long bus ride from Lakeland, Fla., to the Cardinals' Jupiter facility Saturday, Tigers manager Jim Leyland called the weekend matinee an opportune time for players to impress the organization.

"We didn't leave anybody home," Leyland said. "All the brass is here to look at these guys who are fighting for jobs. You always find a way that your job is productive, and I think this is a pretty productive day."

Quintin Berry, who was set back by knee tendinitis during the early part of Grapefruit League action, started in center field. Jeff Kobernus manned the left-field spot, while Avisail Garcia started in right before top prospect Nick Castellanos replaced him in the second inning. Garcia suffered a right heel contusion and will be re-evaluated Sunday.

Non-roster invitees Matt Tuiasosopo and Don Kelly started at first and third, respectively. Even right-hander Shawn Hill -- another non-roster invitee signed as an insurance policy, according to Leyland -- is vying to be a sixth starter.

"I think the fact we're getting to play all these guys fighting for the opportunity -- I think it works out good," Leyland said. "I think that's why you do it when you take a long trip. They've got to go."
from the Tigers official site
 
Detroit shows improved defense in spring.
The Tigers needed time to last season acclimate to new positions and teammates, evidenced by its 16th-ranked defense in the Major Leagues.

Eighth-year infield coach Rafael Belliard said he took part in 20 interviews last year when Miguel Cabrera shifted from first to third base, making room for free-agent acquisition Prince Fielder. Detroit later acquired second baseman Omar Infante in a trade with the Marlins in July, further altering its infield.

"Cabrera played shortstop when he was young," said Belliard, who spent 17 seasons as a Major League infielder. "He has good hands and good arms. He worked a lot and hard to be where he is now, and I think he played pretty good defense last year."

Entering Saturday afternoon's game against the Cardinals, the Tigers ranked third in all of spring baseball with a .986 fielding percentage, committing 11 errors in their first 21 games, with six of them credited to players no longer in Detroit's big league camp.

Since spring schedules differ for each player, it can be tough for the projected infield to get enough work in together. Against the Cardinals on Saturday, shortstop Jhonny Peralta made the trip to Roger Dean Stadium, but Ramon Santiago started in place of Infante.

Belliard makes sure Peralta and Infante turn 15 to 20 double plays apiece before every home game, and in the next 10 days before Opening Day, he hopes to have them put in extra work.

"I like to work around the bases and in the cage," Belliard said. "It's a repetition. We try to make the routine plays so every time we turn double plays -- if we get two -- the starting pitchers stay in the game longer. That's why we work a lot on them."
from the Tigers official site
 
Leyland offered a reporter one shot at predicting Detroit's starting rotation for the first five games of the regular season and heard a guess that started with Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez and Doug Fister, before the reporter blanked on the fifth spot.
"You're totally off," Leyland said. "If you had it right, I was going to tell you. You do not have it right and you will not get the rotation now until probably the last day of Spring Training."
Leyland called the home opener more of a "happening" for Detroit and predicted fans would be excited no matter who started the game.

Outfielder Brennan Boesch, whom the Tigers unconditionally released Wednesday, signed with the Yankees on Friday.
The 27-year-old played parts of three seasons with the Tigers, beginning in 2010. He hit .240 with 12 home runs and 54 RBIs over 132 games last season.
"I knew he would sign, and hopefully things work out for him," Leyland said. " thought he was going to be the right fielder for the Tigers for a long time. It just didn't work out, and at this time, it wasn't a good fit for our club, and he's moved on. The New York Yankees -- that's pretty impressive. We wish him the best. He was a great kid."

Austin Jackson was the designated hitter for Saturday's game against the Cardinals since he played six innings in center field against the Blue Jays on Friday. Leyland wanted to "get him off his feet."

from the Tigers official site
 
Tigers shut out Cards in Jupiter, 3-0. Hill starts, goes 4 strong, Rondon strong in his inn., Tuiasosopo continues to impress.

Hill set tone for day - subbing for Verlander (start v. Min Later today) - worked 4IP, 1H, 1BB, 3K and 0R. Rondon followed him to mound in 5th...

and Rondon had best inning of spring - FB had usual life, slider was best it's been, with sharp break, getting swings and misses...
Rondon K'd first two in 5th, then threw 7 straight balls, but recovered to K Ronnie Cedeno on 3-2 slider (swinging)....

Alvarez (another likely starter at Toledo) had 2 solid inn., aft. leadoff dbl in 8th, Putkonen came on, retired final 6 batters to end game.

Not many offensive highlights - Castellanos had RBI dbl to score first run in 4th, Tuiasosopo hit LONG HR in 5th to make it 2-0.

Castellanos was 2nd inning replacement for Avisail Garcia, who left with right heel contusion after bang-bang play at first....

Before he left, Garcia made a fine running catch on Hollliday deep FB in bottom of first...ran a long way to track down hard-hit ball...

Tigers now 12-8-1...play Nats next two days, H/R. Smyly starts Sunday, Ryan Perry gets starts for Nats. We're on the air at 1pm..

Dan Dickerson
 
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Rondon strikes out side after brief loss of control.
Two days after tossing his first 1-2-3 inning of the spring, right-hander Bruce Rondon delivered his fourth consecutive scoreless outing Saturday afternoon in a 3-0 win against the Cardinals.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland remained adamant afterward that a decision on the team's closer will still go down to the wire and probably won't happen until the end of Spring Training.
"When I'm convinced that we have one," Leyland said, "we'll have a closer. Somebody will close games."
Rondon, ranked by MLB.com as the Tigers' No. 2 prospect, struck out the first two batters -- Oscar Taveras and Ty Wigginton -- swinging before throwing seven consecutive balls in his fifth-inning appearance.
Pitching coach Jeff Jones visited the mound to speak with Rondon, who proceeded to strike out Ronny Cedeno on a full count with Tony Cruz at first
"He told me I was moving my body a little bit too fast and just to calm down a little bit," Rondon said through a translator.
"You can't get the third out before you throw a pitch," Leyland told Rondon upon his return to the dugout.
Two of Rondon's strikeouts came via his breaking ball, but fans cheered when the 22-year-old reached 100 mph on a fastball.
from the Tigers official site
 
March 17 in Tigers and mlb history:

1871 - The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players is founded, setting the stage for the future National League in 1876. The entry fee for a National Association franchise is set at $10.

1886 - The Sporting News, the weekly that will become "The Baseball Paper of the World," publishes its first issue.

1936 - Much-heralded rookie Joe DiMaggio makes his debut with the New York Yankees, collecting four hits including a triple.

1946 - In Daytona Beach, the Brooklyn Dodgers take the field against their minor-league farm team, the Montreal Royals. With Jackie Robinson in the lineup for Montreal, the game marks the first appearance of an integrated team in Organized Baseball in this century. A crowd of 3,100 attends the game at City Island Park, which will be renamed "Jackie Robinson Stadium" in 1990.

1965 - Jackie Robinson is signed as a member of the ABC-TV major league baseball broadcast team, becoming the first black broadcaster to receive a network position. ABC provides the first-ever nationwide baseball coverage with weekly Saturday broadcasts on a regional basis.

1992 - Pitcher Hal Newhouser and umpire Bill McGowan are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.

2005 - During more than 11 hours of hearings by the Committee on Government Reform concerning major league players' use of steroids, Mark McGwire refuses to talk about the past and does not deny taking performance enhancing drugs. Other players testifying include Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, and former big leaguer Jose Canseco, whose recent book, Juiced, prompted the congressional hearing. Palmeiro will be found guilty of steroid usage later this year.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Oscar_Stanage
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stanaos01.shtml
Oscar Stanage 1909-1920, 1925.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsova01.shtml
Vance Wilson 2005-2006.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Howard_Ehmke
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ehmkeho01.shtml
Howard Ehmke 1916-1917, 1919-1922.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/purtebi01.shtml
Billy Purtell 1914.

from Baseball Reference
 
Avisail Garcia has his foot wrapped with a brace on over it. Using crutches to get around the clubhouse.
Avisail Garcia said he doesn't know how many days he will be out. Said he can't put pressure on his right foot.
 
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