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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...3_03_18_detmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Late Gameday Tigers vs. nats.

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/03/18/13070/
Detroit Tigers Not Among Worst Traders.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://tigersinwords.blogspot.com/2013/03/comparing-al-central-catchers.html
Comparing AL Central Catchers.
from TigersInWordsblog

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/2013-positional-power-rankings-center-field/
2013 Positional Power Rankings: Center Field.
from fangraphs

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...tebook_id=42922854&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
Leyland thinking about long-relief options.

Berry has recurrence of left knee tendinitis.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...tebook_id=42922854&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
Leyland thinking about long-relief options.

Berry has recurrence of left knee tendinitis.

from the Tigers official site

Looks like due to injury, both Avisail Garcia and Quintin Berry will not be making the Tigers final 25-man roster once ST ends. This likely leaves Kobernus, Tuiasosopo, Worth, and Kelly to battle for what are the two remaining available positional roster spots? If so, I am pulling for Tuiasosopo and Kobernus, but still have a feeling that it will be the other two being Worth and Jimmy's boy Donnie Kelly who will make it through Leyland's cuts. Castellanos will probably be sent to AA or AAA to continue his ongoing development, IMO.

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130318/SPORTS02/130318079/detroit-tigers-washington-nationals
Detroit 5 - Washington 1: Max Scherzer pitches Tigers to victory.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/03/detroit_tigers_offense_wakes_u.html
Detroit Tigers' bats wake up late, rally past Washington Nationals with four-run seventh.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...no--Bruce-Rondon-sharp-again-in-win-over-Nats
Tigers hitters get to Rafael Soriano; Bruce Rondon sharp again in win over Nats.
from the detnews

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...18&content_id=42922826&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Max Scherzer solid before Tigers rally past Nats.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2013_03_18_detmlb_wasmlb_1
Boxscore.

from the Tigers official site

 

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Rondon shows stuff vs. heart of Nats' order.
If Bruce Rondon needed a showcase for his closer bid, he couldn't have asked for a better one than Monday. Neither could the Tigers. If facing the middle of the Nationals' order wasn't enough, pitching immediately before the top closer on this past winter's free-agent market was.

Both situations made Rondon's ascension look good. It's still worth warning that it's just Spring Training, but Rondon's third consecutive scoreless, hitless inning eased a little more of the unrest surrounding his case to open the season in the big leagues.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland said last week he wanted to see more swings and misses from hitters against Rondon. He also wanted to see Rondon against a good gathering of Major League hitters, which is why Leyland moved Rondon back to middle-inning work a few days ago after a few late-inning outings against the back end of teams' rosters. Once Max Scherzer finished the fifth inning by striking out Washington leadoff man Denard Span, Leyland had the situation he wanted.

Rondon used an offspeed pitch to induce a second-pitch groundout from Jayson Werth, then put Bryce Harper in an 0-2 hole before trying to finish him off with fastballs and sliders. Once Rondon missed with back-to-back sliders to run the count full, he went back to the fastball just off the plate, giving him his seventh walk of the spring.

Rondon went back to work for back-to-back strikeouts of Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche. Once Zimmerman went down swinging at a changeup, Rondon went heavily to the fastball, including a full-count heater to retire LaRoche and strand Harper on second.

Rondon has five scoreless innings with four hits and two walks allowed, and nine strikeouts, since working with pitching coach Jeff Jones to tweak his delivery.

Rafael Soriano, who was linked in rumors to the Tigers early in the offseason before team officials denied interest, then replaced Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann to begin the seventh inning. Five line-drive singles into the outfield yielded four Tigers runs. Unlike Rondon, however, Soriano has reportedly been building his velocity gradually this spring.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/33853/sleeper-mvp-candidates-american-league
Sleeper MVP candidates: American League.
from espn

Jackson here.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/03/detroit_tigers_bruce_rondon_sl.html
Bruce Rondon slowly building case for Detroit Tigers' closer role after another strong outing.
from Mlive

 

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Anibal gets work in against Minor Leaguers.
The process of stretching out Anibal Sanchez's innings in time for the regular season continued Monday on the back fields at Tigertown, where the right-hander struck out seven Class A hitters over 5 2/3 innings of two-run, three-hit ball for the Lakeland Flying Tigers.

Sanchez threw 72 pitches in the outing, his second consecutive appearance against lower-level competition since returning from his stint for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. He struck out six batters over four innings last Wednesday in the team's annual exhibition against Florida Southern College.

At this point, the innings are more important than the level of competition for Sanchez, who is on track to make two more starts before the Tigers break camp. He's currently pitching on the same days as Max Scherzer, but that would likely change sometime soon as the Tigers try to slot everything on turn for their regular-season rotation order.

Manager Jim Leyland said his goal is to have all his starters ready to throw around 100 pitches when the season starts.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.detroittigersnark.blogspot.com/2013/03/next-week-we-discuss-justin-verlanders.html
Next Week, We Discuss Justin Verlander's Knuckleball.
from TigerSnark

 

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http://eyeontigers.blogspot.com/2013/03/2013-preseason-prediction-9-jhonny.html
2013 Preseason Prediction #9 ? Jhonny Peralta.
from EyeOnTigersblog

 

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March 19 in Tigers and mlb history:

1927 - Don Richard (Richie) Ashburn is born in Tilden, Nebraska. A five-time All-Star, Ashburn will be a solid center fielder and a solid hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies. He will hit over .300 during 9 of his 15 major league seasons, twice capturing the National League batting title and conclude his career with a .308 lifetime average. Following his playing career, he will call Phillies games for more than three decades. Ashburn will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee in 1995.

1951 - Detroit Tigers player representative Fred Hutchinson asks that players be allowed a say in choosing the new baseball commissioner.

1961 - The Boston Red Sox announce that rookie Carl Yastrzemski will start the regular season in left field, succeeding the legendary Ted Williams. Yastrzemski will remain a fixture in the Red Sox's lineup for the next 23 years.

1974 - In a five-player three-team deal involving the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and New York Yankees, pitcher Jim Perry joins his pitching brother, Gaylord, in Cleveland. Detroit sends Perry to Cleveland and Ed Farmer to the Yankees, who send Jerry Moses to Detroit, and Cleveland sends Rick Sawyer and Walt Williams to the Yankees.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gee_Walker
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walkege02.shtml
Gee Walker 1931-1937.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/corcoti01.shtml
Tim Corcoran 1977-1980.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Otto_Williams
Otto Williams coach 1925.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201303...roit-tigers-bruce-rondon-washington-nationals
Tigers' Bruce Rondon sharp again as Nationals' Rafael Soriano struggles.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130319/SPORTS02/303190081/detroit-tigers-nick-castellanos
Tigers' Nick Castellanos shows off arm on play at home vs. Nationals.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/03/detroit_tigers_over-under_how_40.html
Detroit Tigers over-under: How many runs will the Tigers score during 2013 season?
from Mlive

 

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http://www.highheatstats.com/2013/03/top-hit-streaksyear-by-year/
Top Hit Streaks,Year-By-Year.
from HighHeatStats

 

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http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/03/19/how-berrys-injury-kellys-opt-out-might-help-shape-tigers-roster/
How Berry?s injury, Kelly?s opt-out might help shape Tigers roster.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog