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http://www.freep.com/article/20130403/SPORTS02/130403100/detroit-tigers-minnesota-twins
Minnesota 3, Detroit Tigers 2: Joaquin Benoit, Phil Coke can't hold lead in ninth.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_play_minnesota_1.html
Detroit Tigers suffer 3-2 loss to Minnesota Twins on two-run double off Phil Coke in bottom of ninth.
from Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_phil_coke_5.html
Poorly placed fastball, elusive game-winning hit lead to second-guessing after Detroit Tigers' first loss.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/.../1129/sports0104/Tigers-fail-close-lose-ninth
Twins 3 - Tigers 2: Tigers fail at the close, lose in ninth.
from the detnews
 
Red Wings' Datsyuk jokes with Verlander about contract.
Reactions to Justin Verlander's contract extension aren't limited to baseball anymore. Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk gave Verlander some ribbing on Twitter Monday.

"Congrats on the new contract! Mr. Ilitch spent all his money," Datsyuk tweeted to Verlander, referring to Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch. "Nothing left for me."

Verlander got a laugh out of it.

"Haha. Thanks, man," Verlander tweeted back. "Dinner is on me."

Datsyuk is actually in the same contract situation Verlander faced before signing his extension. Datsyuk's deal expires after next season. Unlike Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League has a hard salary cap.
from the Tigers official site
 
Leyland praises Fielder's performance, regimen.
Prince Fielder didn't go to Spring Training claiming he was in the best shape of his life. After his Opening Day performance, however, his manager was praising his workouts as much as his work.

"He's in very good shape," Jim Leyland said after Fielder went 2-for-4 Monday. "I mean, he worked very hard this winter. He's got a regimen that he does with somebody, but he's in tremendous shape. He was bouncing around real good."

Fielder said Wednesday that his offseason workouts focused on footwork, which might have helped him on potentially the biggest out of the game. He stretched to dig shortstop Jhonny Peralta's throw out of the dirt to retire pinch-hitter Wilkin Ramirez with runners on second and third and two outs in what was a 3-1 game in the sixth inning.

Fielder's slide home on Josh Roenicke's wild pitch was less graceful, but the eighth-inning run was a critical bit of insurance for a two-run lead as Leyland mixed and matched his bullpen for the save.

"That extra add-on run was huge," Leyland said. "That takes you off the lines [defensively] the next couple innings. You're not playing no-doubles [defense]."
from the Tigers official site
 
Fundamental baseball turns into 'hit-and-run' play.
Torii Hunter was getting rave reviews on Opening Day after his "hit-and-run" single to the right side moved Austin Jackson from first to third base and set up a two-run first inning. However, it wasn't actually a hit-and-run play.

It wasn't even a reaction on Hunter's part seeing Jackson trying to steal second, according to Hunter. He was trying to hit it to the right side before Jackson took off.

"I was just trying to shoot that hole," said Hunter, referring to the gap that opened up when second baseman Brian Dozier scrambled to cover the bag. "I was just trying to get Austin over."

Plays like that could be the biggest benefit Jackson sees from having Hunter hitting behind him. According to the Bill James Handbook, Jackson went from first to third base 15 times in 43 chances last season, a low ratio for an everyday leadoff hitter with a .377 on-base percentage. Mike Trout, who batted in front of Hunter last year, went from first to third 28 times in 45 chances last year.
from the Tigers official site
 
The 12 strikeouts recorded by Tigers pitchers on Monday marked their highest total on Opening Day since at least 1916. Detroit had racked up 10 punchouts in three other openers.

Verlander's win on Monday was his 125th in 233 career starts, tying him with Tom Seaver and Mike Mussina for the sixth-highest win total through that many starts.

from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/4/...hil-coke-blows-save-second-guessing-commences
Twins 3 - Tigers 2: Phil Coke blows save, second guessing commences.
from blessyouboystigersblog

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/04...oit-tigers-phil-coke-probably-shouldnt-close/
Minnesota Twins 3-2 Detroit Tigers: Phil Coke Probably Shouldn?t Close.
from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=6921
Let The Bullpen Panic Begin: Closers By Committee Gag In 9th, Tigers Lose.
from walkoffwoodwardtigersblog
 
April 4 in Tigers and mlb history:

1911 - Automobile maker Hugh Chalmers introduces the concept of a Most Valuable Player in major league baseball. Chalmers announces that he will award a new car to the player in each league who is selected MVP by a vote of baseball writers.

1974 - Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron blasts a historic three-run home run against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jack Billingham on Opening Day. The home run is the 714th of Aaron's career, tying him with the great Babe Ruth for the most in major league history.

2005: Detroit Tigers designated hitter Dmitri Young hits three home runs to lead his team to an 11 - 2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Cameron_Maybin
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maybica01.shtml
Cameron Maybin 2007.

from Baseball Reference
 
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