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Detroit Tigers notes: Justin Verlander passes first test vs. live hitters
Detroit Free Press, John Lowe
Five weeks before what might be his seventh straight Opening Day starting assignment, Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander moved closer Monday to his delayed first start in exhibition play.
Cruel closer Joe Nathan ready to be nasty for the Tigers
The Detroit News, Lynn Henning
This is Nathan. The man - and the pitcher. Resolute. Confident. Comfortable that he knows what is best for him, and for his team, which is why it required about 30 seconds for him and the Tigers to seal their deal in December.
Jim Leyland's plan: Do what Dave Dombrowski asks, stay out of way of Brad Ausmus, players
MLive.com, Chris Iott
Leyland plans to spend most of the remainder of spring training in Lakeland with the team and expects to take in some Tigers games -- probably while the team is on the road -- during the season.
Brad Ausmus impressed with baserunning as Detroit Tigers roll in spring opener
Detroit Free Press, John Lowe
After Brad Ausmus got a 12-0 win Tuesday in his first game of any kind as Tigers manager, he went out of his way to express his happiness with . . . The hitting? No. The pitching? No.
The comedic stylings of Jim Leyland
Motor City Bengals, Matt Pelc
Ex-Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland was in camp for the first time in Spring Training, ahead of Detroit's 12-0 victory over Florida Southern College.
Elsewhere in baseball:
"Bigger Than the Game" Lives Up to its Title
The Hardball Times, Paul Swydan
Itās a story that shows how complex life as a baseball player can be, particularly for an injured player.
White House petition seeks to make Opening Day a national holiday
HardballTalk, Craig Calcaterra
Wait, it isn't? No one I know works that day, so I just assumed . . . Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith is heading out on the campaign trail for the next 30 days. His platform? To turn Major League Baseball's Opening Day into a national holiday.
Bacon caps are just the beginning ā the Triple-A IronPigs also have bacon pants and scratch-and-sniff bacon T-shirts
Big League Stew, Mike Oz
In our rush to bring you the all-important news about the bacon caps, we missed two other crispy developments from the IronPigs' merchandising department.
New rule on collisions good for the game
SweetSpot Blog, David Schoenfield
I can hear the old-timers grumbling from their graves.
Tigers tweets:
In case you want to know what Max does in his free time.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bought some Tesla stock at 190, 2 weeks ago. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MyBad&src=hash">#MyBad</a> <a href="http://t.co/IARgon5XGh">pic.twitter.com/IARgon5XGh</a></p>— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) <a href="https://twitter.com/Max_Scherzer/statuses/438442847193153536">February 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>š¶For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, At the old ball gameš¶ <a href="http://t.co/ysHugyGOZm">http://t.co/ysHugyGOZm</a></p>— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/statuses/438392758920052736">February 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Ain't she peeeeerty?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>RT if you're glad <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BaseballIsBack&src=hash">#BaseballIsBack</a>! <a href="http://t.co/04WZU3L77J">pic.twitter.com/04WZU3L77J</a></p>— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) <a href="https://twitter.com/tigers/statuses/438377578421059585">February 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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