Detroit Tigers links: Alex Wilson was actually on the 'same page' as Brad Ausmus

On Sunday, manager Brad Ausmus' game plan was to pitch carefully to Houston Astros' Jose Altuve when the game was on the line in the ninth inning. Alex Wilson appeared to challenge the hitter instead, causing the Tigers to lose and an uproar in the fandom for this "miscommunication" ensued. A few days later, Wilson clears it up, telling Tony Paul of the Detroit News that they were actually "on the same page" and it was simply a poorly executed pitch.

With two outs in a 5-5 tie in the ninth inning, Jake Marisnick tripled against Tigers' Tom Gorzelanny. Ausmus put in Alex Wilson to face Altuve and instead of issuing an intentional base on balls, he told Wilson to pitch carefully to Altuve. The main reason for pitching to Altuve was to hopefully avoid facing pinch hitter Preston Tucker. Tucker has killed the Tigers this year with a 1.094 OPS, including three home runs.

Brad Ausmus has been criticized by the fandom all year, mainly for his bullpen usage. For example, it could be argued that a different pitcher should have come in to face the righty Marisnick instead of the struggling lefty Gorzelanny. Also, it comes as no surprise that a miscommunication mishap would happen again as two incidents earlier this year happened because of miscommunication. On June 15, Ausmus didn't know that Yoenis Cespedes took a bathroom break during the game. And on June 28, David Price thought he was being taken out of the game when in fact Ausmus wanted him back out in the seventh inning.

Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs to wear World War II-era uniforms - Detroit Free Press, Steve Schrader
Let's just hope the 2015 Tigers will play like the 1945 Tigers.

Boston hires Dave Dombrowski hires as President of Baseball Operations - MLB Daily Dish, Matt Goldman
Good luck Dave Dombrowski, you will be missed.

MLB releases 2015 postseason schedule, featuring potential November games - SBNation.com, Marc Normandin
Eh, you didn't really want to watch the Tigers play in November anyway, right?

Please put down your child if you're going to catch a baseball - SBNation.com, Mark Hinog
Seriously, it's just a baseball that you can pick up at any Target store.

Granderson turns back clock to spark Mets offense - FOX Sports, Owen Watson
The former Tiger is having one of his best seasons in years.

Always Be Finishing, Never Be Closing: Ryan Webb, Matt Albers, and the Accidental Pursuit of an Improbable MLB Record - The Triangle, Ben Lindbergh
While Webb hates stats like FIP and WAR, this is nice to hear, "there's not one guy in the big leagues that shouldn't be able to go out and get three outs for an inning."

Six Lightly Owned Home Run Contributors - FanGraphs, Mike Podhorzer
Yeah, it's a fantasy baseball post, but when Tyler Collins makes the list of players "who could be respectable sources of power," I want to hear more.

So You Want to Buy a Dombrowski - Lookout Landing, Meg Rowley
It's irrelevant now, but our very own TomduhB helped the Mariners get excited about some potential Dave Dombrowski action.