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Those lineup changes Jim Leyland was going to sleep on resulted in one significant change: With Gary Sheffield off, Leyland moved Miguel Cabrera up into the third spot in the order ahead of Magglio and Carlos Guillen. That's about it today, but other changes are coming, starting on Monday. "I'm going to shake things up a little bit here shortly," Leyland said. "I don't know what I mean by ...
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Game 32: Tigers at Twins
The Detroit Tiger Weblog — ... Jim Leyland hinted at a lineup shake up last night, and it sounds like it is still coming. For today anyways it will only be Miguel Cabrera moving to the 3 hole as Gary Sheffield gets the day off. ...

Leyland to make drastic change to lineup
The Detroit Tiger Weblog — ... he “might shake up the lineup a little bit” for Sunday’s game. He did just that with Sheffield getting the day off and Miguel Cabrera assuming the third spot in the order. But more changes are a-coming starting on Monday. Changes so drastic that Leyland suggested they might be termed drastic. ...

Metrodome Meltdown: Twins 7, Tigers 6
Bless You Boys — ... Sometimes, you're the broom. Sometimes, you're the dirt.  Sweeping the Yankees at Yankee Stadium doesn't seem quite so grand after getting swept in turn by the Twins at the Metrodome.  And the way in which the Tigers lost all three games was disturbing enough to make Jim Leyland consider "drastic" changes.  More on that later. ...

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