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Bernie Ecclestone may have turned 86 today (Happy Birthday, Mr E), but I wont use that as a reason to offend octogenarians by offering it as an excuse for some of his statements -- even more absurd than usual -- that hit the headlines yesterday.Actually, hitting the headlines is probably an appropriate phrase. Apart from Ecclestones devious pleasure in creating box office appeal for F1, it strikes me that the increasing number of sound bites in recent weeks is an indication of a faintly desperate need to prove that he remains the focal point of a business that previously had his name above the door.It must be difficult, after 40 years, to suddenly face the fact that the only thing of consequence outside your family is about to be forcibly removed for good. And not on your exact terms. Forget the new three-year contract. Ecclestone is wise enough -- and certainly old enough -- to realise that his desk will be metaphorically eased into the corridor alongside the water cooler as soon as the new bosses fully understand the complexities of this unique business and feel ready to take complete charge.Bernie is free to say what he pleases, of course. The problem here is that safety is a sensitive subject, particularly when the speaker appears to make light of it by helping create headlines that shout for more crashes to spice up F1. Theres no point in Ecclestone complaining his words were taken out of context; he knew full well the selective sensationalism likely to result from his flippant remarks.The contradiction comes if you agree there is thread of truth running through some of his statements. Building walls is impractical -- not to mention stupid -- even if their presence would bring the need for 10 times more precision than is necessary when the penalty for a misjudgement is the minor inconvenience of a high-speed detour across an asphalt run-off. I get the theory behind what he says just as much as I go along with the call to have Charlie Whiting make a track limit exactly that. Install kerbs, add gravel (where safe to do so without causing a car to dig in and roll); just do whatever is necessary to increase the challenge.But for Ecclestone to suggest that in an incident such as Fernando Alonsos massive shunt in Melbourne, it would be a bit of showbiz to put big sheets around the scene, bring in the ambulance, take the driver away and string out the drama by not announcing the relatively uninjured driver is okay until much later: if this is not tongue in cheek, then it is Birthday Boy who needs carting off for urgent medical attention. Cheap Broncos Jerseys . 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He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. ATLANTA -- It once looked like the Detroit Tigers would be catching a break by ending the regular season with an interleague series against the Braves in Atlanta, even if it meant no designated hitter.The Braves, though, no longer resemble the ballclub that seemed guaranteed to lose more than 100 games in the final season at Turner Field.The Tigers -- fighting for an American League wild-card spot -- will instead face an Atlanta team that has won 10 of its past 11 games and is 35-34 since the All-Star Game.Large crowds will be on hand to say good-bye to the Braves home for the past 20 years and the team wants to put on a good show.We kind of feel like have something to play for, too, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. I wouldnt say players talk about being spoilers. Its more looking forward to good games that mean something. We want to win these games, too. Were playing like were a half-game out in the wild-card.The Tigers, though, obviously have the most riding on the series and now have the prospect of an extra game on Monday if needed after being rained out at home against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.The good news for Detroit is that there is little chance of rain in Atlanta this weekend.The Tigers (85-73) are 1 1/2 games in back of Toronto and Baltimore in the race for the two wild-card spots in the American League.Rookie left-hander Daniel Norris (3-2, 3.59 ERA) was pushed back by the rainout to start the series opener on Friday night, with Jordan Zimmermann (9-6, 4.88 ERA) now going on Saturday. Ace Justin Verlander (16-8, 3.10 ERA) will pitch on Sunday.The Braves will start Matt Wisler (7-12, 4.86 ERA) in the series opener, followed by rookie Aaron Blair (1-7, 8.02 ERA) and Julio Teheran (6-10, 3.10 ERA) -- the teams All-Star Game representative.The Tigers will have to adjust their lineup for the series with the absence of designated hitter Victor Martinez from the cleanup spot. The veteran switch-hittter cant play the field because of his knees and will be limited to pinch hitting.ddddddddddddThats the way it is, said Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, who is glad to at least have third baseman Nick Castellanos back from his broken hand.Martinezs absence puts extra importance on Miguel Cabrera, though. The first baseman is hitting .423 with two homers and 11 RBI during a seven-game hitting streak, and has a .352 average with 18 homers and 52 RBI in his past 62 games.Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman had his hitting and on-base streaks come to an end Thursday against Philadelphia at 30 and 46 games, respectively. He batted .384 during his hitting streak, which was the longest in the majors since 2011.Dan Uggla set an Atlanta franchise record by hitting in 33 straight games that year. The on-base streak was the longest by a Brave since Gary Sheffield set the Atlanta record of 52 games in 2002.The Tigers are 12-5 against interleague opponents this year, while the Braves (66-92) are 6-11. The teams have played 18 times, with Detroit winning 12 times. The Tigers have a .621 winning percentage against the National League since 2006.The Tigers-Indians game will be made up on Monday in Detroit if it carries postseason implications, either for Detroit in the wild-card race or Cleveland for postseason seeding.The Tigers could end up playing five games in five days in five different cities. After the game in Atlanta on Sunday, they could have to play the makeup game on Monday, then possibly go to Baltimore to play a wild-card tiebreaker against the Orioles on Tuesday, then a wild-card game on Wednesday and the AL Division Series on Thursday.Im aware of it, Ausmus said of the five-games-in-five-days possibility. But one thing at a time. If thats the scenario, thats a good thing. Its a good problem to have. ' ' '