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Ron Gardenhire rails about missed cutoffs by Tigers outfielders

Detroit — Not only is it bad form by a rookie, Christin Stewart, who only two weeks ago was still playing Triple-A ball at Toledo.

It's "everyone," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said Wednesday as he got into an animated, energized, borderline furious overview of outfielders — and infielders — who are messing up some basic skills, with emphasis on cutoff throws.

"We've got to eliminate long throws and get it to the cutoff man, and quit trying to throw out people, and we'll be OK," Gardenhire said as the Tigers dressed for Wednesday's 1:10 p.