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http://www.detroittigersnark.blogspot.com/2013/04/donnie-at-bat.html
Donnie at the Bat.
from TigerSnark

 

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http://opoutofleftfield.blogspot.com/2013/04/report-jose-valverde-appears-to-be.html
REPORT: Jose Valverde appears to be headed north, while the Mud Hens have flown south.
from the Oakland Press

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130423/SPORTS02/304230123/detroit-tigers-jose-valverde-report
Reports: Jose Valverde on plane to Detroit; Tigers could activate him soon.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_jim_leyland_pla_4.html
Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland plans to 'break in' Bruce Rondon before considering using him as closer.
from Mlive

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...tigers-octavio-dotel-lands-on-15-day-dl/33158
Bruce Rondon Recalled by Detroit Tigers; Octavio Dotel Lands on 15-Day DL.
from the detroitsportssite

 

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Valverde will be with the club in Detroit tomorrow and manager Jim Leyland says he will be the team's closer.

Brayan Villarreal to Toledo to make room for Jose Valverde. Corresponding 40-man move to be announced tomorrow.

 

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http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2013/04/23/sports/doc51772170af736533320512.txt
Valverde back as Detroit Tigers closer.
from the Oakland Press

Leyland on Valverde back as closer: "Two things we know: he's done it before, and he's not afraid."

http://www.freep.com/article/20130423/SPORTS02/304230123/detroit-tigers-jose-valverde-report
Jose Valverde back with the Tigers, will be available Wednesday.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/.../Jose-Valverde-will-sign-one-year-deal-Tigers
Jose Valverde will sign one-year deal with Tigers.
from the detnews

http://www.detroittigertales.com/2013/04/the-new-tigers-closer-isjose-valverde.html
The New Tigers Closer is...Jose Valverde.
from DetroitTigerTales

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/grand_reentrance_jose_valverde.html
Grande' reentrance: Relief pitcher Jose Valverde returns to Detroit Tigers, will be used as closer.
from Mlive

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130423&content_id=45585070&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Rain postpones series opener against Royals.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers-kansas_city_roy_1.html
Detroit Tigers-Kansas City Royals game postponed by rain; Max Scherzer to start Wednesday night.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130423/SPORTS02/304230130/detroit-tigers-bruce-rondon-jim-leyland
Leyland won't thrust Bruce Rondon into closing yet, plus more Tigers bullpen news.
from the freep

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...tebook_id=45584066&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det
Alburquerque appears back in form for Detroit.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://beck.mlblogs.com/2013/04/23/tigers-call-up-valverde-to-close-again/
Tigers call up Valverde to close again.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

Tigers manager Jim Leyland likes the way his bullpen reads, now that Valverde's back on lineup card:
"Well, you always like to have a closer. I don’t think I ever tried to hide that. But I think actually the bullpen was doing pretty good. They were doing a pretty good job. We didn’t have a closer, per se. Benoit was going to be the guy for a while, if his days off worked out where he could pitch.
"But like I said, this guy’s done it. He’s had experience doing it, and we’ll just see how this plays out. I have no idea. But it would be nice to write his name on a lineup card, I can tell you that. You look down there now, and all of a sudden, you’re looking at Benoit again, and Valverde again, and Coke and Smyly, Alburquerque. I don’t know if it’s going to be different, but it certainly reads different on the lineup card. That’s not to slight anybody that’s been here, and might be back here soon. ...
"But certainly like I said, we don’t know how this is going to work out. Starting from the back, which is what you do with your bullpen, in Valverde, Benoit and on down. It reads better than it did before. Will it be better? Will see."
from M.Mowery

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/4/...ing-to-detroit-could-be-rejoining-tigers-soon
UPDATED: Jose Valverde heads to Detroit, signs with Tigers.
from bybtb

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/04/...le/landing_v2.html?blockID=895365&feedID=3701
Valverde regains closer role.
from DetroitFox

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...t-tigers-will-join-mlb-roster-wednesday/33166
Jose Valverde Signs 1-Year Deal With Detroit Tigers, Will Join MLB Roster Wednesday.
from the detroitsportssite

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/e...activate-jose-valerde-soon-possibly-this-week
Jose Valverde set to join Tigers, take over as closer.
from cbssports

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/4/...n-is-coming-to-the-big-leagues-what-to-expect
Bruce Rondon is coming to the big leagues; what can we expect?
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/04/23/led-by-jackson-tiger-offense-struggling/
Led By Jackson, Tiger Offense Struggling.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/does-an-april-drop-in-velocity-predict-arm-injuries/
Does an April drop in Velocity predict arm injuries.
from fangraphs

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/where-have-all-the-stolen-bases-gone/
Where have all the stolen bases gone.
from fangraph

 

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http://tigersinwords.blogspot.com/2013/04/tigers-call-up-rondonand-valverde.html
Tigers Call Up Rondon....and Valverde.
from Matt in Toledo at TigersInWordsblog

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130423&content_id=45577572&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Jose Valverde returns to closer role with Detroit.
Tigers sign righty to big league contract, immediately anoint him closer.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.freep.com/videonetwork/2322675335001
Webvideo Tigers' Dombrowski on Valverde.
Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski talks about bringing back closer Jose Valverde.
from the freep

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/video...l_id=&ref=synd
Webvideo DD speaks about Valverde.
from the Oakland Press

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/04/23/tigers-fans-should-be-patient-with-jose-valverde/
Tigers Fans Should Be Patient With Jose Valverde.
from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

 

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April 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1901 - Three rain postponements give Chicago the honor of hosting the first game in American League history.

1923 - U.S. President Warren G. Harding witnesses the first shutout ever thrown at Yankee Stadium as Babe Ruth hits a home run in New York's 4 - 0 victory over the Senators.

1926 - Unfazed by Forbes Field's ample dimensions, St. Louis Cardinals player-manager Rogers Hornsby leads by example, slugging his team to a 9 - 3 thrashing of the Pittsburgh Pirates. 3 for 3 with a single, double, sacrifice fly and home run good for 5 RBI, the Rajah's exploits are documented by Lou Wollen of the Pittsburgh Press: "Manager Rogers Hornsby is an ideal leader. Not only does he pilot the Cardinals in expert fashion, getting all the baseball possible out of his players, but he shows them on the ball field how the game should be played.

1931 - Three days before his 35th birthday, Chicago's player-manager Rogers Hornsby is again undaunted by Forbes Field's forbidding expanse. Hornsby hits three consecutive home runs to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10 - 6. This is the final season in which Hornsby will allot himself significant playing time ? 357 at-bats in 100 games.

1945 - Happy Chandler becomes the second baseball commissioner. The major league owners unanimously elect the former governor of Kentucky on the first ballot and reward him with a seven-year contract. Chandler succeeds Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the game's first commissioner, who died in 1944.

1946 - Former major leaguers Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith, Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell and Ed Walsh are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

1956 - American League umpire Frank Umont is the first to wear glasses in a regular-season game when he officiates a contest between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics. A former NFL tackle for the New York Giants, Umont still presents an intimidating appearance to most players and fans.

1996 - Greg Myers and Paul Molitor each have five RBI as the Minnesota Twins set a team record for runs and rout the Detroit Tigers, 24 - 11. It is the highest run total against the Tigers in 84 years, matching the mark set in a 24 - 2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics on May 18, 1912, in a game in which Detroit did not have its regulars due to a players' strike.

2001 - The American League celebrates its 100th anniversary as a major league.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Howard_Ehmke
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ehmkeho01.shtml
Howard Ehmke 1916-1917, 1919-1922.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Todd_Jones
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesto02.shtml
Todd Jones 1997-2001, 2006-2008.

from Baseball Reference