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December 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1969 - In a letter to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, traded St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood states his refusal to report to the Philadelphia Phillies citing he is not a piece of property to be sold. The MLB Players Association announces it supports Flood's suit against baseball and will pay his legal fees.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccreed01.shtml
Ed McCreery 1914.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fostela01.shtml
Larry Foster 1963.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gintema01.shtml
Matt Ginter 2005.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Cobb
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbjo01.shtml
Joe Cobb 1918.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/12/24/5240650/top-tigers-countdown-5-charlie-gehringer
Top Tigers Countdown #5: Charlie Gehringer.
from bybtb

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201312...-City-Bengals-Christmas-wish-list-Tigers-fans
A Christmas wish list for Tigers fans.
from the freep

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/12/24/dave-dombrowski-leveraging-2013s-bad-luck/
Dave Dombrowski and the Leveraging of 2013′s Bad Luck.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2013/12/24/five-biggest-detroit-sports-stories-of-2013/
The Five Biggest Detroit Sports Stories of 2013.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?c_id=det&content_id=31278065&partnerId=as_mlb_20131224_16242314
Deck the Calls: Tigers. Sit back and listen to the Tigers' favorite calls of all-time and 2013 - #DeckTheCalls
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on...aderboarding-fewest-rbi-by-home-run-benchmark
Leaderboarding: Fewest RBI by home run benchmark.
from cbssports

 

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If anyone is looking for me, I will be outside smoking a Cohiba.

 

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December 25 in Tigers and mlb history:

1862 - A crowd of 40,000 watches two teams of imprisoned Union Army soldiers play baseball at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Civil War historians are debating the actual size of the crowd.

1957 - With the backing of United States Representatives Kenneth Keating and Emanuel Celler, the minor league executives urge that Major League Baseball compensate them for infringement on their territorial rights.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesal01.shtml
Alex Jones 1903.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Akers
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/akersbi01.shtml
Bill Akers 1929-1931.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ned_Garver
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garvene01.shtml
Ned Garver 1952-1956.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hamilja01.shtml
Jack Hamilton 1964-1965.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gene_Lamont
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lamonge01.shtml
Gene Lamont 1970-1972, 1974-1975, coach 2006-present.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaju02.shtml
Julio Gonzalez 1983.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hiljuer01.shtml
Erik Hiljus 1999-2000.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Martin_(martibi02)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martibi02.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/martibi02.shtml
Billy Martin 1958, manager 1971-1973.

from baseball reference

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/43173/christmas-wishes-for-every-team
Christmas wishes for every team.
espn

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20131225/SPORTS18/312250016/michigan-sports-play-of-year
Vote now: The best Michigan sports plays of the year in 2013.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201312...ck-made-Tigers-history-wearing-yuletide-No-25
Norm Cash, Robert Fick made Tigers history wearing yuletide No. 25.
from the freep

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb...md=20131224&content_id=66162634&vkey=news_mlb
Baseball's charitable efforts always in season.
On-field feats trumped only by off-field contributions of players, owners.
from mlb.com

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/12/25/detroit-tigers-pursue-oft-injured-reliever-ryan-madson/
Detroit Tigers Should Pursue Oft-injured Reliever Ryan Madson.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/201...e-list-and-who-made-his-naughty-list-in-2013/
Who made Santa's Nice List and who made his naughty list in 2013.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...op-moments-of-2013?blockID=974437&feedID=3706
Tigers' top moments of 2013.
from DetroitFox

 

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A Blessed and Merry Christmas to all of you here.

 

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http://newenglishd.com/2013/12/25/how-much-can-the-tigers-offer-tanaka/
How Much Can The Tigers Offer Tanaka?
from the NewEnglishD-Tigersblog

 

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http://www.faketeams.com/2013/12/25/5242124/fantasy-baseball-rankings-top-100-hitters-for-2014
Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 100 Hitters for 2014.
from RotoHardball

 

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December 26 in Tigers and mlb history:

1906 - National League umpire Hank O'Day suggests that the batter's box be outlined with white rubber strips rather than chalk, making it impossible for hitters to erase the lines. But the rule will never be implemented.

1950 - With a large portion going to the players' pension fund, outgoing Commissioner Happy Chandler announces the Gillette Razor Company has purchased the television rights to the All-Star Game for six years for six million dollars.

1974 - The Little League is officially open to girls as U.S. President Gerald Ford signs legislation amending the charter of the organization. Little League had sought changes in their charter after a series of lawsuits challenged its boys-only rule.

2005: The Associated Press reports that baseball took a lot of shots in 2005 from politicians, commentators and players themselves as the sport struggled with steroids.
MLB went from no drug policy in 2002, to anonymous testing in 2003, to counseling for positive tests in 2004, to a dozen 10-day suspensions this year.
Starting next year, an initial positive test will result in a 50-game suspension, and players will be tested for amphetamines for the first time, with penalties for a second positive result.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Burns
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsdi01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsdi01-bat.shtml
Dick Burns Detroit Wolverines 1883.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cavetpu01.shtml
Pug Cavet 1911, 1914-1915.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Herman_Pillette
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pillehe01.shtml
Herman Pillette 1922-1924.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Storm_Davis
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisst02.shtml
Storm Davis 1993-1994.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Omar_Infante
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/infanom01.shtml
Omar Infante 2002-2007, 2012-2013.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Darin_Downs
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/downsda02.shtml
Darin Downs 2012-2013.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chris_Brown
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownch02.shtml
Chris Brown 1989.

from baseball reference