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As posted in a separate thread;
http://www.freep.com/article/20140103/NEWS06/301030079/fifth-third-ballpark-on-fire-comstock-park
Fire burns at minor league ballpark of Tigers affiliate in western Michigan.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/01/don_kelly_sad_to_hear_of_fifth.html
Former Whitecaps players react to news of stadium fire: 'The team means a lot to the Grand Rapids area'.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...e-breaks-out-West-Michigan-Whitecaps-ballpark
Webvideo Fire breaks out at West Michigan Whitecaps ballpark.
from the detnews

http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...id=66286892&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
West Michigan stadium catches fire
Flames go up along Fifth Third Ballpark's first-base side.
from milb.com
 
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http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/01/a_look_at_the_history_of_fifth.html
Fifth Third Ballpark timeline: Key dates, events and facts in stadium's history before massive fire.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/01/lack_of_hydrants_at_fifth_thir.html
Lack of hydrants at West Michigan's Fifth Third Ballpark hampers firefighters, leads to extensive damage.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/01/west_michigan_whitecaps_co-own.html
Fifth Third Ballpark fire aftermath: 'If we rebuild it, they will come once again'.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/01/fifth_third_ballpark_fire_like.html
Fifth Third Ballpark fire sparked by space heater, sprinkler system possibly off, fire chief says.

from Mlive
 
January 4 in Tigers and mlb history:

1932: The Great Depression deepens, and American League costs are cut by dropping an umpire from the AL staff of 11.

1969 - Attorney Jack Reynolds, administrator of the new umpires union, says an economic agreement has been worked out between the American League and umpires that will avert a strike this year.

1995 - Five bills aimed at ending the Major League Baseball strike are introduced in the United States Congress.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ossie_Vitt
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vittos01.shtml
Ossie Vitt 1912-1918.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Don_McMahon
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmahdo02.shtml
Don McMahon 1968-1969.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fuentti01.shtml
Tito Fuentes 1977.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Paul_Gibson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gibsopa01.shtml
Paul Gibson 1988-1991.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Scott_Sizemore
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sizemsc01.shtml
Scott Sizemore 2010-2011.

from Baseball Reference
 
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