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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140501&content_id=73952562&vkey=news_det
Tigers see Joba as reliable late-inning bullpen option.
Following inauspicious end to stint with Yanks, Chamberlain finds home in Detroit.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.sportsonearth.com/articl...itchers-velocity-peaks-at-an-early-age#!G8nEs
All downhill from here. April 21.
from sportsonearth

 

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http://beck.mlblogs.com/2014/05/01/...nk-he-projects-to-be-at-least-a-no-3-starter/
Dombrowski on Ray: ?We think he projects to be at least a No. 3 starter?.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-...r-to-discipline-a-donald-sterling-like-owner/
The MLB Commissioner's Power to Discipline a donald sterling type owner.
from fangraphs

 

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May 2 in Tigers and mlb history:

1909 - Honus Wagner steals his way around the bases in the 1st inning of a game against the Cubs. It is the fourth time he steals second base, third and home in a same inning, a National League record. The record holder in the American League is Ty Cobb, who will pull the trick four times between 1909 and 1924. No player in major league history has ever accomplished this feat in each league, and only two more have accomplished the feat twice during their careers: Max Carey (NL) andJackie Tavener (AL).

1920 - The first game in the history of the Negro National League is played. The Indianapolis ABCs host the Chicago American Giants, managed by Rube Foster. The ABCs, featuring Oscar Charleston, win the game 4 - 2.

1923 - Walter Johnson records his first shutout of the season and the 100th of his major league record 113 career shutouts as the Washington Senators defeat the New York Yankees, 3 - 0. Yankees shortstop Everett Scott receives a medal from the American League for playing in his 1,000th consecutive game.

1939 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees does not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending at 2,130 his streak of consecutive games played. An ailing Gehrig removes himself from the lineup, telling his manager Joe McCarthy that he cannot play because of continuing weakness. Doctors will later diagnose Gehrig with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal disease that affects the muscles. Gehrig will never play again.

1943 - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Schoolboy Rowe pinch hits with the bases loaded in the 6th inning and cracks a grand slam off the Boston Braves' Al Javery to break a tie. The Phillies win, 6 - 5, but it takes them 12 innings. For Rowe, it is his second career grand slam. He hit one in 1939 while with Detroit, as he is the only pitcher in major league history to hit a grand slam in each league. Rowe will finish the season with a .306 batting average as a pinch hitter.

Tigers players, coaches, and writers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Falls
Joe Falls, a tough talking New Yorker, came to Detroit in 1953 after an eight-year stint with the Associated Press. He wrote for three different newspapers in Detroit and also had a weekly column in The Sporting News before his retirement in 2003.
He is the author of the seminal history of the Detroit Tigers, published in 1975.
Falls won the 2001 J.G. Taylor Spink Award.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gates_Brown
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownga01.shtml
Gates Brown 1963-1975, coach 1978-1984.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Grilli
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grillst01.shtml
Steve Grilli 1975-1977.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Walewander
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walewji01.shtml
Jim Walewander 1987-1988.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsma05.shtml
Mark Johnson 2000.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Archie_Yelle
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yellear01.shtml
Archie Yelle 1917-1919.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/on_deck_detroit_tigers_begin_l.html
On deck: Detroit Tigers begin last leg of road trip, battle Royals ace James Shields in series opener.
from Mlive

 

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http://isportsweb.com/2014/05/01/detroit-tigers-robbie-ray-start-mean/
Detroit Tigers: What Robbie Ray start could mean.
from Detroit I-sportsweb

 

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http://saberarchive.com/
Saber Archive. A user-generated index of modern Sabermetric research.

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2014/5/1/5668626/john-smoltz-strike-zone-baseball-pitchfx
Does the strike zone shrink in later innings?
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/201...onus-baby-wakefield-target-boo-birds-detroit/
Baseball's first 'bonus baby' Dick Wakefield was target of boo birds in Detroit.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/5/2/5671318/numbers-never-lie-detroit-tigers-stats
The numbers don't lie: Many Tigers had a strong showing in April.
from bybtb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/05/02/detroit-tigers-drew-smyly-move-bullpen/
Should The Detroit Tigers Move Drew Smyly To The Bullpen?
from mcbtb

 

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http://www.detroittigersnark.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-triumphant-return-of-rogo-nac.html
The Triumphant Return of Rogo-nac the Tremendous.
from TigerSnark

 

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http://tracking.si.com/2014/05/01/mlb-to-reorganize-investigative-unit/
MLB to reorganize investigative unit.
from sports illustrated

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...ials-leaving-invstigations-unit-restructuring
MLB shakes up investigative unit.
espn

 

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1) Kaline ranks 3rd in Tigers history in TRAA.

1 Ty Cobb 1346
2 Hank Greenberg 618
3 Al Kaline 611
4 Harry Heilmann 490
5 Norm Cash 482
6 Charlie Gehringer 464
7 Bobby Veach 427
8 Lou Whitaker 369
9 Sam Crawford 367
10 Miguel Cabrera 309

2) Kaline ranks 3rd in Tigers history in RCAA.

1 Ty Cobb 1319
2 Harry Heilmann 624
3 Al Kaline 546
4 Hank Greenberg 531
5 Sam Crawford 492
6 Charlie Gehringer 444
7 Norm Cash 419
8 Miguel Cabrera 355
9 Lou Whitaker 266
10 Bobby Veach 243

3) Kaline holds the Tigers record for career HR.

1 Al Kaline 399
2 Norm Cash 373
3 Hank Greenberg 306
4 Willie Horton 262
5 Cecil Fielder 245
6 Lou Whitaker 244
7 Rudy York 239
8 Miguel Cabrera 229
9 Lance Parrish 212
10 Bill Freehan 200

4) Kaline ranks 4th in Tigers history for HR above the league average.

HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Hank Greenberg 224 306 82
2 Norm Cash 207 373 166
3 Rudy York 165 239 74
4 Al Kaline 150 399 249
5 Cecil Fielder 144 245 101
6 Willie Horton 139 262 123
7 Miguel Cabrera 128 229 101
8 Lance Parrish 105 212 107
9 Harry Heilmann 100 164 64
10 Kirk Gibson 82 195 113

5) Kaline led the AL in hits during 3 10-year spans.

1955-64 Al Kaline 1691 Tigers
1956-65 Al Kaline 1603 Tigers
1957-66 Al Kaline 1547 Tigers

6) Kaline was 1 of just 5 players in MLB history to have 200+ hits in a season at age 20 or younger.

MOST HITS, SEASON, AGE 20 OR YOUNGER

HITS YEAR H AGE
1 Alex Rodriguez 1996 215 20 Mariners
2 Ty Cobb 1907 212 20 Tigers
3 Buddy Lewis 1937 210 20 Senators
4 Vada Pinson 1959 205 20 Reds
5 Al Kaline 1955 200 20 Tigers
6 Manny Machado 2013 189 20 Orioles
7 Orlando Cepeda 1958 188 20 Giants
8 Ted Williams 1939 185 20 Red Sox
T9 Mike Trout 2012 182 20 Angels
T9 Claudell Washington 1975 182 20 A's

7) Kaline is 1 of 10 players with 3000+ hits and 300+ HR.

HITS H HR
1 Hank Aaron 3771 755 Braves/Brewers
2 Stan Musial 3630 475 Cardinals
3 Carl Yastrzemski 3419 452 Red Sox
4 Willie Mays 3283 660 Giants/Mets
5 Eddie Murray 3255 504 Orioles/Dodgers/Mets/Indians/Orioles/Angels/Dodgers
6 Cal Ripken 3184 431 Orioles
7 George Brett 3154 317 Royals
8 Dave Winfield 3110 465 Padres/Yankees/Angels/Blue Jays/Twins/Indians
9 Rafael Palmeiro 3020 569 Cubs/Rangers/Orioles/Rangers/Orioles
10 Al Kaline 3007 399 Tigers

8) Kaline's 5 seasons with 60+ TRAA are tied for 4th in the AL since 1950.

1 Mickey Mantle 8
T2 Alex Rodriguez 7
T2 Frank Thomas 7
T4 Wade Boggs 5
T4 Rickey Henderson 5
T4 Al Kaline 5
T4 Edgar Martinez 5
T4 Ted Williams 5
T9 Albert Belle 4
T9 Ken Griffey Jr. 4
T9 George Brett 4

9) Kaline's 972 extra base hits ranks 6th in AL history, among players who played their whole careers with the same team.

EXTRA BASE HITS EBH
1 Lou Gehrig 1190 Yankees
2 Carl Yastrzemski 1157 Red Sox
3 George Brett 1119 Royals
4 Ted Williams 1117 Red Sox
5 Cal Ripken 1078 Orioles
6 Al Kaline 972 Tigers
7 Robin Yount 960 Brewers
8 Mickey Mantle 952 Yankees
9 Charlie Gehringer 904 Tigers
10 Joe DiMaggio 881 Yankees

10) Kaline ranks 2nd in AL history for hits through the age of 26.

1 Ty Cobb 1600 Tigers
2 Al Kaline 1390 Tigers
3 Robin Yount 1363 Brewers
4 Alex Rodriguez 1354 Mariners/Rangers
5 Jimmie Foxx 1307 A's
6 Mickey Mantle 1238 Yankees
7 Ken Griffey Jr. 1204 Mariners
8 Stuffy McInnis 1193 A's
9 Joe Jackson 1190 A's/Indians/White Sox
10 Joe DiMaggio 1163 Yankees

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_pitcher_max_sch_1.html
Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer dialed in on mound despite constant contract distraction.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/expected-run-differentials/
Expected Run Differentials.
from fangraphs

 

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http://www.hardballtimes.com/10-things-i-learned-about-the-baseball-economy/
10 Lessons I Learned About the Baseball Economy.
from the Hardball Times

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/5/2/5674070/tigers-max-scherzer-robbie-ray
Dave Dombrowski talks Max Scherzer, Robbie Ray, trades, bullpen and more.
from bybtb

http://cdn16.castfire.com/audio/303...0b5874685e652a&referer=http://t.co/zRFkjMhz6b
Olney podcast with Dombrowski.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/report_detroit_tigers_agree_to_2.html
Detroit Tigers agree to deal with right-handed former closer Joel Hanrahan.
Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_take_big_gamble.html
Detroit Tigers take a 'gamble' on Joel Hanrahan, sign two-time All-Star closer to one-year deal.
Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/mike_belfiore_outrighted_to_tr.html
Mike Belfiore outrighted to Triple-A Toledo to clear spot on 40-man roster for reliever Joel Hanrahan.
Mlive