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Detroit Tigers Team Notes

December 17 in Tigers and mlb history :

1888 - Former Detroit players Deacon White and Jack Rowe purchase a controlling interest in the minor league Buffalo club. Though their reserve rights have been sold to Pittsburgh, both men announce plans to play in Buffalo next year.

1920 - The American League votes to allow pitchers who used the spitball in 1920 to continue using it as long as they are in the league. The National League will do the same. There will be 17 designated spitters in all, eight in the NL and nine in the AL.

1928: National League President John Heydler's designated hitter idea gets the backing of John McGraw, but the American League is against it.

1928: At a joint meeting, a rule is changed that ends the practice of minor league teams selling star prospects to friendly Major League clubs for high prices, then getting the players back, forcing another ML club to pay the reputed price for the player. Other changes ban the signing of players under the age of 17 and set a $7,500 price tag on any first-year player.

1949 - The Yankees and Detroit swap first basemen, the Tigers getting Dick Kryhoski while New York takes Dick Wakefield, signed by the Tigers in 1941 to a $52,000 bonus.

1968 - The owners announce they will increase contributions to the players' pension fund by $1 million to $5.1 million per year. Players vote down the proposal 491-7.

Tigers players birthdays :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Curtis_Pride
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pridecu01.shtml
Curtis Pride 1996-1997.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pemberu01.shtml
Rudy Pemberton 1995.

Tigers players who passed away :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Larry_Sherry
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sherrla01.shtml
Larry Sherry 1964-1967.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Walt_Dropo
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dropowa01.shtml
Walt Dropo 1952-1954.

from baseball reference

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111216&content_id=26179332&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Verlander, Valverde win GIBBY pitching honors.
Tigers duo takes home top starting pitcher, top closer awards.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15694#.TuyfwfY-gRs.twitter
Future Shock Exclusive First Look at Yoenis Cespedes Encore Video.
from Baseball Prospectus

 

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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/cespedes-free-agency-pushed-to-january.html
Cespedes free agency pushed to January.
from mlbtraderumors

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=det&content_id=20032987
Webvideo of Verlander Winning the GIBBY Award for Starting Pitchers.
from the Tigers official site

 

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December 18 in Tigers and mlb history :

1903 - At the league meeting, Ban Johnson is reelected American League president and given a raise to $10,000. Also, the AL votes to allow coaches at third base and first base at all times: till now, only one coach was permitted except if there were two or more baserunners. The AL also institutes the "foul strike" rule, used by the National League since 1901: a foul will be counted as a strike unless there are already two strikes.

1920 - On his 34th birthday, Ty Cobb signs to manage the Tigers for $32,500.

Tigers players and managers birthdays :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ty_Cobb
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbty01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/cobbty01.shtml
Ty Cobb 1905-1926, Manager 1921-1926.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blairwi01.shtml
Willie Blair 1997, 1999-2001.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/randajo01.shtml
Joe Randa 1998.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20111218/SPORTS02/112180593/Albert-Pujols-vs-Justin-Verlander-destined-to-be-among-highlights-of-the-2012-AL
Verlander vs. Pujols destined to be among highlights of the 2012 AL.
from the freep

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/12/18/2643345/hitters-spent-most-time-at-the-plate-2011
The Hitters Who Spent The Most Time At The Plate In 2011.
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2011/12/18/happy-birthday-georgia-peach/
Happy Birthday Georgia Peach.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://seamheads.com/2011/12/16/fun-with-retrosheet-do-only-slow-runners-ground-into-a-lot-of-dps/
Fun With Retrosheet: Do Only Slow Runners Ground into a Lot of DPs?
from Seamheads

 

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December 19 in Tigers history :

1928 - Senators player-manager Bucky Harris is traded to the Tigers for infielder Jack Warner. The future Hall of Famer will replace George Moriarty (68-86, 6th place) as the Motor City skipper.

1983: The Tigers sign free agent slugger Darrell Evans, who hit .277 with 30 home runs for the Giants last season. Evans will play 5 years for Detroit and hit 141 homeruns.

1986: After finding no other clubs interested in signing him, free agent pitcher and 20-game winner Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with the Tigers while at the same time accusing the major league owners of collusion against free agents. Morris had offered to sign a one-year contract, with salary to be determined by an arbitrator, with either the Yankees, Angels, Twins, or Phillies, but was turned down by all four.

Tigers players birthdays :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Al_Kaline
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kalinal01.shtml
Al Kaline 1953-1974.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tony_Taylor
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tayloto02.shtml
Tony Taylor 1971-1973.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20111219/SPORTS02/112190363/Verlander-Valverde-get-GIBBY-awards
Tigers Justin Verlander, Jose Valverde get GIBBY awards.
from the freep

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2011/12/19/2643933/the-detroit-tigers-christmas-shopping-list
The Detroit Tigers

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/12/17/is-yoennis-cespedes-essential-for-the-tigers/
Is Yoennis Cespedes Essential For The Tigers.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/12/17/does-the-al-alburquerque-injury-affect-the-tigers-view-on-joel-zumaya/
Does The Al Alburquerque Injury Affect The Tigers View On Joel Zumaya?
from mcb-tb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/12/18/due-for-some-mean-regression-part-1/
Due For Some Mean Regression: Part 1.

http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/12/18/due-for-some-mean-regression-part-2/
Due For Some Mean Regression: Part 2.

http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/12/19/due-for-some-mean-regression-part-3/
Due For Some Mean Regression: Part 3.

from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/12/19/al-alburquerques-injury-not-a-fluke/
Al Alburquerque

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2011/12/....he-s ame-night/
When Al Kaline inked a deal with the Tigers and went to the prom in the same night.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/12/19/2645791/a-graphic-look-at-the-remaining-fa-starting-pitching-available
A Graphic Look at the Remaining FA Starting Pitching Available.
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111219&content_id=26195574&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
New CBA means new ballgame for Tigers.
from the Tigers official site