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The pleasures of nepotism.
No we?re no talking about politics. Alex Avila is off to a fine start in his second tour of duty with the Detroit Tigers. The fanbase will probably always be split on him, though the bizarre anger some fans have for a guy who was a very solid catcher for the team for years is pretty asinine. However, we?ve seen what Avila still brings to the table. He draws a lot of walks, crushes the occasional baseball when he connects, and handles his duties behind the plate with a lot of veteran savvy and well-honed technique.

Daniel Norris credited Avila for guiding him through his Friday win against the Indians in which he had zero fastball command to work with. He also continued to refer to Avila as George Clooney. On Sunday, beyond the offensive fireworks, Avila helped Matt Boyd work through an extremely dangerous Indians? lineup without a put-away pitch. Trust your catchers, kids.

BYBTB
 
April 18 in Tigers and mlb history:

1899: At age 26, John McGraw makes his managerial debut with the Baltimore Orioles of the National League. McGraw leads them to a 5 - 3 victory over the New York Giants, a team he will later manage for more than 30 years.

1905: The Detroit Tigers signed Duff Cooley as a free agent.

1916: Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches his first of 16 shutouts of the season against the Boston Braves.

1923: The debut of Yankee Stadium is a huge success with an announced attendance of 74,217. Bob Shawkey of the Yankees, aided by a three-run home run by Babe Ruth, beats Howard Ehmke and the Red Sox, 4 - 1.

1929: At Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth hits a home run in his first at-bat since his marriage the day before. As he rounds second base tips his hat to his new bride, Claire Merritt Hodgson.

1939: Announcer Red Barber calls the action in the Brooklyn Dodgers' 7 - 3 loss to the New York Giants, marking the first time a regular-season Brooklyn game is broadcast on the radio.

1946: Jackie Robinson makes his minor league debut for the Montreal Royals, the International League affiliate club of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In becoming the first openly black person to play Organized Baseball in the 20th century, Robinson bangs out a home run and three singles on his way to winning the league batting championship.

1950: At the Polo Grounds, Sam Jethroe becomes the first black to play for the Boston Braves. A former Cleveland Buckeyes star, he goes 2 for 4, including a home run, to lead the Braves to an 11 - 4 beating of the New York Giants. Warren Spahn is the winner. Jethroe will go on to become National League Rookie of the Year after leading the majors in stolen bases.

1956: Ed Rommel becomes the first major league umpire to wear glasses during a game as he arbitrates a contest between the Yankees and Senators.

1964: Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers strikes out the side on nine pitches, becoming the first pitcher in major league history to achieve the feat twice.

1965: Ray Oyler, one of the game?s worst-hitting regulars ever, plays in his first game.

1991: A sellout crowd of 42,191 watches the Chicago White Sox play their first game at New Comiskey Park and sees the home team get crushed by the Detroit Tigers, 16 - 0. Jack McDowell gives up the park's first home run to Cecil Fielder.

1995: Jack Morris, the winningest pitcher of the 1980s, announces his retirement.

2005: The Detroit Tigers selected Adam Peterson off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Tigers players and owners birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Frank_Navin
Frank Navin owner 1908-1935.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sam_Crawford
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfsa01.shtml
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/11b83a0d
Sam Crawford 1903-1917.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flynndo01.shtml
Doug Flynn 1985.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Brian_Dubois
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/duboibr01.shtml
Brian Dubois 1989-1990.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rico_Brogna
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brognri01.shtml
Rico Brogna 1992.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Miguel_Cabrera
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabremi01.shtml
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1744&position=1B/3B
Miguel Cabrera 2008-present.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roscoe_Miller
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millero01.shtml
Roscoe Miller 1901-1902.

from Baseball Reference
 
http://www.westofwoodward.com/2017/04/the-voice-of-turtle-episode-57-your.html
West Of Woodward Tigers Blog Podcast The Voice of the Turtle Episode 57: Your first-place Tigers. 77 Minutes.

Topics in this week's episode include:
- Anibal Sanchez's very bad start to the season.
- Miguel Cabrera, Justin Upton, and a whole lot of walks.
- All the JaCoby Jones love you need.
- Brad Ausmus: not that bad?
- The Joe Jimenez decision and why it was weird.
- Alex Wilson didn't really need that eye anyway.
- Listener questions!
- Nate Silver is trying to make fetch happen.
 
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