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March 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1912: Joseph (Arky) Vaughan is born in Clifty, Arkansas. Vaughan, a hard-hitting shortstop, will make his major league debut in 1932 and will go on to hit for a .318 batting average during a 14-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. Vaughan will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee in 1985.

1979: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn declares that all reporters—male and female—will have equal access to all big league locker rooms.

1981: The Chicago White Sox sign prized free agent catcher Carlton Fisk. The future Hall of Fame receiver was declared a free agent in February after the Boston Red Sox failed to mail him a contract by the deadline imposed under the Basic Agreement.

1995: Major League Baseball owners unanimously approve two expansion teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Each of the new clubs will pay a $130 million franchise fee and will begin play in 1998.

1998: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Baez as a free agent.
1998: The Detroit Tigers signed Erik Hiljus as a free agent.

2007: The Detroit Tigers released Kevin Beirne.

2018: The Detroit Tigers signed Donovan Hand as a free agent.
2018: The Detroit Tigers signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia as a free agent.

2019: The Detroit Tigers purchased Cameron Rupp from the San Francisco Giants.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lefty_Williams
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willile01.shtml
Lefty Williams 1913-1914.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisehu01.shtml
Hughie Wise 1930.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ron_Kline
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klinero01.shtml
Ron Kline 1961-1962.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Landis
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/landiji01.shtml
Jim Landis 1967.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/C.J._Nitkowski
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nitkoc.01.shtml
C.J. Nitkowski 1995-1996, 1999-2001.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Clay_Rapada
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rapadcl01.shtml
Clay Rapada 2007-2009.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/veddelo01.shtml
Lou Vedder 1920.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Aaron_Robinson
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinaa01.shtml
Aaron Robinson 1949-1951.
November 10, 1948: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Pierce and $10,000. bad trade by Tigers.
August 6, 1951: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Detroit Tigers.

Baseball Reference

 

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https://www.freep.com/videos/sports...thew-boyd-mission-end-sex-slavery/3112708002/
Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd is on a mission to end sex slavery in Uganda.
Freep

 

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https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2019/03/08/the-saturday-survey-21/
THE SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

 

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http://seamheads.com/blog/2019/03/08/the-bbwaa-report-card-for-the-21st-century/
The BBWAA ?Report Card? for the 21st Century.
Seamheads

 

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...norris-gain-immediate-uptick-velo/3113550002/
Jordan Zimmermann's tip helps Tigers' Daniel Norris gain immediate uptick in velocity.
Detnews

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/daniel-norris-encouraged-by-velo-increase
Norris encouraged by increase in velocity.
Tigers acquire Rupp from Giants; VerHagen deals with inflammation.
Tigers official site

 

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https://247sports.com/mlb/tigers/Ar...art-JaCoby-Jones-and-Mikie-Mahtook-129885978/
2019 Detroit Tigers Preview: Outfielders.
TigsTown

 

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https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...ervations-michael-fulmer-velocity/3115973002/
Detroit Tigers observations: Michael Fulmer's velocity still down.
Freep

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...-dials-back-spring-training-start/3115803002/
Tigers' Michael Fulmer dials it back in third spring training start.
Detnews

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/braves-...nal,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=565501
Boxscore.

 

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https://247sports.com/mlb/tigers/Ar...odcast-Episode-11-A-History-Lesson-129838788/
Tigs Town Bourbon and Baseball BS Podcast: A History Lesson. 97 minutes.
Gets going with Tigers talk around the 20/21 minute mark.

In this episode, Paul and Mark dive into their favorite eateries and watering holes around Tigers farm teams stadiums, and rehash a couple Lakeland stories from back in the day.
After Paul is done mocking Mark for being "grown-up" and "mature", they dive into baseball, tackling the reasons behind the Josh Harrison signing, which youngsters have garnered attention this spring and what is expected from rookies that are being handed playing time like Christin Stewart and Grayson Greiner.
Paul and Mark wrap up with a couple reader questions, including what is success for Parker Meadows, and just how long has TigsTown been around.


Detailed topics below;
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Paul and Mark share their favorite place to visit when visiting the Tigers minor league affiliates, with Paul pointing out his favorite stop in Toledo, and Mark in Erie.

Paul and Mark re-live their glory days on trips to Lakeland for spring training as Mark drinks a seltzer.

Paul re-lives his 2018 visit to Lakeland, when he woke up an entire wing of a hotel thanks to a basketball game and a crowded sports bar.

Talk FINALLY turns to baseball, where they share their POV on the Josh Harrison signing and what motivated it - hint: they don't agree on what drove the decision when it happened.

Casey Mize and Daz Cameron have been making the most noise among the youngsters that got a chance to show their stuff in big league camp.

Could Tigers fans restlessness and frustrations lead to either Cameron or Mize (or both) being called-up earlier than anticipated to appease the fanbase?

Christin Stewart is being handed the left fielder job - over/under on his performance lining up with Jeimer Candelario's production last season.

Grayson Greiner is being handed the catcher's job - over/under on his performance lining up with James McCann's production last season.

Which young pitcher(s) will get a crack at the rotation? (hint: Spencer Turnbull and Kyle Funkhouser).

What does success for Parker Meadows look like this season?

A recap of how long TigsTown has been around and why they think they're the best in the business.

 

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March 10 in Tigers and mlb history:

1857: The National Association of BaseBall Players is formed at a meeting in New York City. Twenty-two teams are represented, and William Van Cott of the Gothams is elected president.

1904: New York Giants players leave Mobile, AL ahead of the law after a local judge issues a warrant for their arrest for beating a local umpire unconscious during an exhibition game. The players were goaded by manager John McGraw.

1942: The Detroit Tigers purchased Walter Wilson from the Philadelphia Athletics.

1945: The Detroit Tigers released Boom-Boom Beck.

1948: The Yankees offer to trade Joe DiMaggio for Hal Newhouser.

1951: FBI director J. Edgar Hoover announces that he has turned down an offer to become Commissioner of baseball. The governor of California, Earl Warren, had previously rejected an offer to become baseball's leader.

1963: A little known minor league infielder named Pete Rose plays in his first spring training game. The 22-year-old Rose, who goes 2 for 2 in his debut against the Chicago White Sox, will make the Cincinnati Reds' Opening Day roster. As the team's starting second baseman, Rose will win the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

1982: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Pasley as a free agent.
1982: The Detroit Tigers purchased Mark Lee from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1982: Shortstop Travis Jackson and former commissioner Happy Chandler are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.

1983: The Special Veterans Committee announces the election of Walter Alston and George Kell to the Hall of Fame. Alston managed the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles to four World Series championships, while always working under one-year contracts.
Kell, was a standout third baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, batted over .300 nine times, was a 10-time All-Star, and topped American League third basemen in fielding percentage seven times during a 15-season career.

1984: After four losses, the #Tigers get their first spring win, 6-3 over the Twins.

1993: The Detroit Tigers signed Santiago Perez as an amateur free agent.

1993: Sherry Davis becomes the first woman major league public address announcer when she is hired by the San Francisco Giants to work at Candlestick Park.

1995: Michael Jordan announces that he is leaving the Chicago White Sox organization and will return to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. Jordan struggled in his one season of minor league baseball.

2000: The Philadelphia Phillies traded Wendell Magee to the Detroit Tigers for Bobby Sismondo (minors).

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curryji01.shtml
Jim Curry 1918.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/herriar01.shtml
Art Herring 1929-1933.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heathbi01.shtml
Bill Heath 1967.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cunnige01.shtml
George Cunningham 1916-1919.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Nieman
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/niemabo01.shtml
Bob Nieman 1953-1954.

Baseball Reference

 

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https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...l-fulmer-spring-training-velocity/3118898002/
Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer's dip in velocity a concern. Here's why.
Freep

Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer was one of the majors’ hardest-throwing starters from 2016-18, but his velocity has been anything but imposing early in 2019. As has been the case throughout the spring, Fulmer’s fastball sat in the 88 to 92 mph range during a 44-pitch outing Saturday, leading Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press to note that the soon-to-be 26-year-old “didn’t look right.” The Tigers aren’t confident Fulmer’s velocity will return, writes Fenech, which is an eyebrow-raising observation given that he’s one of the rebuilding team’s most valuable players and trade chips. But it’s worth noting Fulmer’s still in the early stages of his comeback from right knee surgery, and he and pitching coach Rick Anderson expressed confidence Saturday that his velocity will return, Chris McCosky of the Detroit News relays. If so, the 2016 AL Rookie of the Year figures to stand a far better chance of rebounding from a disappointing, injury-shortened 2017 – a 132 1/3-inning campaign in which he logged career-worst numbers (4.69 ERA/4.52 FIP with 7.48 K/9 and 3.13 BB/9).
MLBTR

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/six-tigers-players-who-have-made-an-impression
Six players making an impression in Tigers camp.
Tigers official site

 

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https://www.mlb.com/news/most-indispensable-player-on-every-mlb-team
Every team?s most indispensable player.
Tigers official site

 

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https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2019/03/09/question-of-the-week-14/
QUESTION OF THE WEEK.
Totally Tigers

 

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From 1919?1929, the #Detroit Stars played their home games at Mack Park, located at Mack and Fairview on Detroit?s east side.
A fire in 1929 destroyed much of Mack Park, which led to the construction of #Hamtramck Stadium in 1930. #NegroLeagueBaseball
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1TN9WBWkAI0VR-.jpg

 

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Detroit Tigers right fielder Sam Crawford takes batting practice at Griffith Stadium, Washington, 1913.
The Hall of Famer would lead the American League in 3B (23), TB (298), and AB (609) that season.
Crawford retired with a #MLB record 309 career triples.
#WahooSam #MLB
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1RdJyMWkAEik7C.jpg

 

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Detroit Tigers star-studded outfield (L-R): Ty Cobb, Harry Heilmann, Bobby Veach, Bob Fothergill, & Heinie Manush at spring training. Augusta, Georgia, 1923.
Career BA & (batting titles):
- Cobb .366 (12)
- Heilmann .342 (4)
- Veach .310
- Fothergill .325
- Manush .330 (1)
#MLB
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1RVh21X0AYnSGI.jpg

 

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...tiger-cameron-rupp-5-team-odyssey/3123027002/
Sudden exit from Phillies sent new Tiger Cameron Rupp on 5-team odyssey.
Detnews

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2019/3...spring-training-willi-castro-sergio-alcantara
Tigers option shortstop prospects Willi Castro, Sergio Alcantara to minor leagues.
The move leaves 50 players in major league camp.
BYBTB

 

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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26218325/babe-ruth-last-surviving-daughter-dies-102
Babe Ruth's last surviving daughter dies at 102.
espn