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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2021/3...ng-training-a-j-hinch-nomar-mazara-casey-mize
BYBTB Podcast #97: Spring training chat with David Laurila of FanGraphs. 62 minutes.
The staff talks baseball from a Tigers perspective.

With Grapefruit League action underway, and the long awaited return of Dan Dickerson?s dulcet tones to the airwaves?many of us are still waiting for MLB to actually permit us to watch our favorite teams?the spring ritual has arrived.
In that spirit, we?re joined on this episode by David Laurila of FanGraphs.com. Laurila has written for Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus in the past, so his work at FanGraphs completes the baseball writer trifecta. He is a frequent contributor as a host for FanGraphs Audio, and his articles and interviews are a weekly staple for the site.

In this episode, we?ll consider the Tigers offseason, contrasting a more patient approach from Laurila to we Tigers fans here at Bless You Boys. We?ll consider the Tigers approach to free agency and some of the interesting young veterans they signed this offseason. The chat touches on A.J. Hinch and the Tigers new coaching staff, and the development of the club?s top prospects. Throughout, Laurila deploys an ample supply of interviews and anecdotes collected over the years with which to spice the conversation. We ultimately get to a key reason why they didn?t do much more as the conversation ends with us somewhat bleakly considering the breakdown in relations between the league and the players as a next CBA looms over all of MLB?s endeavors this year. But we hate that topic, so let?s just learn one of the key lessons of the past year and take it one game at a time for now.
 
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...t-matt-manning-sharp-spring-debut/6902670002/
Tigers prospect Matt Manning sharp in debut, not conceding a roster spot.
Detnews

https://www.detroitnews.com/videos/...wo-scoreless-innings-spring-debut/6910338002/
Webvideo Tigers starter Daniel Norris on two scoreless innings in spring debut. 3 minutes.
Daniel Norris made his spring debut with a 22-pitch, shutout performance in two innings against the Phillies on Wednesday.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...adelphia-phillies-spring-training/6902141002/
Matt Manning fires two scoreless innings in Detroit Tigers' 4-2 loss to Phillies.
Freep

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/gameday/...078#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=642078
Boxscore.
 
https://www.stitcher.com/show/locked-on-tigers
Locked On Detroit Tigers Podcast: The Cleveland Shame Tour. 30 minutes.
It was Casey Mize day yesterday! Chris talks all about that,
but spends the first part of today's show discussing The Athletic's follow up article about Mickey Callaway and how it reflects poorly on the Cleveland Indians.
 
Mark Kaline posted this in LinkedIn: In February of 1954, a few years before
I was even born, my then 19 year old father traveled to Lakeland, Florida to experience his first spring training with the Detroit Tigers. For the next 66 years, the Tiger clubhouse has had a locker with a Uniform ready to go for Number 6, whether while he was a Player, a Broadcaster, a Special Assistant to the team President, or an Ad Hoc Hitting or Fielding Coach.

This year, we all know he will not be there to wear his Number 6, but out of their deep respect for the Man, the Player and their Friend, the Tiger Clubhouse staff readied his Uniform and a locker as they have done for so many years.
No fanfare. No big deal. Just the way Dad would have wanted it.
On behalf of the Kaline family, I would simply like to say Thank You for such a Thoughtful act of Kindness and Respect.
 
March 4 in Tigers and mlb history:

1884: National League owners agree to provide two separate team benches to minimize fraternizing among opposing players during games.

1886: The National League meets and adopts the stolen base and the four foot by seven foot pitcher's box. But the NL retains seven balls for a walk and rejects the American Association's rule giving a batter first base on a hit by pitch.

1891 - Clarence Arthur "Dazzy" Vance is born in Orient, Iowa. At age 31, Vance will become the dominant National League pitcher of the 1920s. After a decade in the minors, Vance will join the Brooklyn Robins in 1922.
Named National League MVP in 1924, he will pitch a no-hitter the next year, lead the NL in wins twice, in earned run average three times, and be the only pitcher to top the NL in strikeouts seven consecutive seasons. Vance will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in 1955, with 205 votes out of 251 ballots.

1907: A judgment of $52,000 is awarded to the Baltimore club from Brooklyn. When Baltimore left the National League in 1900, Brooklyn agreed to pay $40,000 for the franchise but never did. The award includes interest.

1910: Sam Crawford checking out his bats.
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1912: Ground is broken on a new ballpark in Brooklyn, New York. The $650,000 ballpark is scheduled to be called "Washington Park", but will be renamed for Brooklyn Dodgers president Charles Ebbets. Ebbets Field will open officially on April 9, 1913 and will serve as the Dodgers' home until 1957.

1913: The New York Yankees become the first major league team to conduct spring training outside of the United States, when they begin the spring in Bermuda, where is projected a series of exhibition games.

1925: John Montgomery (Monte) Ward dies in Augusta, Georgia, just a day after his 65th birthday. During his illustrious career in the majors, Ward hit for a .371 batting average twice, won 40-plus games as a pitcher twice, including the second perfect game in history, and was be the captain and manager of the first and original New York Giants. Ward will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1964.

1934: Tigers hold their first spring workout in their first year in Lakeland, Florida. The Tigers' link to Lakeland is the longest association with a spring training site of any major league team.
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1941: Grace Comiskey, widow of J. Louis Comiskey, is elected president of the Chicago White Sox. Her husband died on July 18, 1939.

1948: Stan Musial ends his holdout with the St. Louis Cardinals and signs a one-year contract for $31,000. Musial, who in 1947 batted .312 with 19 home runs and 95 RBI, will lead the National League with a .376 batting average and 131 RBI this season.

1967: Bullet Joe Rogan dies in Kansas City, Missouri, at age 77. One of the greatest pitchers in Negro league baseball, Rogan threw a devastating fastball which he complemented it with a dizzying array of other pitches. He also played the outfield when he wasn't pitching, and in 1922 led the Negro National League with 16 home runs. Rogan will receive Hall of Fame honors in 1998.

1972: The Texas Rangers, formerly the Washington Senators, trade former two-time Cy Young Award winner Denny McLain to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Jim Panther and Don Stanhouse.
McLain, who lost a league-leading 22 games pitching for the Senators in 1971, will last only five starts in Oakland before being traded to the Atlanta Braves for Orlando Cepeda.

1982: The San Francisco Giants traded Enos Cabell and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Champ Summers.

1984: Two outstanding defensive players, shortstop Pee Wee Reese and catcher Rick Ferrell, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Reese hit .269 in 16 seasons with the Dodgers while Ferrell batted .281 with just 28 home runs in 18 seasons for the Browns, Red Sox, and Senators.

1994: Michael Jordan comes to bat for the first time in a Chicago White Sox uniform. Playing in a spring training game, Jordan taps back to Texas Rangers pitcher Darren Oliver, who tags out the former National Basketball Association star. Jordan will eventually give up baseball after one season in the minor leagues and return to the NBA.

1998: Larry Doby, who became the first black man to play in MLB's American League in 1947 and played 18 games for Tigers in 1959, is voted into Hall of Fame.
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2004: Commissioner Bud Selig announces that Major League Baseball will celebrate "Jackie Robinson Day" in every ballpark on April 15, the anniversary of the debut the first black player in major league history. Robinson's uniform number "42" was retired for all time in a ceremony at Shea Stadium in April of 1997 to mark the 50th anniversary of his achievement.

2008: The Detroit Tigers signed Melvin Mercedes as an amateur free agent.

2010: Major League Baseball organizes a symposium on "Science Behind Anti-Doping" at its New York City headquarters. The meeting shares information about the latest developments in testing and involves both leading scientists and officials responsible for labor policy from the United States Olympic Committee, the NHL, the NFL, the NBA, the PGA and the NCAA, as well as the US Anti-Doping Agency, all of which are members of the "Partnership for Clean Competition". MLB President Bob DuPuy gives the keynote address. The conference puts a particular focus on developments in the detection of human growth hormone.

2014: The Detroit Tigers signed Wil Ledezma as a free agent.

2015: The Detroit Tigers released Joel Hanrahan.

2021: Commissioner Rob Manfred proclaims that June 2nd will now be Lou Gehrig Day, set to commemorate the life and legacy of Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig and to raise funds in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the disease that claimed Gehrig's life.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Les_Mueller
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muellle01.shtml
Les Mueller 1941, 1945.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wagnema01.shtml
Mark Wagner 1976-1980.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bocachi01.shtml
Hiram Bocachica 2002-2003.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hannaja01.shtml
Jack Hannahan 2006.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Nicholas_Castellanos
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/casteni01.shtml
Nick Castellanos 2013-2019.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/browelo01.shtml
Louis Brower 1931.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kressch01.shtml
Chuck Kress 1954.

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WOULD YOU RATHER?.?
Totally Tigers

Have you ever played the game Would You Rather?..?
You?re given 2 choices. Both of them with benefits. Both of them with baggage. Both of them with consequences. Your mission? You must choose only one of them.
Each week, we will offer you a new choice to consider. Please vote on your selection, explain your decision should you desire and then come back throughout the day to see where other fans stand. At the end of the day, check to see which option won.
Let?s kick this off!

If you are in charge of the Tigers and can make only one change to your organization, which one would you pick?

Here are your 2 choices:
Would you rather?.?
1. Hire new competent training and conditioning personnel.
2. Replace the current tv broadcasters with some of MLB?s top announcers.
Log your vote in the poll below and don?t forget to come back to see the results.
VOTE
 
https://www.detroitnews.com/videos/...-first-days-camp-just-keep-simple/4581420001/
Webvideo Tigers' Spencer Torkelson on first days in camp: 'Just keep it simple'. 15 minutes.
“My mindset is, you are trying to make the team,” said Spencer Torkelson, the first overall pick last summer.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/videos/sports...t-spencer-torkelson-injury-finger/6918403002/
Webvideo Detroit Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson talks about cut finger: 'The boys were hungry'. 5 minutes.
Detroit Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson cut his finger last week. He shares the story Thursday, March 4, 2021, in spring training.
Freep
 
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