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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2012/12/02/ty-cobb-the-humanitarian-yes-its-true/
Ty Cobb The Humanitarian? Yes it's True.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://mlbfancave.mlb.com/fancave/video.jsp?content_id=25459295#fbid=9XrGzMS2_uZ
Webvideo from MLB Fan Cave on Cabrera.

http://mlbfancave.mlb.com/fancave/video.jsp?content_id=25505947#fbid=9XrGzMS2_uZ
Webvideo from MLB Fan Cave with Jack Morris.

https://secure.mlb.com/fancave/application2013.jsp

 

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http://www.highheatstats.com/2012/12/the-writers-hall/
The Writers' Hall.
from HighHeatStats

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121202&content_id=40493268&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
Wild Winter Meetings in store with thin market.
from mlb.com

we know that the market for free agents -- a thin market if ever there was one -- is an exorbitant one, even by free-agency standards. The influx of new national television money was predicted to have an impact on prices this winter, and that certainly seems to have come to fruition.

A few examples: Three relievers (Brandon League, Jonathon Broxton and Jeremy Affeldt) have already received three-year contracts, with League and Broxton passing the $20 million threshold. A 37-year-old outfielder (Torii Hunter) and 37-year-old DH (David Ortiz) each got $26 million over two years. A 28-year-old outfielder whose on-base percentage has dropped nearly 100 points over the last five years (B.J. Upton) got $75.25 million over five. A right-hander with a career 55-75 record and 4.28 ERA (Jeremy Guthrie) got $25 million over three. And a catcher who hit .211 last year (Russell Martin) got $17 million over two.

This is not to knock any of those players. Good on them for making the market work to their advantage.

But it just goes to show how lucrative the free-agent market can be when the pickings are slim.

 

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http://marioimpemba.com/1/post/2012/12/winter-wish-list.html
Winter Wish List (each team).
from MarioImpemba'sTigersblog

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ing-closer-there-plenty-intriguing-candidates
Tigers should be shopping for closer; there are plenty of intriguing candidates.
from the detnews

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...02&content_id=40494190&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Tigers looking for holiday deals at Meetings.
Tigers.com will have coverage of all the wheeling and dealing.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.detroittigertales.com/2012/12/thoughts-on-winter-meetings.html
Thoughts on Winter Meetings.
from Lee at DetroitTigerTales

 

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mlb traderumors Tim Dierkes: Q and A with Peter Gammons.

Where can Scott Boras get a big deal for Rafael Soriano, if he is unable to sell the Tigers or Yankees on him?

I think that's going to be a very tough call, because the Angels obviously moved on and did the Madson deal. Jerry Dipoto made it very clear, he just didn't think it was very smart to be giving $14-15MM to a closer.
My guess is that he'll still end up in Detroit. I don't know if it'll be for $15MM, but it's just going to be very hard to go with a kid basically out of Double-A and expect to win the AL Central.
The Tigers have the best team, but at the same time, you hate to end up blowing games in the ninth inning come September and October. Soriano was really good, and all Mike Ilitch wants to do is win.
That window might be two years right now when Verlander's contract is up, so it does make some sense. I think there's a pretty big split of opinion within the organization. I know there are some people who very badly want them to get an established closer.

 

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From Jon Paul Morosi:
Source: Asdrubal Cabrera has 6-team no-trade clause, covering Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, Nationals, Giants, Mets.

On Asdrubal Cabrera no-trade: It's not that he wants to avoid those cities. They are teams that are wealthy/aggressive enough to want him.

If team wants to send you to club on no-trade you can demand money in return for permission. This is how savvy agents and players do it.

 

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December 3 in Tigers and mlb history:

1933 - Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack sells catcher Mickey Cochrane to the Detroit Tigers for $100,000. Cochrane is named Detroit manager.
Nine days later, Mack sells Lefty Grove, Max Bishop, and Rube Walberg to the Boston Red Sox for $125,000, and George Earnshaw goes to the Chicago White Sox for $20,000 and another player.

1956 - Once again, the Detroit Tigers trade pitcher Virgil Trucks. This time, Trucks will go along with Ned Garver, Gene Host, Wayne Belardi and $20,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for Bill Harrington, Jack Crimian, Eddie Robinson and Jim Finigan.

1958: American League President Will Harridge announces his retirement.

1962 - Former players Frank Crosetti and Johnny Schulte file a suit to halt any increased Major League Baseball pension benefits that fail to include old-time players.

1968: The MLB Rules Committee adopts a series of changes designed to increase the amount of offensive run production in both leagues. In the most significant alterations, the committee agrees to decrease the size of the strike zone and lower the height of the pitcher's mound from 15 inches to 10 inches. The rules changes will result in increased run-scoring in 1969.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/durbich01.shtml
Chad Durbin 2006-2007.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Andy_Oliver
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olivean01.shtml
Andy Oliver 2010-2011.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Earl_Johnson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsea01.shtml
Earl Johnson 1951.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19047
Changes to MLB?s Drug Testing Coming After Spike in Testosterone Suspensions.
from Baseball Prospectus

 

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http://www.detroittigersnark.blogspot.com/2012/12/mitch-albom-is-worst.html
Mitch Albom is the Worst.
from DetroitTigerSnark

 

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http://tigers.scout.com/2/1245956.html
Winter Meetings Likely to Be Quiet for Tigers.
from TigsTown

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/12...nter-meetings-the-tigers-are-in-our-hands-now
SB Nation Mock GM Winter Meetings: the Tigers are in our hands now.
from bybtb

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...meetings-Top-10-storylines-follow-GMs-convene
Baseball winter meetings: Top 10 storylines to follow as GMs convene.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...1129/Jhonny-Peralta-Tigers-primary-trade-bait
Jhonny Peralta is Tigers' primary trade bait.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/12/...es-for-michael
SB Nation Mock GM: Tigers trade Rick Porcello to Rockies for Michael Cuddyer, Jordan Pacheco.
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201212...ter-meetings?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers looking for right-handed outfielder, lefty reliever.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201212...ra-flashback?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Flashback: Tigers traded for Miguel Cabrera five years ago this week.
from the freep

Albom's column from Dec. 5, 2007, following the big trade.