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December 22 in Tigers and mlb history:

1899 - The fledging American League owners meet to map a strategy against the established National League. They agree to place a team in Chicago with Charles Comiskey as the owner-manager of the franchise.

1915 - Organized Baseball and the Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati, ending their two-year war. The FL agrees to go out of existence, but the Major Leagues pay an enormous price: $600,000 for distribution to FL owners; amalgamation of two FL franchises, one each into National League and American League; recognition of FL players' eligibility, and agreement to bid for them in a Fed-controlled auction.
The owners of the Baltimore Terrapins, hoping to get the Cardinals, balk, but conferees, eager for settlement, defer their claims - a decision they will repent at leisure when the Baltimore owners take their grievance all the way to the Supreme Court.

1926 Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker both deny they conspired to fix a baseball game several years ago.

1994 Cincinnati signs free agent Jack Morris. He never throws a pitch for the Reds.

1994 Negotiations between the players’ union and baseball owners break down with no progress. The strike goes on.

2005 Detroit signs free agent reliever Todd Jones, who returns to the team he’d first been a closer for.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berojo01.shtml
Johnny Bero 1948.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnssh01.shtml
Sheldon Burnside 1978-1979.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsogl01.shtml
Glenn Wilson 1982-1983.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/allanan01.shtml
Andy Allanson 1991.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Flea_Clifton
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cliftfl01.shtml
Flea Clifton 1934-1937.

from baseball reference

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/31682/power-rankings-all-30-teams
Power rankings: All 30 teams!
espn nitwit that does the sweetspotblog

 

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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19239#129924
The Philosophy of Park Factors.
from Baseball Prospectus

 

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http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/e...itaker-best-all-around-double-play-combo-ever
Were Trammell and Whitaker best all-around double-play combo ever?
from cbssports

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/alan_trammell-lou_whitaker_pos.html
Alan Trammell-Lou Whitaker possibly best double-play combo ever, CBSSports.com writer says.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201212...-double-play?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker the best double-play combo of all time?
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroittigertales.com/2012/12/omar-infante-ranked-in-top-five.html
Omar Infante Ranked in Top Five Defensively in 2012.
from DetroitTigerTales

 

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http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/e...13-hall-of-fame-candidates-no-7-alan-trammell
Ranking the 2013 Hall of Fame candidates: No. 7, Alan Trammell.
from cbssports

 

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http://tomssportsreport.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/post-1-detroit-tigers-off-season-december-19-2012/
Tigers off-season Dec. 19, 2012.
http://tomssportsreport.wordpress.c...wners-spending-like-its-the-end-of-the-world/
Baseball owners spending like it's the end of the world.
http://tomssportsreport.wordpress.c...-now-attitude-may-lead-to-a-troubling-future/
The Tigers "Win Now" attitude may lead to a troubling future.
http://tomssportsreport.wordpress.c...rs-closing-role-day-1-of-4-the-front-runners/
The breakdown of the Tigers' Closing role: Day 1 of 4, the front runners.

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/20...ift-to-thirdbase-precipitate-a-faster-decline
Will Miguel Cabrera's shift to third base precipitate a faster decline?
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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December 23 in Tigers and mlb history:

1958 - The Philadelphia Phillies acquire infielder Sparky Anderson from the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder Rip Repulski and two other players. Anderson won't do much as a player, but will win three World Championships as a manager.

1994 - With negotiations to resolve the strike at a standstill, Major League owners unilaterally implement a salary cap and revenue sharing on striking players.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Al_Cicotte
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cicotal01.shtml
Al Cicotte 1958.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manueje01.shtml
Jerry Manuel 1975-1976.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Victor_Martinez
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martivi01.shtml
Victor Martinez 2011-present.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rossco01.shtml
Cody Ross 2003.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/SPORTS18/121221073/
Vote: Rank the top Detroit athletes of the year for 2012!.
from the freep

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/12/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=838907&feedID=3701
Time for Tigers to get Hall love.
from DetroitFox

 

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Dan McGrath Of Chicago Sun Times is voting for Trammell too. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/base...clemens-sosa-dont-belong-in-hall-of-fame.html ?

Ken Davidoff New York Post gives Trammell his HoF vote. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/baseb...e_ballot_rC1PsqLR9XhGn3vaUJMYNL#axzz2FtihtIWW ?

http://baseballhall.org/news/personality/building-his-case
Building His Case:Jack Morris closing in on magical 75-percent mark.
from BaseballHall.org

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/31658/second-hitting-coach-becoming-hot-trend
Second hitting coach becoming hot trend.
from espn

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201212...-illustrated?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
SI writer: Ex-Tiger Jack Morris not worthy of Hall of Fame status.
from the freep

http://mlb.si.com/2012/12/21/jaws-and-the-2013-hall-of-fame-ballot-jack-morris/?sct=uk_t11_a7
JAWS and the 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot: Jack Morris.
from sportsillustrated

 

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http://www.detroittigertales.com/2012/12/converting-rzr-ooz-to-runs-for-third.html
Converting RZR, OOZ to Runs for Third Basemen.
from DetroitTigerTales

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/12/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=839369&feedID=3701
Steroid era clouds Hall of Fame ballot.
from DetroitFox

 

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December 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1969 - In a letter to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, traded St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood states his refusal to report to the Philadelphia Phillies citing he is not a piece of property to be sold. The MLB Players Association announces it supports Flood's suit against baseball and will pay his legal fees.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccreed01.shtml
Ed McCreery 1914.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gintema01.shtml
Matt Ginter 2005.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Cobb
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbjo01.shtml
Joe Cobb 1918.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/12...re-my-christmas-wishes-for-tigers-and-friends
Dear Santa, Here are my Christmas wishes for Tigers and friends.
from Tigerdog at blessyouboystigersblog

 

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http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?111651-Halls-of-Fame-Compared
compare the contents of seven different Halls of Fame: the actual HOF, the Hall of Merit, the BBF Hall of Fame, the BBF Progressive HOF, the Best of Baseball Hall, Adam Darowski's Hall of Stats, and my own Hall of WAA. To best compare these Halls, I weeded out player groups not considered by all the Halls, including players who primarily played either before 1876 or in the Negro Leagues. Individuals admitted to any of the Halls as contributors are not counted here. (The "Hall of WAA" currently consists of all players from 1876-2007 who have at least as many total WAA as Sandy Koufax.)
from Baseball Fever

tWAA = total wins above average (offensive + defensive + pitching WAA)
tWAR = total wins above replacement (offensive + defensive + pitching WAR)
Rating = Adam Darowski's "Hall Rating"
HOF = the actual Hall of Fame (207 players)
HOM = Hall of Merit (209 players)
BBF = BBF Hall of Fame (221 players)
PRG = BBF Progressive HOF (242 players)
BOB = Best of Baseball Hall (194 players)
HOS = Adam Darowski's Hall of Stats (206 players)
WAA = Hall of WAA (215 players)

 

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http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-jack-morris-post.html
A Jack Morris post.
from posnanski'sblog