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December 22 in Tigers and mlb history:

1862: Hall of Famer Connie Mack was born this day in East Brookfield, MA.
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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.

1944: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Steve Carlton born this day in Miami, FL.
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1953: Jack Dunn III officially turns over the name "Orioles" to the major league franchise. His family had successfully operated the International League Orioles franchise for years in Baltimore, Maryland.

1954: Newly signed 18-year-old rookie pitcher Sanford "Sandy" Koufax poses in front of the Brooklyn Dodgers chalkboard roster and Merry Christmas banner. Koufax is five years removed from his bar mitzvah here.
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1980: The Boston Red Sox mail Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk their new contracts two days after the Basic Agreement's December 20 deadline. Boston's blunder make their All-Stars eligible for free agency.

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.

1995: Anheuser-Busch agrees to sell the St. Louis Cardinals for $150 million to an investment group that agrees to keep the team in St. Louis.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.
1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.

1998: Comerica Bank announces that it has spent $66 million to have its name on the new home of the Detroit Tigers. Comerica Park. Mike Illitch reportedly wanted to call it "Tiger Park".

2001: The Texas Rangers sign highly-sought free agent pitcher Chan Ho Park to a five-year, $65 million contract. The Korean right-hander led the Dodgers last year in wins (15), starts (35), innings pitched (234.0), strikeouts (218) and opponents' batting average (.187).

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

2005: The New York Yankees re-sign OF Bernie Williams to a one-year contract.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.

2011: The Cardinals sign free agent OF Carlos Beltran to a two-year deal for $26 million. He will play right field, while last season's starter there, Lance Berkman, will slide over to 1B to try to replace Albert Pujols.

2011: The Nationals pry young All-Star starting pitcher *Gio Gonzalez from the Athletics, giving up four prospects in return: Ps Brad Peacock, Tom Milone and A.J. Cole and C Derek Norris. Gonzalez's trade follows that of fellow young starter Trevor Cahill by a few weeks and indicates that the A's are not looking to be competitive for the next couple of seasons, yet they will surprise everyone by winning the AL West title in 2012.

2020: Newly-appointed Philadelphia Phillies team President Dave Dombrowski announces the hiring of former OF Sam Fuld as the team's General Manager. Fuld, a Stanford University graduate, is the second former player to accede to the GM ranks in recent weeks, following Chris Young with the Texas Rangers.

2022: Arbitrator Martin Scheinman issues his ruling in Trevor Bauer's appeal of the two-year suspension handed out last April under Major League Baseball's policy on domestic violence. The arbitrator cuts the suspension from 324 to 194 days, reinstating Bauer immediately, although he will still be docked pay for the first 50 days of the coming season. MLB states that while it still believes that a longer suspension was warranted, it will abide by the verdict. For their part, the Dodgers withhold comment for the moment, and may well decide to release Bauer, swallowing the final year of the three-year contract he signed before the 2021 season.

Tigers players birthdays:

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Tex Erwin 1907.

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Johnny Bero 1948.

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Tom Makowski 1975.

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Sheldon Burnside 1978-1979.

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Glenn Wilson 1982-1983.

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Andy Allanson 1991.

Tigers players who passed away:

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Jack Onslow 1912.

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Flea Clifton 1934-1937.

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FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

As we enter the long Christmas/New Year?s holiday period, many of us will have a little down time to relax. What better way to spend it than having a little baseball fun?

In honor of this time of year, here is my list of recent baseball books and documentaries I?ve seen or read. All are worth the time investment.
 
Free agent RHP Shelby Miller has a deal (pending physical) with the Detroit Tigers.

Miller, 33, pitched for the Dodgers last season, throwing 42.0 innings, mostly in relief.
 
From 6/1 to end of the season:

Andy Ibanez -- 7.5% BB%, 18.0% K%, .293/.345/.474, .352 wOBA, 124 wRC+

Matt Chapman -- 11.3% BB%, 30.3% K%, .206/.306/.379, .302 wOBA, 92 wRC+
 
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Tigers sign Shelby Miller to one-year deal.
Former first-round Draft pick fills veteran role in bullpen.
Tigers official site

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Tigers Sign Shelby Miller.
MLBTR

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Tigers sign RHP Shelby Miller to a one-year contract.
The veteran found new life with the Dodgers in 2023.
BYBTB

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Tigers to sign veteran right-handed reliever Shelby Miller.
Detnews

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Detroit Tigers sign right-handed reliever Shelby Miller to 1-year contract.
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December 23 in Tigers and mlb history:

1913: The Sporting News reports that 15 men died from baseball injuries during the 1913 season, according to a list compiled by J.R. Vickery of Chicago. The only name given is that of J. Whetstone of New Orleans, who suffered "a broken spine sustained in sliding to a base"; all other fatalities were the result of foul tips or pitched balls. The list "does not include a major league player or even a minor league athlete of sufficient experience to be widely known.

1919: The New York Times looks back at the year's batting stats with this stop-the-presses headline: "Ty Cobb And Ruth Excel In Batting".
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1923: John A. Hillerich is issued Patent number 716,541 which devises a method of hardening the surface of a bat.
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1953: Junior Gilliam of the Brooklyn Dodgers is named National League Rookie of the Year. Gilliam, who led the National League with 17 triples, beats out Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix.

1958: The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jim Golden, Rip Repulski and Gene Snyder to the Los Angeles Dodgers for George 'Sparky' Anderson.
Anderson won't do much as a player, but will win three World Championships as a manager.

1975: Arbitrator Peter Seitz declares Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents. Both pitchers sat out the option years of their contracts in the hopes they would become free to sign with any team.
Messersmith will sign with the Dodgers, while McNally, who announced his retirement in June, will not return.
Seitz's decision will lead to an agreement with the owners whereby all players will become eligible for free agency after six seasons.

1983: The Detroit Tigers signed Doug Bair as a free agent.

1984: The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Grubb as a free agent.

1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Shannon Penn as a free agent.

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

1994: Junior Felix of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Mike Gardiner of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Gene Harris of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Chad Kreuter of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2008: The Detroit Tigers signed Yurendell de Caster as a free agent.

2011: A U.S. District Court judge in Delaware deals a blow to Fox Sports in its quest to maintain an exclusive hold on broadcast rights for the Los Angeles Dodgers for another year. Judge Leonard Stark states that he will likely overturn a lower court ruling that authorized this provision, because the team's bankrupt status does not allow it to conclude deals that affect the long term, since the team is to be sold by April 30, 2012.
The deal would have prevented the new Dodgers' owners from approaching competitors to bid for the broadcast rights before November 30th and would have given Fox the right of first refusal on any deal.

2014: The Detroit Tigers signed Josh Wilson as a free agent.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Alberto Gonzalez as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Logan Kensing as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Jordany Valdespin as a free agent.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Alex Avila as a free agent.

2020: The Detroit Tigers signed Dustin Garneau as a free agent.
2020: The Detroit Tigers signed Jose Urena as a free agent.

2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Andrew Knapp as a free agent.
2022: The Detroit Tigers selected Zach Logue off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

Detroit Tigers and Detroit Stars players and coaches birthdays:

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Frank Owen 1901.

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Doc Gessler 1903.

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Bruce Petway Detroit Stars Negro League 1919-1925.

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Al Cicotte 1958.

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Jerry Manuel 1975-1976.

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Cody Ross 2003.

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Victor Martinez 2011-2018.

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Chris Fetter pitching coach 2021-present.

Tigers players who passed away:

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Erve Beck 1902.

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George Bullard 1954.

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SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Now that Miguel Cabrera has retired, the Tigers are without a franchise face for the first time in almost 2 decades. He held the position jointly with Justin Verlander when both were on the team.

A franchise face is the person most closely associated with an organization. He must be well-known to fans and have a strong performance record.

For the organization, this player puts more fannies in the seats, brings in extra revenue and sells more merchandise. His face is used in media presentations and sometimes even banners draped outside the ballpark. On national tv, he is the player used in their promos.

It is still too soon for the Tigers to select a franchise face. Most of their potential candidates are still too young and without much of a track record.

But when the time comes, which of these players do you feel is most likely to inherit the franchise face mantel? (We are limiting choices to players who have had at least a year on the roster.)

Which player is most likely to become the face of the franchise?

1. Kerry Carpenter

2. Riley Greene

3. Tarik Skubal

4. Spencer Torkelson

5. He is not yet on the roster.

VOTE
 
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