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There are various legends about how the Tigers got their nickname. One involves the orange stripes they wore on their black stockings. Another concerns a sportswriter equating the 1901 team’s opening day victory with the ferocity of his alma mater, the Princeton Tigers.
The truth is revealed in Richard Bak’s 1998 book, A Place for Summer: A Narrative History of Tiger Stadium. In the 19th century, the city of Detroit had a military unit called the Detroit Light Guard, who were known as “The Tigers”. They had played significant roles in certain Civil War battles and in the 1899 Spanish-American War. The baseball team was informally called both “Wolverines” and “Tigers” in the news; upon entry into the majors the ballclub sought and received formal permission from the Light Guard to use its trademark and from that day forth it is officially the Tigers.
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Houston’s Everett could be a good fit at SS in Detroit (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: November 21, 2008
Detroit Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski has said on multiple occasions that Detroit would make… …
Tigers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: November 21, 2008
Detroit has left itself with two open roster spaces, turning in a list of 38 players whom it will protect from the Rule 5 draft instead of the maximum 40, to give general manager Dave Dombrowski some maneuvering room heading into the winter meetings.
Having two roster spots affords the Tigers the opportunity to sign a free agent—pitchers Freddy Garcia and Kenny Rogers come to mind—without having to trim a player, select someone in the Rule 5 draft or acquire a player by trade.
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Tigers added to growing list of suitors for Oliver (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: November 20, 2008
Darren Oliver now has interest from 10 teams, according to agent Mike McCann. That group includes the Detroit… …