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Ivan Rodriguez is Tigers' best free-agent deal
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Toes in the Water: A history of the Detroit Tigers and Free Agency - Vintage Detroit Collection
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The 2003 Detroit Tigers, one of the worst MLB teams ever, provide rebuilding teams lessons to learn from 15 years later
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Pudge key to Tigers' revival
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Article clipped from Detroit Free Press
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Who do you think is the best Detroit Tigers player besides Ty Cobb? - Quora
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Detroit Tigers: 5 Reasons Motown Shouldn't Stress Concerns at the Corner, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Ivan Rodriguez is considered one of the best defensive catchers of all-time - Sports Collectors Digest
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How Pudge Rodriguez brought the Detroit Tigers back from the dead
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Aurelio Rodriguez: one of the last defensive first 3B
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Jason Varitek facing toughest call of his career - The Boston Globe
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Jim Leyland says Detroit Tigers 'close to making a splash