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John Corbett:
--- Quote from: Royell Storing on April 26, 2026, 07:40:19 PM --- When did Kaline, "defer 2/3 of his salary..."? I follow the older players dating back to "Murderer's Row". Never heard the Kaline, "2/3 deferred" story.
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I am a lifelong Tiger fan and I read that about him a long time ago. I'm going to guess it was sometime in the mid 1960s that I read that. It's not surprising that you wouldn't have heard that since it wouldn't have been widely reported.
John Corbett:
How damn stupid are legacy media reporters. I'm going to paraphrase this since I can't quote him word-for-word. Wolf Blitzer just said that he was just a short distance away when the "alleged gunman" was taken down by the Secret Service. If he saw him do it, why is he saying it's an alleged gunman. Does Wolf need confirmation to report what he saw with his own damn eyes. What an idiot.
Royell Storing:
--- Quote from: John Corbett on April 26, 2026, 08:06:23 PM ---I am a lifelong Tiger fan and I read that about him a long time ago. I'm going to guess it was sometime in the mid 1960s that I read that. It's not surprising that you wouldn't have heard that since it wouldn't have been widely reported.
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Lotta the "2/3" type stories float around HOF players. Not saying you didn't read it, but I don't buy it. Kaline was making something like $70,000 in 1968. Deferring 2/3 of something like that way back then? Not likely.
John Corbett:
--- Quote from: Royell Storing on April 26, 2026, 09:20:24 PM --- Lotta the "2/3" type stories float around HOF players. Not saying you didn't read it, but I don't buy it. Kaline was making something like $70,000 in 1968. Deferring 2/3 of something like that way back then? Not likely.
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That would mean he was living on $23,000 in 1968 which equates to about $218,000 in today's dollars. On top of that, he worked offseason for one of the automakers so he was living quite well then and until his passing in 2020. He signed with the Detroit Tigers 2 days after he graduated from high school and went straight to the big leagues. He remained employed by the Tigers for the next 67 years in some capacity, as a player, coach, broadcaster, and in the front office.
Royell Storing:
--- Quote from: John Corbett on April 26, 2026, 11:58:01 PM ---That would mean he was living on $23,000 in 1968 which equates to about $218,000 in today's dollars. On top of that, he worked offseason for one of the automakers so he was living quite well then and until his passing in 2020. He signed with the Detroit Tigers 2 days after he graduated from high school and went straight to the big leagues. He remained employed by the Tigers for the next 67 years in some capacity, as a player, coach, broadcaster, and in the front office.
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I am very familiar with Kaline's MLB stats, the old stadium with the 2nd deck overhang in the outfield, Reggie nailing the transformer, etc. Favorite Tiger would be Mickey Lolich, Norm Cash coming in 2nd, Freehan 3rd. The 2/3 deferred? Not sold.
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