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Talk inevitably turns to baseball at family gatherings for Tigers' Don Kelly

Found December 25, 2011 on Lions Blog:
PLAYERS: Don Kelly
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers

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Baseball is inevitably part of the holidays for Tigers utility man Don Kelly.
Original Story: http://www.freep.com/article/20111225...
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