Maybe a dozen players in the history of Detroit sports have ever been the face of the franchise or the city for a full decade.
One of those people, former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, was on hand at Comerica Park when another one of those people, Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera, recorded the 3,000th hit of his major league career.
"It was amazing, it was so cool to watch his career," Stafford told the Free Press during during the Tigers' 13-0 win Saturday in Game 1 of a doubleheader.