The 2018 season was a forgettable one for the Detroit Tigers. Most expected that it would be. So while the return of Tigers baseball is always hailed, and fans never stop caring about their team, it was a bit of a slog last year as they staggered to a 64-98 record.
As fans, we’re pretty good at making the best of things. Every season is gilded with fun stories even amid the losing. A young player goes on a tear and sets talk radio ablaze with outrageous pronouncements of future greatness. A poor goose brains himself on the scoreboard and becomes a mascot and rallying cry.