The Tigers are moving their way towards the end of their season, and one of the final road trips of the year, which will see them play a four-game series in Oakland (one is an away “home” game).
Oakland is a team that gets made fun of frequently for their old stadium and Moneyball famous rigidity about spending. Admit it, at least one person in your life knows what on-base percentage is because of the A’s.
Going into the series we wanted to know how they’ve bee successfully building good teams inexpensively, and what voodoo magic they worked on Mike Fiers to turn him into a rotational ace.