SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 17: Casey Mize #12 of the Detroit Tigers pitches during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 17, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
It wasn’t long ago that Detroit Tigers fans embodied the famous meme from The Office where the lead character, Michael Scott, was urging his subordinates to stay calm upon learning there was a fire in the building. It’s what every fan was doing after Casey Mize’s 2020 campaign which featured mixed results and many early exits. We were all telling others to keep calm because, in reality, our own heart rates were not at rest with his performance.