Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila received a multi-year contract extension on Friday. Here's what he said about it: Gregory Levinsky, Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Tigers return to action on Friday night, 20½ games out of an American League postseason spot with 77 games to go.
They have long since been effectively eliminated from the race, with their postseason probabilities anywhere from zero to 0.1%, according to various models, so we’ll ask the question for you:
Why should you care about the Tigers in the second half?
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The easiest answer is because the Tigers play baseball, baseball is fun, and months from now, when snow is covering the ground, you’ll wish there was a Tigers-Royals game on your television.