Free Press columnist Jeff Seidel wrote last week about how a streak of Detroit Tigers visited a Sumatran tiger cub named Bakso, an internet sensation, at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It’s not the first time a tiger cub has stolen the show during spring training. The following edited article first appeared on the website for Vintage Detroit Collection, which sells Detroit sports apparel in Plymouth and online.
Believe it or not, the Tigers won the 1984 World Series by the skin of their teeth. Forget the historic 35-5 start. Forget the wire-to-wire American League East championship.