The Tigers in the playoffs?
On July 4th the Tigers were 39-48, 9 games under .500 and 16 games behind the Clevelands. They trailed Minnesota, New York, Boston, KC, Houston, and Tampa for the last wild card. Today they're a game ahead and tied with KC for the 2nd wildcard spot and 8 games over .500.
No one in Detroit saw this coming. It has to rank up there as one of the best late season comebacks ever to make the playoffs. Are too many teams qualifying for the playoffs to begin with? This seems crazy that they're going to actually get in the playoffs with a bunch of kids and one starting pitcher.
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