2006 Detroit Tigers

Congratulations to all the participants in the 2006 World Series, including the players and fans of the St. Louis Cardinals, who won the national championship, and the players and fans of the Detroit Tigers, winners of the American League pennant.

After a lackluster performance in the 2005 MLB season, the Detroit Tigers were poised to make a strong showing in 2006. The Tigers had finished the 2005 regular season with a .438 win average, placing them in the middle of the American League Central, and miles ahead of the low point they hit back in 2003. Loyal Detroit baseball fans continued to hope to see improvements in the Tigers' game this season, and manager Jim Leyland did not disappoint them. Tickets to Comerica Park are sure to be in demand next season - don't miss your chance to catch the Detroit Tigers in action in 2007!

The Detroit Tigers are one of the oldest teams in all of Major League Baseball. Since their inception as a charter team in the American League, the Detroit Tigers have had a storied tradition. They have had many Hall-of-Fame players in their history, including the great Al Kaline, Hank Greenberg and Ty Cobb. They have won multiple championships in their history, including their most recent in 1984, under manager Sparky Anderson. That team was led by outfielder Kirk Gibson and steady middle infielders Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell. The Tigers showed great consistency in the 1980s and had one of the best win-loss records overall for the decade.

The team now plays in the American League Central Division, against such rivals as the Minnesota Twins, the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox. The current team is young, but has added a couple of experienced pitchers in Kenny Rogers and closer Todd Jones, who could contribute some leadership.

The Tigers had played in legendary Tiger Stadium since early in the 1900s, but in 2000 they moved into their brand-new stadium, Comerica Park. Comerica Park is best known for its cavernous outfield that makes games at Comerica Park exciting because of the number of doubles and triples that can be hit there. Comerica also has a Ferris wheel, a mammoth water feature in center field that can be choreographed to any music, and a decade-by-decade pedestrian museum enveloping the main concourse. There are no outfield upper deck seats, which provides people with tickets to Tigers games a beautiful view of downtown Detroit.

What a baseball story! Just three short years after the team reached the absolute bottom of its decline, there they were in the World Series. Without a doubt, the Detroit Tigers should be a competitive team in the future, playing exciting baseball at Comerica Park.