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The Detroit Tigers 2008 season was the team's 108th season in Major League Baseball's American League.After being picked by many to win the American League Central and the World Series, [1] [2] the Tigers started the season a disappointing 0–7 after being swept by the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox.
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division . One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western ...
Frank Reiber, catcher for Detroit Tigers (born in West Virginia, raised in Detroit) Merv Rettenmund, 3-time World Series champion outfielder and coach (born in Flint) Ed Reulbach, early 20th Century pitcher for Chicago Cubs, best known for all-Chicago 1906 World Series (born in Detroit) Dennis Ribant, pitcher for Detroit Tigers (born in Detroit)
The Tigers toiled in mediocre play until their next pennant in 1940 while Greenberg won his second MVP award, although the Tigers lost in seven games. World War II meant that Greenberg would be away from 1941 to 1944 due to service, and the Tigers regressed despite the efforts of pitchers such as Hal Newhouser , who won the MVP Award in 1944 ...
Lifelong Detroiter Sam Abrams grew up on baseball and today he uses life lessons from Jackie Robinson to help area boys and girls grow as people.
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The Palace held NBA Finals games 3, 4 and 5 in both 2004 and 2005, and also hosted all but two home games of the Detroit Shock (now known as the Dallas Wings) in that franchise's four WNBA Finals appearances while based in the Detroit area (championships in 2003, 2006, and 2008, plus a losing appearance in 2007).
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