Tigers an Underdog?

Is a tiger considered an underdog in its natural habitat...I would think not. However, when the specific animal I'm referring too is the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball, it is a much different story.

The 2012 baseball postseason will begin tonight as the newly added Wild Card play in games take place, my home town team, the Detroit Tigers, wait to face their opponent Saturday night. They will enter the playoffs with less wins than both the Tampa Rays and Angels of Anahiem, who each ended the regular season on the outside of the 5 team playoff race in the American League due to the divisional layouts.

Do these Tigers have a chance in winning the World Series? YES, underdogs always have a chance!
Underdogs are the backbone of this country and have been witnessed in legendary battles, on movie screens, and are stories of legend.  Just look to recent sports history to see what can happen. Of the four major sports champions in the North America, three were large underdogs entering the playoffs. In the National Football League, the New York Giants, won the Super Bowl over the heavily favored New England Patroits after making the playoffs with a meager 9 - 7 record. In the National Hockey League, the Los Angeles Kings, won the Stanley Cup as the lowest seed in the Western Conference, never trailing in a single series. As for Major League Baseball, last seasons World Series Champion, the St. Louis Cardinals, made the playoffs on the final day of the regular season, and knocked off three of the best teams in baseball to become champions.

Underdogs are what drives us, keep us turned into events like the Major League Baseball playoffs.
Yes, the Detroit Tigers have every chance to win the World Series, just as Phillip Harper has in saving Mistasia, but will they? That is why we watch...that is why we cheer for the underdog!

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