You heard it here.  In fact, I wanted to post this right after I saw Kenny Rogers pitch the first two innings last night.  They squeaked out a win last night in the 11th and then won in the bottom of the ninth today against the White Sox.  Now they’re only 3 games back of the Yankees for the wild card with 20 some games to go. 

The Tigers WILL make the playoffs this year, and they will WIN the World Series.  That’s right.  They’re gonna do it.  They’re gonna get hot.  Kenny Rogers is going to will them to a championship and then retire.  Sheffield is going to come back and start knocking the ball all over the park again.  Inge is out of his slump.  Maggs has some magic left.  The starting pitching is back on track, and so is the bullpen.  Here they come - watch out Yankees!

For karma, listen to songs from their last two championships (both recorded before they won it).  And you better bet I’ll be drinking beer out my lucky blue Tigers pint glass from here on out.

1984’s Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now Tigers:

And 1968’s Go Get ‘Em Tigers: