The rocky 2025 Colorado Rockies.

[mtutiger]

5 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

That's not really true. Chris has owned the Tigers since 2017. As the Lions have proven, children are not the same as their parents. 

To be clear, Chris' daddy took about 10 seasons to see the light himself.... so maybe they have more in common than most Tiger fans would admit.

Edited May 30 by mtutiger

[Motown Bombers]

5 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

To be clear, Chris' daddy took about 10 seasons to see the light himself.... so maybe they have more in common than most Tiger fans would admit.

After 20 years, the Tigers were playing in their second World Series and in the middle of their best era since the 80’s. The Rockies after 20 years are quite possibly the worst team ever. Illitch also took a while to turn around the Red Wings, but they were a near dynasty when he did. I think Mike is overrated as an owner and civic partner, but he was a lot better than the Rockies ownership. 

[oblong]

His strength was also his weakness. He let people do their jobs, had patience, and wrote big checks. That’s good when you have Jimmy D and Dave Dombrowski and no salary cap.  It’s bad when you have Randy Smith. He also got attached to players and I think signed them out of sentiment. 

[Toddwert]

funny they have a higher average Attendance per game then the Tigers

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-misc.shtml

[papalawrence]

5 hours ago, Toddwert said:

funny they have a higher average Attendance per game then the Tigers

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-misc.shtml

How does Tampa still have a team?

[chasfh]

21 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

That's not really true. Chris has owned the Tigers since 2017. As the Lions have proven, children are not the same as their parents. 

Chris is and Mike was both part of the same Ilitch family that has owned the team since 1992. That’s what I am counting.

[chasfh]

21 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

That's not really true. Chris has owned the Tigers since 2017. As the Lions have proven, children are not the same as their parents. 

The other thing, which I’d noted, was that Chris got religion in 2022 about running the team properly. Chris did lose 114, 96, and 98 twice in his first six seasons. I don’t think we’ll be seeing that for a while now.

[Toddwert]

Hopefully Harris stays a good while and doesn’t get bored  or wanderlust like other sucessful GM's (DD and Theo)

[chasfh]

3 hours ago, Toddwert said:

Hopefully Harris stays a good while and doesn’t get bored  or wanderlust like other sucessful GM's (DD and Theo)

I don’t think e leaves before he gets a ring here, at least within the next, say, seven to ten years.