The Detroit Tiger's

For blog number two I decided to talk about the Detroit Tiger's and their success through the past years.  The Tiger’s overall season record increased this season by 14 games.  In 2010 the Tigers went 81 – 81 with a win percentage of .500, and in 2011 the Tigers finished with a 95 – 67 record with a win percentage of .586.  This is the same record that the Tigers had in 2006 when they lost in the World Series to the underdog St. Louis Cardinals in five games, gaining only one victory in the series.  The 2011 All Stars game saw five players from the Tigers for the American League.  On September 16 this year, the Tigers clinched the American League Central Division title, with 11 games still left in the regular season.  This tied a Tiger record with the 1984 team; the last Tigers team to win the World Series.  Jason Verlander has had a great season for the Tigers as their main starter in the pitcher position.  On May 7, 2011 Verlander threw his second career no hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays.  It was not until the next game did Verlander finally have a hit put against him, going almost 16 innings without a single hit.  Last season Verlander had a good season ending with 18 wins.  On Aug 27 of this season Verlander became the first Tiger pitcher since the 1991 season to win 20 games in one season.  That same game Verlander was the first Tiger pitcher since 2002 to win 20 games before the end of August.  The home crowd attendance has also gone up this season due to the success that the Tigers have been having this season.  In 2010 the attendance for home games was almost 2.5 million people.  In 2011 the attendance rose to over 2.6 million people; an increase of almost 300 thousand people.