What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I'm a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams.
Some of these dreamer pieces are easier than others to write, take it from me, I'm the guy who had to conjure up a fantasy world in which the decrepit Houston Astros could win a championship. However, no such flights of fancy are necessary when it comes to the Tigers.
One could argue that there 2011 was a bit of a dream unto itself since it saw Justin Verlander become the first pitcher in almost two decades to take home both the Cy Young and the MVP. But even that stellar season was only good enough to carry Detroit to an ALCS loss. So close, yet so far.
Logic dictates that no matter how good Justin Verlander is in 2012, he'll have a heck of a time replicating the utter dominance he displayed last year. That would seemingly make a another playoff run less likely for the Motor...
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PLAYERS:
Justin Verlander,
Mike Ilitch,
Prince Fielder,
Victor Martinez,
Miguel Cabrera,
Max Scherzer,
Rick Porcello,
Jacob Turner,
Doug Fister,
Ryan Raburn,
Jhonny Peralta
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox
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