11, the Tigers woke up in San Francisco looking ... How has this group conjured such a miraculous turnaround? And can the “Gritty Tigs” make noise come October? Subscribe to Baseball Bar ...

The Gritty Tigs made the playoffs last October – and I was thrilled as a longtime Tigers fan – but it also didn't seem sustainable on the surface. Unless Detroit operates like a mid-market ...

Their demise came at the hands of Detroit, as fate would have it, so Bregman saw the Tigers' connectivity and trademark pluck up close. The 'Gritty Tigs' moniker caught on because its essence is true.