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Sports Team
The Resume
(1901- )
Located in Detroit, Michigan
Four World Series Championships (1935, 45, 68, 84)
Former and current Tigers include Ty Cobb, Bobo Newsom, George Kell, Al Kaline, Alan Trammel, Lou Whitaker, Jack Morris, Tony Clark, Dimitri Young
Five retired numbers include Charlie Gehringer's #2, Hank Greenberg's #5, Al Kaline's #6, Hal Newhouser's #16 and Willie Horton's #23
Why they might be annoying
Their first game was delayed a few hours due to 'unpredictable weather.'
After acquiring Ty Cobb in a trade for Eddie Cicotte and $700, they offered another $50 for 'immediate delivery.'
They lost to the Chicago Cubs in the World Series (1907).
After contending for most of the early 1900's, they fell to 7th place in the AL (1924).
They tried to make Babe Ruth their manager but failed (1934).
Their first game in Comerica Park was almost delayed because of the 34-degree weather (2000).
Mike Maroth became the first pitcher since Brian Kingman to lose a minimum of 20 games in one season (2003).
They almost tied the '62 Mets with the worst season for a baseball team, when they ended it with a record of 43-119 (2003).
Why they might not be annoying
They ended up winning their first game 14-13 in a comeback fashion.
They beat the Chicago Cubs in the 1935 World Series.
Denny McLain won the MVP and Cy Young in 1968.
They were the first Major League team since the '55 Dodgers to hold first place from the beginning of the season, all the way to the end of the season and eventually win the World Series (1984).
Credit: His Name is Robert
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 60 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 61 Votes: 42.62% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 91 Votes: 63.74% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 287 Votes: 52.61% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 293 Votes: 57.00% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 454 Votes: 46.26% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 87 Votes: 57.47% Annoying
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