Tigers 2024 Season

Once again this year, we bought season tickets to Tigers baseball. I’ve always wondered why people attend games of losing teams, but I guess I find myself in that park seat now ;-) We had a lot of hope at the beginning of the season, we lost that hope pretty darn quick, and then in the final month of the summer, the Tigers came back.

In fact, they not only came back, but they made it into the playoffs. From what I read, this hasn’t happened in a very long time as was evidenced by all the pesky fans showing up at the games near the end of the season. I mean, I don’t want to wait in line for my chicken tendies!

The first two games were played in Cleveland with the Guardians winning one game, and the Tigers winning one. The third game was to be played at Comerica Park.

Not a bad view!

Ethan called me the day of, asking if I was going. I told him that I was not. His words, “Mama, you should go. It’s gonna be amazing even if they lose.” He even found me a ticket online which I bought. I threw on my Tigers gear and drove myself there.

What a game it was! Not only did we win, but I got to sit with tens of thousands of Tigers fans, in the Fall sunshine, and glory in the comeback season of the decade.

We didn’t end up making it to the World Series, but per usual, we’ve already bought our season tickets for 2025, and we are hoping for more greatness! Go Tigers!

Just for funsies, here are photos of me and my baseball-loving boy:

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