Detroit News Columnist Lynn Henning isn't delusional. He admits the Tigers team has its flaws. Still, he think they can go all the way.
He writes:
We are told that life is imperfect. That human beings are flawed. That people make mistakes.
And as proof, we offer the 2012 Detroit Tigers.
A perfect team, they aren't.
Then he concludes:
Imperfect, these Tigers. But, in their own flawed way, perfectly capable of winning a championship.
New York Post columnist Kevin Kernan writes:
The Tigers have three great players in Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder, but they are far from being a great team.
They are vulnerable in many areas. Their biggest weaknesses are the bullpen and lack of hitting once you clear Fielder in the cleanup spot. The defense is shaky, too. For the Yankees to beat the Tigers in the American League Championship Series, they must take advantage of those weaknesses, beginning tonight at Yankee Stadium.
There are no really great teams. Anything can happen. The Tigers knocked the Yankees out of the playoffs last year.
The Tigers play the Yankees at 4 p.m. today in N.Y.
