[Detroit Tigers]

Quote: Originally Posted by inkcil

Could barely ever make it out of the Division Series and never had a shot at a Pennant, much less a World Series Title or appearance. Moneyball is a joke exposed over a decade ago. Great business and marketing gimmick model though for filling seats over the course of a 162 games with a cheap owner in a small market with arguably the worst fan experience stadium in the league.

Wow, harsh.

I know championships are what it’s all about but the Tigers recently spent the better part of a decade as a top 5 squad, both in personnel and payroll, and didn’t win ****, yet did pound a Yankees team that was way better than them in the postseason. Baseball is just funny like that.

I wouldn’t diss moneyball just based on a lack of postseason success; plenty of way more expensive, way better teams have lacked postseason success. That they were good, exciting, division-winning teams can be enough sometimes imo.