Detroit Tigers

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already hit a home run in this game When he saw a pitch he liked he hit another one Just like that the Tigers won 6 3 The fans went wild Ordonez raised his arms above his head while he jumped and skipped around the bases When he arrived at home plate the entire Tigers team grabbed him in a big hug The Tigers have a long his tory in Major League Baseball MLB But in 2003 they lost 119 games That was the worst in team history One more loss Still the Worst Still the Worst Still the Worst The New York Mets f nished an MLB The New York Mets finished an MLB The New York Mets finished an MLB worst 40 120 in their first season worst 40 120 in their first season 1962 No other MLB team has lost 1962 No other MLB team has lost 1962 No other MLB team has lost that many games in a season But that many games in a season But the 2003 Detroit Tigers came close the 2003 Detroit Tigers came close the 2003 Detroit Tigers came close The Tigers had 118 losses with six The Tigers had 118 losses with six The Tigers had 118 losses with six games still to play They looked like games still to play They looked like games still to play They looked like games still to play They looked like they would tie or break the record they would tie or break the record they would tie or break the record But they won five out of their last six But they won five out of their last six But they won five out of their last six games to avoid being a bad part of games to avoid being a bad part of baseball history baseball history would have tied them for the worst record in major league history Tigers fans were very embarrassed by all of the los ing The once-proud team had become a national joke But the Tigers avoided that 120th loss Three years later they were back among the top teams in baseball The Tigers dream 2006 season ended at the World Series They made eight errors against the National League NL champion St Louis Cardi nals in the World Series That was the most in World Series history The pitchers had the most trouble They committed a World Series-record five errors Pitchers Justin Verlander and Fernando Rodney struggled fielding bunts and throwing to first base Their throws were wild and the errors proved 6 DETROIT TIGERS