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The Detroit Tigers play in the American League of Major League Baseball.  The Tigers reside in the AL Central Division and compete against division rivals the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, and Kansas City Royals.  Detroit plays its home schedule at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan which has a seating capacity of 41,000.  The Tigers Stadium opened in 2000, and is considered such a pitcher-friendly park that the left center field wall was moved in before the 2003 season.  Tigers Manager Jim Leyland, who completed his 2nd season in 2007, finished the 2007 MLB Schedule with an 88-74 record and a 2nd place finish in the American League Central.  The Tigers were beset with injuries, especially to its pitching staff and weren't able to overcome it as the Yankees clinched the Wild Card and the Indians winning the Central.  The Tigers did enjoy great years from its stars, Curtis Granderson, Magglio Ordonez, Justin Verlander, Ivan Rodriguez, and Gary Sheffield.  
The Tigers have some of the richest history of any MLB team.  The franchise has played in the American League since 1901 and has won 10 league titles and 4 World Series.  The League Championship seasons were 1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, and 2006.  The Tigers were World Series Champions in 1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984.  The Tigers have retired 5 numbers in their history, including 2, Charlie Gehringer; 5, Hank Greenberg; 6, Al Kaline; 16, Hal Newhouser; and 23, Willie Horton.  Owner Mike Ilitch purchased the team in 1992, and saw the team struggle 12 out of his 13 years.  GM Dave Dombrowski was brought on prior to the 2002 season, and after a treacherous 2003 season began to make incremental improvements.  These small improvements in the talent level and overall record culminated in the 2006 pennant, their first since 1984.  The GM was successful in slowly but surely convincing the owner to invest more money in roster improvements. 
After a 2007 season in which the Tigers weren't as successful as they were in 2006, Dombrowski pulled off one of the biggest trades of the offseason, when he landed Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis.  The Tigers quickly agreed to a new 7 year contract with the elite player.  The Tigers also added SS Edgar Renteria, producing what will be one of the best offensive line-ups in major league history.

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