As one of the most historic MLB franchises, the Detroit Tigers also happen to sport one of the game’s clean and classic designs.
And while there could be an uproar amongst the loyal fan base if the team were to tinker a little too much with their classic jersey design, there’s certainly nothing wrong with imagining what such a re-design might look like.
Take a look at the design that Pete Rogers of SBNation came up with for Detroit, with Tiger claw marks through the Old English D as well as Tiger skin up the sides of the uniform:
While we can be sure that no radical re-designs are on the horizon for the Tigers, what do you think of this hypothetical idea?
BONUS CONTENT: Tigers join other Michigan teams with lengthy winless skids vs. a single opponent
The Detroit Tigers now unfortunately hold the distinction of having lost 20 in a row to their division rivals, the Cleveland Indians after last night’s 8-5 setback. The streak dates back to last April.
The streak is now the 2nd longest that one team has had an opponent’s number in MLB history, matched only by the 23 game winning streak that the Baltimore Orioles held over the Kansas City Royals from May of 1969 to August of 1970.
But the Tigers aren’t the only team in Michigan to have a frustrating losing skid against an opponent. Let’s take a look at a few other streaks of futility:
Detroit Red Wings 16 game losing skid to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Prior to the Detroit Red Wings finally defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in a shootout on March 8, they’d gone a whopping 16 games without a victory against their Atlantic Division rivals. And that’s not including the two playoff series that Tampa Bay prevailed over Detroit in 2015 and 2016.
Prior to the March 8 win (which was Detroit’s final win of the 2019-20 season before the COVID-19 shutdown), it was October of 2015 at Joe Louis Arena that they were able to earn two points over the Lightning.
