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Avila, Tigers keeping 'window' of contention open

DETROIT -- Comerica Park will open its 18th season next April. The home of the Tigers might never have encountered such discussion about the size of windows.

They have nothing to do with the glass panels enclosing the Tiger Club or press box.

From the February 2004 press conference introducing free-agent signing Ivan Rodriguez, beginning the build-up from the AL Central cellar to the World Series, the Tigers have never put a date on their window of contention. Once the Tigers made it to the Fall Classic in 2006, their goal was to compete for a postseason berth every year.