The Tigers popped the champagne in the visiting clubhouse of their greatest foes, the guys who they went 1-5 against at the end of the regular season and who they ceded a 15.5-game division lead to dating back to July. For the petty among us (and let's be honest, Tigers fans were feeling very petty), it was almost sweeter that they got to do it in Cleveland.
AJ Hinch had some instantly iconic pre-champagne speeches last year — "I'm not sure who, but somebody let the Tigers get hot" — and he did it again on Thursday, after the Tigers won Game 3 of the Wild Card series to move on to the ALDS against the Mariners.