Detroit — It sits in the dugout during games and has its own perch in the clubhouse. It’s carried aloft through the postgame high-five line, and players slap it as if it’s a teammate.
“It’s a part of the team now,” Tigers reliever Shane Greene said. “We gotta get him a locker and a jersey.”
It’s just a goose, a plastic replica of the real one that crashed in Comerica Park four days ago and survived to return to the wild. It’s just a goose, right? Or is it?
Hey, the Tigers are going to ride this as long as they can, as they should, this symbol of competitive spirit and positive reinforcement.