I've definitely been captivated over the last several weeks on the Lions and Tigers and their upswing. The Lions are 2-0, have a healthy starting QB in Matthew Stafford, and they demolished KC last weekend 48-3, their biggest victory EVER. Oh, and they have won ten in a row, including the pre-season. Those days of 0-16 seem so far away. Granted, they've won nothing. They've accomplished nothing. But it's true optimism I see and hear for the first time, perhaps ever.
Oh, yeah, the Tigers. They just won their first division championship in 24 years, they have the best pitcher in baseball in Justin Verlander, and again, the excitement is palpable. Their 12 game winning streak and their chance at getting #2 seed in the AL definitely have sparked some optimism.
Not that the Red Wings, whose pre-season is just getting underway, deserve to be left out of the conversation. They are the most consistent team in sports, reliably making the playoffs every year. And they've won a few Stanleys to boot, even though they have had some unfortunately luck the last couple of years.
It is finally a good time to be a Detroit sports fan, no matter what happens this season and post-season. It's good to be feeling good about something in Detroit.
And yeah, for the first time ever, I might be rooting for the Lions to beat the Cowboys in two weeks.
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