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Detroit Tigers: 1929 American League Champions (4th pennant)
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📺 POSTGAME PANEL RECAP — DETROIT 22, HOUSTON 8 (Tigers win ALCS, 4–2)
Bob Costas (host)
“On a warm October afternoon deep in the heart of Texas, the Detroit Tigers delivered one of the most overpowering knockout punches in postseason history. Twenty-two runs. Twenty-nine hits. And at the center of it all, a performance for the ages by Gilberto Cisneros — six hits, two home runs, five runs batted in.
This is not merely a team advancing. This is a franchise adding to its lore. Detroit wins its fourth pennant, and achieves a rare feat: back-to-back American League championships, something they had previously done only in 1905 and 1906.
And now… the stage is set. The last two champions collide: the Atlanta Braves of 1927, the Detroit Tigers of 1928, meeting in a World Series that feels almost preordained. The defending champs against the team with perhaps the most dominant player we've ever seen in baseball, Alex Fernandez.
If you love great October baseball, you’ve come to the right place.”
Mike Francesa
“Listen, this was a total, utter, complete mismatch today. The Astros were DONE in the first inning. Over. Five runs, then six more in the second — and forget it, that’s it, they’re finished.
And Cisneros? SIX hits? I mean, come on. That’s ridiculous. You don’t even do that in BP.
Houston’s pitching… I gotta be honest, it was embarrassing. You can’t throw out half the bullpen by the third inning and expect to stay alive. Cicero? Hughes? King? Covarrubias? They’re all out there getting shelled. It's like they were throwing beach balls.
But Detroit? This is what championship teams do. You give them a chance to close you out, they bury you. Great teams do that.
World Series? This is the heavyweight fight you want: Braves–Tigers. The two best teams. No nonsense. No flukes. No Cinderella nonsense — because Detroit ain’t Cinderella. They’re the champs, they finished 98–64, and they are rolling.
Should be a classic.”
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo
“OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS, THE ASTROS GOT DESTROYED!! Twenty-two runs!! TWENTY-TWO!! I haven’t seen a beating like that since… I don’t even know!
And the SIX HITS by Cisneros! SIX! That’s Wiffle ball stuff! That’s video-game stuff! And Detroit — give them credit — they came into Houston and said, ‘WE ARE NOT FLYING BACK TO DETROIT. WE’RE ENDING IT HERE.’
And they did!
Now, we get Detroit-Atlanta — OHHH BABY! Two DEEP lineups, two teams that SMASH the baseball, two organizations that EXPECT to be in October every year. I am fired up!
World Series starts soon — I cannot WAIT!”
Colin Cowherd
“Let me tell you the story here: Detroit is built. They’re layered. They’re smart. Their stars play big in big moments. Cisneros? That’s what an alpha looks like. Six hits in an elimination clincher? That’s a ‘face of the franchise’ performance.
Houston? Fun team. Flashy. But they’re emotional. When adversity hits, they spiral. Detroit? They’re the opposite. They stabilize. They take control. That’s the difference between a team with talent and a program. Detroit is a program.
And now we get Atlanta. Think about this: the Tigers and Braves are basically the sport’s two most stable, well-run modern organizations in your universe. Of course they’re meeting. Of course it’s the last two champions.
This is the sport giving you the matchup that makes sense. Detroit’s depth versus Atlanta’s precision. Power on power. Culture on culture.
My early lean? Slight edge to Atlanta — but Detroit has the best player in the postseason right now.
Either way… it’s perfect.”
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