22 Years in the Making

Magglio Ordonez wiped away the memories of the Tigers' 119-loss 2003 season with one swing. His three-run walk-off home run in the ninth inning sent the Comerica Park crowd into a frenzy and Detroit to a 6-3 ALCS-clinching win in Game 4 on Saturday. After years of wandering through the baseball wilderness, the Detroit Tigers have reached the Promised Land: the World Series. They won the American League Championship Series with a determined, gritty performance typical of the team they've become.