A Detroit Tigers fan’s MLB Postseason rooting guide: Championship Series

Detroit Tigers fans don’t have much longer until the offseason

The MLB Postseason is down to just four teams. They will all battle out for a chance to play in the World Series. For Detroit Tigers fans, just watch and enjoy the good baseball that’s been on display. If you need a refresher, here’s our Division Series rooting guide.

These playoffs have been excellent so far, with very few blowouts, outstanding pitching performances and walkoffs a plenty. What will the Leage Championship Series have to offer? Let’s take a look.

The Houston Astros may have swept the Mariners in the ALDS, but it wasn’t easy. It took a walkoff homer from Yordan Alvarez in game 1 and an 18-inning marathon in game 3 to clinch the series.

The Yankees were helped out a bit by Terry Francona, who thought it was a better idea to have a bullpen day than start Shane Bieber on short rest in an elimination, win-or-go-home playoff game. It went about as you would expect.

This is a nightmare matchup for both Detroit Tigers fans and fans of baseball in general. Nobody wants to see either of these teams advance to the fall classic, but somebody has to win. I guess I’ll choose the Astros, but I’m kind of hoping that meteor comes down again.

Well, who saw this NLCS matchup coming? A showdown between two wild card teams in a battle to advance to the World Series.

Each team bested its respective division winners to get here. The Phillies dispatched the defending champion Braves by using the homer run ball, and the Padres just played complimentary baseball all throughout its NLDS matchup with the Dodgers.

You have to feel good for each of these teams’ managers as well. Rob Thomson took over the Phillies after Joe Girardi was fired earlier this season. After he led them to a Wild Card series victory over the Cardinals, he was rewarded with a two-year extention.

Bob Melvin, on the other hand, has been one of the most underrated managers in baseball for years now. He was stuck in Oakland, where he had to deal with moneyball shenanigans, and now he’s leading a team that’s trying to win a championship at all costs.

This is another one where you could go either way. The Padres have been trying to get this far for a few years now, so I’ll personally be rooting for them. But again, if you want to see Dave Donbrowski get another ring, I wouldn’t blame you for rooting for the Phillies.