But as the 2006 season approaches the All-Star break, top teams like the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox, along with bottom feeders like the Kansas City Royals, shouldn't be looking at those clubs as the standard to either emulate or avoid.

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The Tigers, like the city where they play, are a result of reinvention.

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And he hopes more displays like the one that helped the Tigers beat Worcester 38-5 will keep him in the team.

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That includes first-place teams like the Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers, which each have less than half the Yankees' overall payroll.

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The nation's top-ranked defense (albeit against a cupcake-heavy slate) did allow 426 yards to the Tigers, but with playmakers like defensive end Bjoern Werner, it's clear that Fisher's recruiting prowess has touched both sides of the ball.

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The idea strikes terror into a lot of people, and it threatens to undo the fledgling progress Detroit has made on fixing its image, with help from billionaire investors like Dan Gilbert and the Ilitch family, which owns the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings.

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The Tigers have been around for over a century, and nobody has had a game quite like this.

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The win continued the Tigers fantastic start to the season but as the match began at The Hawthorns, it looked like their impressive form may have hit a blip as they found themselves pinned back by West Brom.

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