Opening day was incredibly exciting for the city of Detroit. The fervor from last year's championship run has undoubtedly held strong as season ticket holders increased almost ten-fold, and the bandwagon is officially full. I haven't seen this many Tigers hats out on the street in 21 years.

Now, for the game. It wasn't anything special, but there were a couple great signs. First, Bonderman came back and pitched a great game after having a horrible first inning. These are the kind of games that he would have let go in the past. I feel like he will truly become the ace he was supposed to become this year, and after peeing my pants in the first inning I was able to recover similarly to him.

Second, they were able to buckle down and make a valiant comeback against a top-notch pitcher such as Halladay. Halladay could easily win this year and already has won a Cy Young in the past. He seemed to be in control for the most part, but similar to situations last year, the Tigers were able to claw back with timely hitting. Although they lost, it was nice to see a game that was similar to so many last year.

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