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Tigers fans prep for non-playoff season

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It might seem like a silly question to ask this late in the season with the Tigers still sitting far back in the American League Central and all, but like it or not there will be baseball in Detroit this September. It’s likely that even without a 2010 playoff appearance, the Jim Leyland-Dave Dombrowski era will continue into 2011.

What fans see in September will look more like an organized tryout than a pennant race, as Baseball Prospectus currently sets the Motor City Kitties playoff chances below 1%.

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