It is perhaps a cliché of sorts, in sports — especially after a playoff victory — to say, “No one believed in us!”

Nearly every team, in nearly every situation, has had someone believing in them.

The 2025 Detroit Tigers , after a 7-17 finish in September — a .292 final-month win percentage that ranks as the worst of any playoff team in MLB history — might have a case, however to say, “Very few people believe in us,” less-inspiring though that might be. SCOUTING THE ALDS: Here's what will decide Detroit Tigers vs Mariners in ALDS in MLB playoffs

Then again, the Tigers have already won one playoff series, taking down the Cleveland Guardians in three games in this week’s AL wild-card series. Actually, the other two playoff teams with a sub-.380 September winning percentage —

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