Bounceback Season for Detroit Tigers

In the 2006 World Series, Tigers starting pitchers set the baseball record for errors combined in the World Series. Remember, they only got five games to do it. In 2007, the Tigers were winning as Gary Sheffield joined the team, and all looked well until the Indians behind Travis Hafner, C.C. Sabathia, and Victor Martinez won 96 games and took the division by eight. I remember the projections for 2008 and I couldn't believe what was going on. I thought it was only possible for the Cubs to do what they did. After being projected to score 1000 runs for the first time, they lost the first six games of the season at home thanks to the Royals and the White Sox. They never recovered and went 74-82 the rest of the way.
However, in 2009, everyone is getting a glipse of the Tigers of old. Brandon Inge, expected to play tremendous defense and hit maybe 20 homeruns with around 60 RBI, has not only done the defense part like always, but he already has 17 homeruns and 49 RBI! And we're not even halfway through the season. Miguel Cabrera has shown a little less power than last year but should be on par with his season averages, like low to mid 30's in homeruns. Curtis Granderson plays great defense-as does Ramon Santiago and Placido Polanco at second and Adam Everett at short-and has 17 home runs with 13 steals this season. He will certainly make 20-20 this season and I would consider him for 30-30. The Tigers are 41-31, first place, leading the Twins by 5 games. They have done all of this without Sheffield and without a productive Magglio Ordonez. Maggs has lost his power stroke this season. Man, the pitching in the Motor City! One of the best rotations around has the luxury of giving way to the hardest-throwing and best bullpen in baseball. Justin Verlander (8-3), Edwin Jackson (6-4), and rookie Rick Porcello (8-4) all have ERA's under 3.60. Jackson has been a big surprise coming up in big games thus far this season. Joel Zumaya, Fernando Rodney, and Ryan Perry highlight the hardthrowers in the pen. Rodney is 16-for-16 in save opportunities.
Overall, I love the Tigers although they do play in a pitcher's park. I think the Twins will challenge the Tigers in September but never get first back, as the Tigers will win 93 games and take the AL Central. The Twins could take the Wild Card, I'm not sure though. In the playoffs, I think they are good enough to get to the ALCS, and possibly the World Series. No guarantees, though.