For the D: A Tribute to Mike Ilitch and the Heartbeat of Detroit Baseball
For the D: A Tribute to Mike Ilitch and the Heartbeat of Detroit Baseball By Bobby Boss When you talk about the soul of Detroit — the real Detroit — you don’t start with politics, skyscrapers, or statistics. You start with legacy. And nobody left a bigger legacy in this city than Mike Ilitch. Yeah, he gave us pizza with Little Caesars. But what he really gave us was hope — a belief that Detroit could rise, even when the world wrote us off. 🧢 The Owner Who Gave a Damn Mike Ilitch didn’t buy the Detroit Tigers just to play boss. He bought them to win , to restore pride, and to give this city a team we could believe in — a team that mirrored our grind, our hustle, our heart. He took over the Tigers in 1992, when they were barely breathing. What did he do? He rebuilt them from the dirt. He invested, drafted, traded, spent, and risked — not for profit, but for pride. For us. From signing big-name players like Miguel Cabrera to pushing for a world-class ballpark with Comer...