Magglio!

This is how you get to the World Series. Tie game. 2 outs. Bottom of the 9th. Walk-off HR

The losingest team in the majors over the past 13 seasons, Detroit was in despair after dropping an embarrassing 119 games in 2003. But in their first year under Leyland, the Tigers projected a winning attitude from the start.

And never has the olde English "D" on the jerseys puffed more proudly. The symbol stands for Detroit, of course; yet at this point, surely some think it stands for destiny.

Ordonez stamped it so with his no-doubt, winning drive into the left-field stands.

"I knew it was gone as soon as I hit it," Ordonez said. "This is what I've dreamed about my whole career, my whole life. I don't even remember running around the bases."

Congratulations to the Detroit Tigers and their fans on reaching the World Series, which seems so far away for Cubs fans.

Memo to Tribune Company: We're tired of waiting. There's no excuse. Get the right manager and the right players. Make it happen or sell the f-ing team to someone who cares.

Magglio!