A month in to the Red Wings' season we find ourselves watching the best team in hockey.

Two months in to the Lions' season we find ourselves watching the second best team in the NFC North. 

A month after the Tigers' season ends they pick up one of the best shortstops in all of baseball, making them the odds on favorite to win the Central, if not the American League, when spring training begins.

And the Pistons' season is about to start with them on the very short list of best teams in the East. Is this crazy, or what? This is the best sports town in America, hands down, and if you don't think so, you're an ####. But I'm not here to measure your IQ. I'm here to write about what makes following these teams at this time, in this city, so compelling... so worthwhile... so fun....

First of all, the Red Wings just keep getting better. They are younger, faster, and more interesting than at any point since the Stanley Cup year of '02. They've adapted to the 'New NHL' better than anyone thought they would. To start with Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Lidstrom give them three of the best players in the entire league, making them competitive night in and night out before they even drop the puck. Add to that guys like Holmstrom, Hasek, Rafalski, Draper and Maltby who simply do their thing to ensure the team keeps winning, and guys like Hudler, Filpula, Kronwall, and Lebda who give fans a reason to believe in the present and the future and you've got can't-miss product. Personally, I show up just to watch Chelios. The guy is a freak of nature, simply amazing.  

As for the Lions, what can you say? You are what your record says you are and the Detroit Lions' record says they're 5-2, whether you or I believe it or not. Kitna has stopped fumbling and throwing picks in the end zone, the secondary is making plays and Kevin Jones is healthy and productive. Even more impressive is Calvin Johnson, who looks like a man from another planet whenever he's healthy and the Lions are smart enough to give him the ball. However the Rod Marinelli-for-coach-of-the-year talk is kinda crazy, but then again so is the fact that I even had to write that. Wow. All I can say is, WOW!

Meanwhile the Tigers re-signed Pudge and then swapped some tomorrow for some today by trading Jair Jurrjens (really sorry to see him go) and Gorkys Hernandez to the Braves for five-time All-Star, Edgar Renteria. I loved those moves and so did you. And if you didn't, let’s check your IQ for real this time.... But again, it's not about your IQ, it's about the fact that the team is solid as a rock up the middle, spending the right money on the right people, and Leyland's still running the show. It's back to the playoffs in '08 here in Tigertown.

 Finally, Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics are the poster boys for the Eastern Conference and that's all well and good as October comes to a close. However, when I saw Rasheed Wallace drop 25 lbs, Rodney Stuckey ball like a mother in the pre-season, and Joe Dumars turn up the heat on Flip Saunders and the entire crew, I saw the future. And in the future, namely April and May, I saw the Pistons rise to the top as the class of the East once again as the Palace prepared to host another  NBA Finals in June.

Yes sports fans, it's a great time to be a sports fan in a sports city as great as Detroit. The fun is never-ending.

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