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Some described it as an out-of-body experience. An avalanche that was as overpowering as it was inexplicable. A lightning bolt that hit before anyone could prepare. To this day when you say \"35-5\" Detroit Tigers fans know exactly what you mean.

On the 20th anniversary of the unforgettable year when the Tigers won it all, a brand-new book launches readers back to that season from beginning to end. Wire to Wire: Inside the 1984 Detroit Tigers Championship Season by George Cantor (Foreword by Chet Lemon) details the record-setting season that led the Tigers to a World Series win.

Led by Manager Sparky Anderson, players like Kirk Gibson, Alan Trammell, Dan Petry, Jack Morris and Lou Whitaker were bringing their brooms to the ballparks and sweeping series after series. They shattered records on their way to the top. Just like the 1968 season, the 1984 team felt it had been robbed out of a pennant the previous season. That provided even more incentive to break the losing cycle. It worked and the Tigers turned into the team everyone feared.

Not only did the 1984 team win the World Series, they never fell out of first place that year. Fans had to see it to believe it. Attendance skyrocketed and fans invaded Tiger Stadium just to get the opportunity to experience this phenomenal team. It was all anyone talked about that year. The motto \"Bless You Boys\" were the words fans used to describe how people truly felt about this incredible team. All the years of disappointment were being redeemed all at once. They were invincible.

Wire to Wire delves into the details of a year when fantasy became reality. The Tigers chewed up their opponents, spit them out and catapulted to the top without looking back. It was like a movie, like a dream you never want to wake from, a reality unlike anything ever experienced. It was truly amazing and now fans have the opportunity to relive a season in history that baseball fans won\'t soon forget.

About the Author
George Cantor has been a writer for Detroit newspapers for more than 40 years. He was on the baseball beat when the Tigers won the 1968 World Series and he chronicled the feats of the 1984 Tigers as a news columnist. Cantor has written more than a dozen books on sports, history, and travel as well as appearing frequently on local radio and television. He was also given the honor of throwing out the first pitch in one of the last games played at historic Tiger Stadium. He and his wife, Sherry, live in West Bloomfield, Michigan.