I feel your pain. When the Tigers were in the playoffs two years ago they were totally played as 'That other team that the Yankees are going to knock out in the first round.' Which just made taking them down 4-1 all the more satisfying!

And speaking of 4-1, congrats! It's never as fun when your own team's not in it, but this year is shaping up to be fun and interesting all the same ^_^