Touchdown! Phil Coke celebrates AL pennant by spiking glove before start of Tigers pa

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Was Phil Coke celebrating a World Series berth for the Detroit Tigers or a touchdown for the neighboring Lions? It was a little hard to tell on Thursday night as the lefthanded reliever channeled his inner Ted Lilly by spiking his glove to celebrate the final out of the Tigers' 8-1 victory over the New York Yankees. Though it wasn't quite Magglio Ordonez hitting a grand slam to start the pennant-winning party back in 2006, Coke's celebration has already taken a special spot within the hearts of Tigers fans.

Coke's perfect inning of relief in Game 4 garbage time against his former team capped off an ALCS that saw him appear in all four games and become the rotation's answer to lineup surprise Delmon Young. Coke has been perfect this postseason, pitching 13 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out 11 and allowing only four hits. Expect plenty of Coke vs. Jose Valverde questions of Jim Leyland before the World Series starts next Wednesday, though the debate shouldn't even be a close one.

At any rate, every Tiger fan can proudly call themselves a, uh, Coke head as he leads the bullpen into the Fall Classic. And in case any of you were wondering what happened after his glove hit the ground ...

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Make sure all your bases are covered this postseason ...
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