Mike Ilitch’s Tigers title bid and five more early story lines from the World Series

The San Francisco Giants won their sixth consecutive elimination game this postseason to advance past the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. They're now locked in to host the well-rested Detroit Tigers in a first-ever World Series matchup between those two original 16 franchises in Major League Baseball. Although it may not necessarily have the appeal to draw in casual and borderline baseball fans, it should set up to be an interesting matchup with several intriguing characters involved and plenty of storylines going in. Leading into the Wednesday night's opener , let's take a quick glimpse at some of the more intriguing storylines that people will be talking about. The Tigers seek a World Series championship for owner Mike Ilitch: A billionaire twice over, Detroit's 83-year old owner made his commitment to winning a championship clear when he opened his checkbook and green-lighted Prince Fielder's nine-year, $214 million contract after Victor Martinez suffered a season-end knee injury in January. He now finds himself on the cusp of seeing his dreams come true with the Tigers only four wins away. If you saw the emotion in Jim Leyland, Dave Drombowski and Tigers' players eyes...