Sports bars are not created equal, especially during playoff season in October.

Some watering holes seem designed for heavy drinking during the heavy hitting.. while a couple old-timer joints are suddenly chock-full of retirees remembering the glory days of the boys in blue and orange.

Are you a Detroit Tigers die-hard? A casual bandwagon fan? Or maybe you don’t even like baseball. Wherever you fall in the lineup, click through the slideshow for our advice on where to park yourselves this playoff season (we even called “foul” on a few reputable venues that just aren’t quite suited for your sports fan spirit). Also included are addresses and estimated walking distances from Google Maps to help pencil in your Tigers playoff plans.

GO TIGERS!