Tigers Can’t Complete Comeback Effort In The Desert, Drop First Game To The DiamondbacksDepending on who you ask, that was probably a game that was worth staying up for. At the very least, it was quite entertaining. One of the great things about this sport is that you might have an idea of what the storyline is going to be coming into the game, but things can change very quickly. I would argue one of the least interesting things about this game was the fact that Justin Verlander was making his first start as a Tiger in almost 9 years. I mentioned it in the video and I think the people watching at home were able to see what I saw, Verlander wasn’t good tonight, and as I’ve written about in the past, you sign a 43-year-old starting pitcher to your club, regardless of what the history is there is going to be that chance that father time finally catches up to him. I’m not going to make those kinds of judgments about Verlander based on one bad start at what is historically a hitter-friendly park, but he was fooling nobody tonight. He’ll get another opportunity at home in five days, and I think that that will be a more telling indicator of where Verlander is at this point in the season.
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