Baltimore, Maryland. Just when you thought the roar was silent, not so fast, my friend. With a guy named Justin and an offense that has more bite to its roar, as the Orioles found out on Sunday, the rest of the Central Division might as well fear the Tigers again. With Verlander doing his usual Justin impersonation, there is no way that Verlander should be discredited. Sure, I know he cost the AL home field advantage in the World Series when he gave up five runs in the first inning on Tuesday July 11 at Kansas City’s Kaufmann Stadium in the All Star Game, but that should not matter in the Cy Young voting. If he was 5-10, and on a team that is going nowhere, then I would say definitely the All Star game was a big blow to his Cy Young hopes. But Justin is 10-5, and the Tigers are only three and a half games behind the White Sox. Sunday was a clear indication of why the Tigers are not pussy cats. I don’t care what the rest of my fellow colleagues say, this Tigers team still has life left in it, and with a manager named Jim, anything is possible.
