Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press
It was in the bottom of the seventh inning on Thursday night at Comerica Park when Justin Verlander, at age 34, had finally heard it all.
It was after Miguel Cabrera grounded into a double play, extending his unusually long stretch without a home run to 103 plate appearances. As Cabrera, the greatest right-handed hitter of this generation, slowly trotted towards the Detroit Tigers dugout, certainly ailed by something, a fan sitting in the stands above booed.
“He was rather boisterous about it, too,” Verlander said.
Yes, these are tough times for a fan base that fears its run at perennial contention has closed, a fan base even more fearful about what the future will bring.