DETROIT -- On Aug. 12, the Tigers retired new Hall of Famer Jack Morris' No. 47 before an adoring crowd at Comerica Park.
Two weeks later, the Tigers repeated the ritual with Alan Trammell, the 1984 World Series MVP and Morris' Cooperstown classmate.
Monday night, a soulful crowd of 19,711 gathered at the same stadium to remind Justin Verlander of his own appointment with them -- year and date to be determined -- in what felt like a dress rehearsal for his own Hall of Fame homecoming.