I was just so happy to be able to share some of those great years with a great organization, great fanbase and great teammates.” I feel like, naturally, in life that’s kind of like a new chapter in a lot of people’s stories. This was, what, 34 to 40 in that age range. Just a lot of maturity as a person, as a player. “Obviously, my daughter being born, which I talked about a lot last year, being at the forefront of all of that.
“A lot changed in my life while I was here,” Verlander said before Monday’s game.
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Their video recognition condensed six spectacular seasons into one minute and 53 seconds, starting with his introductory press conference and ending atop a firetruck in downtown Houston to celebrate the city’s second World Series title. This time, the team was able to welcome him back the day before his start.
A photograph of him and former Tigers owner Mike Ilitch brought him to tears while the sparse crowd showered him with applause.įive years later, on another Monday night that morphed into a reunion, the Astros afforded their former ace a better chance to brace himself. Verlander stopped and turned around to watch. A tribute video started to play during his walk in from the center field bullpen. Disrupting Verlander’s scrupulous start-day routine is difficult. He started the Astros’ series opener against the Tigers, meaning his first walk into the ballpark as a visiting player came with his trademark menacing glare.
10, 2018 - Verlander did not have a lead-up day to deal with his emotions.
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