Seattle — There was a pretty lively conversation in the Tigers clubhouse and manager’s office before Monday’s game.
First topic: The likelihood that the baseball is, if not juiced, then manipulated to maximize distance — kind of like a Titleist Pro V1 golf ball.
“The old eye test is the best thing to go by,” said Tigers ace Justin Verlander, who admits his view on this subject is 100-percent biased. “Guys who have been around the game a long time, you see balls leaving the yard that otherwise shouldn’t.
“Whether the balls are juiced or not, I don’t know.