DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers pitcher Alex Cobb knows the end is probably near. But he also believes this might be the best team he’s ever been part of.

That’s why he’s he Cobb spoke to reporters in a frank conversation Wednesday morning in the Tigers’ clubhouse, one day after he resumed his comeback with a short rehab start at High-A West Michigan.

Before you ask: Yes, there was pain. And from here on out, there will be pain every time he pitches. A series of injections in both hips has eased the discomfort, but not eliminated it.

But he’s accepted that.

Why is he going through this at age 37, having banked more than $100 million in a long and successful career?

Cobb has an eloquent, three-part answer to that question.

And it starts with the one-year, $15 million contract he signed wit

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