About 14 months ago, I wrote this post on Dodger Thoughts: "What Justin Verlander's new contract could mean for Chad Billingsley and the Dodgers."Justin Verlander signed a contract extension with the Tigers on Wednesday that amounts to $80 million over five years.Verlander is 17 months older than Chad Billingsley and made his major-league debut 49 weeks before the Dodger righty (though Verlander pitched only 11 1/3 innings that year). A comparison of the two since they became full-fledged major-leaguers:VerlanderBillingsleyYearIPK/9ERA+IPK/9ERA+20061866.0126905.91182007201 2/38.21251478.613420082017.393200 2/39133200924010.1133196 1/38.298Verlander had an off year in 2008, but came back with his best season ever. His off year was arguably worse or at least little better than Billingsle