Justin Verlander
Justin Verlander
Justin Brooks Verlanderis an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 February 1983
CityManakon-sabait, VA
CountryUnited States of America
bit less nervous second stuff time work
A little better. A little smoother, a little bit less nervous this time out. It's only my second time; there's a lot of stuff to work on.
control hopefully tigers work
I've always been able to control myself. If I go back down and the Tigers find something I have to work on, then hopefully I'll go back and show them that I can do what they want me to do up here.
bit felt habit last relying stuff sure throwing using whereas
That's the way I pitched all last year, using the off-speed to set it up a little bit more. I felt like sometimes I get into a habit of throwing too many fastballs and just relying on that, whereas I'm sure I could throw a lot more off-speed stuff for strikes.
baseball games great helps huge kids love push society sports understand video
I think video games are a huge part of our society now. Having kids play baseball video games helps them understand and love the game. It could actually push them to get out there and play the game for real. That's great for the sport.
focused good great match matter pitcher
It's great for another young guy, another good pitcher to match up against. But like I've said many times, it doesn't really matter who's on the other mound. I'm focused on what I can do.
double glad settled whether
I was glad to get that double play. Whether I settled down or not, that's a different question.
bull feels throw until watch
I'm more of a feel pitcher. If something's wrong, I don't watch a video. I go throw in the bull pen until it feels right.
bunch far great league major middle pitchers sign solid tigers
We've got a bunch of young, solid pitchers out there that can all pitch at the major league level. So I think it's a great sign for the organization and for the Tigers in the future. As far as being in the middle of it, it's fun.
good-things wells happenings
All I know is that if I continue to pitch well, good things will keep happening.
greatness surprise ifs
If you expect greatness, greatness shouldn't surprise you.
wells i-can
The only thing I can control is how well I pitch.
player thinking special
I think that a starting pitcher has to do something special to be as valuable or more so than a position player.
years young amazed
If you had told me at the beginning of the year that I was going to be a shoo-in for the Cy Young, I would have been absolutely ecstatic and amazed.
talking guy listening
I'm hoping to learn something new every day. It sounds corny, but I really do come in here every day, listening and talking with the veteran guys and seeing what I can absorb.