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
biggest guide guided middle pitch tried
I tried to guide it in there and I guided it right down the middle of the plate. If there's one pitch I'd like back it's that one. That was the biggest pitch of the game.
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 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.
battle time trying
Obviously, the first time out, I'm trying to make an impression. It's a little unnerving, so I had to battle through that a little bit. All and all, I think I did OK.
came hall
When I came into baseball, I had one goal for my career - the Hall of Fame.
changed double guys mentality punch trying
I was really trying to get a ground-ball double play. But once I got to two strikes, my mentality changed over to try to punch these guys out.
battle good knew last rough stuff tried
From the get-go, I didn't have what I had last time, or my good stuff in general. I knew it was going to be a rough day, and I tried to battle through it.
certain explain few last middle pitching remember sitting situations taking talk time
When he was pitching in Oakland last week, he'd talk to me between a few of the innings. I remember sitting there, thinking, 'He's in the middle of the game. He's taking the time to explain to me what he's doing in certain situations and why.' It was pretty cool.
bit cushion ease felt four gave helped innings runs spring training
I felt like I was in a groove. Obviously, the four runs did help. It gave me a cushion there. But I really feel that having those innings in Spring Training helped me, and I feel a little bit more at ease this year.
believe cool fan growing mario played type videogames whatever
Growing up, I played 'Ken Griffey, Jr. Baseball' and just whatever I could get my hands on. When I was really young, I was a big fan of Mario and that type of stuff. I still play videogames now, so it was really cool for me to be able to play as myself on '2K6' or '2K7,' I believe it was, when I was a rookie.
amazing consoles days games good gotten playing video whatever whether
For me, seeing the progression of video games and consoles - whether it be PlayStation, Xbox, or whatever - I think just seeing how good they've gotten from the days when I first started playing is just amazing.
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.
felt time today
I'm progressing like I should be. I felt better today than I did the time before, and I felt better then than I did my first (start).
cool
I really like the iPad. I think that's pretty cool.