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
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.
age consider definitely great talk
We talk all the time. There is that age difference, but I'd like to consider us friends. He's a great guy. If he's got things to tell me, I'm definitely going to listen.
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.
greatness surprise ifs
If you expect greatness, greatness shouldn't surprise you.
double glad settled whether
I was glad to get that double play. Whether I settled down or not, that's a different question.
care matter supposed
It doesn't really matter who's (the opposing pitcher). If I go out and do what I'm supposed to do, things take care of themselves.
grab halfway kinda threw wonder
I went to grab it, and I didn't grab it right. I kinda threw it. It was a wonder it even made it halfway there.
both hoping learn
I'm hoping we can both learn a lot from each other and improve.
humor life people
People in real life don't get ballplayers' humor, the way we talk in the clubhouse.
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.
beat continue elated league starting streak truth win
It's my first big league win and you can't beat that. I'm kind of elated to tell you the truth. I wanted to continue the streak of our starting pitchers. That's 5-for-5 right there.
feeling good innings kept
I kept thinking, 'hold off, rain.' I was feeling good and I wanted to get some innings under my belt.
decision fighting happen hard spot trying win
I'm trying to win that spot and I'm fighting hard for it. But at the same time, I have to just let it happen because it's not my decision to make.