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
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.
curves guy lefties
I'm a power guy. Good fastball. A knuckle curve, which I can throw for strikes. A changeup which sinks down and away from lefties and I can also throw for strikes.
guy want lockers
I want to show that I can pitch well and get along with the guys in the locker room.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
both hoping learn
I'm hoping we can both learn a lot from each other and improve.
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.
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.
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.
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.