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Sighs for Verlander in Game 1; A Look a Cy Young Performances in the World Series

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, World Series, tagged , , on October 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Justin Verlander may be the best pitcher of his generation, but to this point in his career, he has struggled in the Fall Classic. In three World Series starts (two in 2006 and one in 2012), the hard throwing right hander has lost all three times, while posting an ERA of 7.20, the fifth highest […]

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Verlander Strikes Back at Empire (with Help from Umpire); Approaches Several Strike-Throwing Milestones

Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on August 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Last night, Justin Verlander was a strike-throwing machine. Over eight innings, the right hander threw 96 strikes, or nearly 73% of his career-high tying 132 pitches. That not only represented the most strikes ever recorded by the Tigers’ ace in one game, but it was also the highest total by any pitcher since Brandon Morrow registered […]

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How Does Verlander Rate as a Cy Young and MVP?

Posted in Awards, Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , , on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Earlier in the week, Justin Verlander became only the 14th unanimous Cy Young selection in the 56-year history of the award. However, according to some prognosticators, that might just be the appetizer for the Tigers’ right hander. Unanimous Cy Young Award Winners Pitcher Years Justin Verlander 2011 Roy Halladay 2010 Jake Peavy 2007 Johan Santana […]

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Some Rain Must Fall: Yanks, Tigers Need to Look on the Bright Side

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , on October 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The first game of the ALDS between the Yankees and Tigers was supposed to be a battle of aces, but Mother Nature took center stage instead. With only 1 1/2 innings completed, the skies opened up and washed away the much anticipated showdown between CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander, leaving the two Cy Young candidates […]

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Should Team Record in a Pitcher’s Starts Be MVP Criterion?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , on September 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Justin Verlander continued his late season run of dominance by recording his 12th consecutive victory in Sunday’s 3-0 triumph over the Athletics. During that span, the Tigers’ right hander has compiled half of his league leading 24 victories, the highest total by an American League pitcher since Bob Welch won 27 games in 1990. Even […]

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Win-Win Situation: Do Pitchers Really Pitch to the Score?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, tagged , on September 3, 2011 | 5 Comments »

When Felix Hernandez won the 2010 AL Cy Young with a 13-12 record, it was a watershed event in terms of how award voters weigh various statistics. In the past, Hernandez’ low win total would have all but eliminated him from consideration, but more recently, a growing percentage of the electorate has started to use […]

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