Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...but give him some credit for objectivity. He's right: the lone Cy Young vote for Justin Verlander is simply indefensible (or at the very least, was not well defended by the voter who...
Blog | November 18, 2009Leyland rode Rodney too hard
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...tale of the 2009 Detroit Tigers is someday written, there will be plenty of room for Justin Verlander's 19 wins and 269 strikeouts, and for Miguel Cabrera's MVP-caliber season...
Blog | October 07, 2009First-guessing Jim Leyland
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...it doesn't make any sense to start Porcello on short rest ... but what about Justin Verlander, who is a) one of the best pitchers in the league, and b) a horse. A...
Blog | October 02, 2009Tigers and Twins a mismatch ... on paper
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...think, "Hey, that looks pretty even to me!" After all, while Detroit's Justin Verlander is 17-9 with a solid 3.41 ERA, Minnesota rookie Brian Duensing is 5-1...
Blog | September 29, 2009Giving Scott Feldman his due
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...great deal more. Elsewhere yesterday (after I posted my post), Adam Wainwright won his 18th but Justin Verlander remained stuck on 16. Wainwright's not a lock for 20, but he certainly jumps...
Blog | September 10, 200920-win candidates
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...only major leaguer with 17 wins. Three pitchers have 16 wins: Chris Carpenter, CC Sabathia, and Justin Verlander. Carpenter will start four more games, and obviously has to win all of them. In one...
Blog | September 09, 2009Lester and Beckett a dominant duo
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Lester duo has the best K/BB ratio and the second-best ERA; the Tigers, with Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson, have the best ERA and the second-best K/BB ratio. Put it...
Blog | September 07, 2009If not Greinke for Cy, then who?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...exceptionally lucky down the stretch, they're out. Which leaves only a few viable candidates: Justin Verlander (14-7, 3.38), CC Sabathia (15-7, 3.59) and Josh Beckett (14-5, 3...
Blog | August 26, 2009Nursing Joba and Porcello
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...he's been the Tigers' third-best starter for most of the season -- behind Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson -- Porcello has averaged roughly five innings per start, and hasn't been...
Blog | August 20, 2009Should Tigers worry about Verlander?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...and the Tigers will either limit his innings or watch him struggle with fatigue, and 3) Justin Verlander's career ERA after the All-Star break is 4.95. Hence the worries, and...
Blog | June 29, 2009Greinke's Cy Young competition
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...under 2.50, and could make a summer charge. From off the pace, Detroit's Justin Verlander (9.00 E.R.A. after four starts) and Boston's Josh Beckett (7.22...
Blog | June 18, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...can control, he controls. Which is what's made him great since last summer. • Justin Verlander's been pretty great lately, too. • The Mets keep winning. But as Ken Davidoff...
Blog | May 27, 2009Verlander keeps rolling
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotA few weeks ago, I linked to Dave Cameron's take on Justin Verlander, who at the time was sporting a nifty 7.88 ERA after three starts. Verlander, Cameron...
Blog | May 14, 2009Don't worry about Verlander's ERA
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWorried about Justin Verlander's 7.88 ERA? Don't be. Verlander Dave Cameron: Forget the results -- Verlander...
Blog | April 20, 2009American League keys
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...so games this season. No, I don't bet real money on my predictions. Tigers: Justin Verlander. Speaking of lousy predictions, I believe I might have offered Verlander as my Cy Young choice...
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