By: Leon Cadeau | stonesdetroit.com Of all of the accomplishments in Justin Verlander’s young, illustrious career, there is one that had alluded him coming into today’s season opener against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. In five previous starts on Opening Day, Verlander had yet to post a victory. He had recorded four no-decisions and one loss. He can now ... Read More »
By: Leon Cadeau | stonesdetroit.com So I’m standing in the break room at work yesterday, watching the news feed on ESPN, when a breaking story comes across regarding Detroit’s very own, Justin Verlander. You know Justin Verlander, right? The AL Cy Young Award Winner and MVP in 2011. The runner-up in the Cy Young voting last season. The most dominant ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com The last time the Detroit Tigers won a World Series it was 1984. I was eight years old and spent my days playing sandlot baseball with the kids from my block. We all had our favorite players and never had any trouble arguing why our Tiger was the best. Although it’s not as common these days, ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com Confidence was soaring in the city of Detroit Wednesday morning. Of course it was, Justin Verlander was taking the mound in a few short hours to hopefully earn the Tigers a quick, uneventful win in game one of the Fall Classic. Everyone had Verlander tabbed as the winning pitcher. The Gods of baseball and Pablo Sandoval ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com For the first time in history the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants will square off in the World Series. Surviving three elimination games against the Cardinals in the NLCS, the Giants are hoping to carry that momentum into the Fall Classic. After a Yankee sweep, a well-rested Tiger team is prepared for what is ... Read More »
By : S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com Going into the American League Championship Series, the idea of the New York Yankees being swept by the Detroit Tigers seemed unthinkable. The Yankees’ batting woes began immediately in postseason play, but getting knocked out in four games seemed highly unlikely. Unlikely, that is, unless you’re facing Detroit’s starting rotation and your offense has been ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 2-1 taking the series lead to three games to none. The situation is starting to look bleak for the Yankees. Losing two in a row at home doesn’t exactly inspire confidence but the idea of having to beat Detroit’s starting rotation four games in a row, well you ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com The Tigers and the Yankees had themselves a good ol’ fashioned pitchers’ duel Sunday afternoon. Detroit managed to string together enough hits for three runs. Anibal Sanchez was golden, starting the game off with an eyebrow raising, behind the back play to get himself out of a jam in the first inning. Sprinkle in a nasty ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com A story I did for The Majors… The final out of game five in Oakland marks the end of a Cinderella season. The Athletics fought their way to the bitter end but were stonewalled by a dominant Justin Verlander. The A’s went up against Verlander twice this series and were unsuccessful in both outings. They struck ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com Justin Verlander took the mound Thursday night and the Tigers never looked back. He set a record for strikeouts in a division series with 22. He struck out eleven in game one and eleven in game five. He pitched all nine innings, giving up just four hits and one walk, shutting Oakland out. He had total ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com “This is tough but the series isn’t over yet. We will leave it here and go to the hotel. This game is over.” Jose Valverde said after he blew his sixth save of the year in game four of the ALDS. The Tigers should have been popping open bottles of non-alcoholic champagne but instead sat in ... Read More »
By: S Holmes, Stonesdetroit.com One of my favorite things about playoff baseball is the camaraderie that rises up in the city. The ability to walk into a gas station and have a ten minute conversation with a stranger. The anticipation in the air that is, simply put, the magic of post season ball. Before I start sounding too much like ... Read More »
S Holmes, Sports Writer, Stonesdetroit.com Justin Verlander owned Saturday afternoon’s game against the Twins from the very start. He threw seven complete innings walking two and striking out eight. He gave up four hits and held the Twins to zero runs. His most impressive inning came in the fourth. Lead off batter Ben Revere got a basehit and Joe Mauer ... Read More »
S Holmes, Sports Writer, Stonesdetroit.com After an ugly double header on Sunday, the Tigers got themselves back on track Monday night against the Royals. Justin Verlander led his team to a 6-2 victory over Kansas City. The last time JV faced the Royals he gave up 8 runs on 12 hits. Tonight he started off strong throwing 95-96 mph fastballs ... Read More »
S Holmes, Sports Writer, Stonesdetroit.com Justin Verlander picked up his 15th win tonight with a solid outing against the A’s. He threw 6 complete innings. He struck out 5 and walked 3. The A’s came up with 5 hits but couldn’t score any runs off of Verlander. This was his 8th win at home this season. The Tigers got on ... Read More »
S Holmes, Sports Writer, Stonesdetroit.com After a couple of rough starts, Justin Verlander was back in true form picking up his 14th win. He threw 7 scoreless innings giving up 6 hits and 1 walk. He struck out 7. Although Verlander didn’t pull it off on his own. In the 5th inning, he gave up a basehit to Casey Kotchman, ... Read More »
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