Monday, September 19, 2011
Verlander Making History, Again
Detroit Tigers star pitcher Justin Verlander is adding his name to the record books, again. He has already thrown two career no-hitters and is the heavy favorite to win the AL Cy Young award this season for the league's best pitcher. On Sunday he put his name in another historical category by becoming the first pitcher in 33 years (Ron Guidry, 1978) to record 24 wins and 240 strikeouts in a season. He is only the seventh AL pitcher since World War II to accomplish this. The win yesterday marked his 12th straight, the first time a pitcher has done that since 2004 (Johan Santana). His 24 total wins is also the most by a MLB pitcher since Randy Johnson won 24 in 2002. Overall, Verlander stands at 24-5 with a 2.28 ERA with one start remaining in the regular season. If he wins his next one, he will become baseball's most winning pitcher since 1990 (Bob Welch, 27). There is no reason why he shouldn't walk away with this year's AL Cy Young award.
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It's great to see a pitcher do this. Pitching is the main part to a winning team and with Verlander on the mound the Tigers can be a winning force. Hopefully, the Tigers can continue to hit the ball and go deep in the playoffs. I hope to see Verlander win the AL Cy Young award and go into the history books as baseball's most winning pitcher.
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