58 Quotes by Justin Verlander

I went to grab it, and I didn't grab it right. I kinda threw it. It was a wonder it even made it halfway there.

People in real life don't get ballplayers' humor, the way we talk in the clubhouse.

I was glad to get that double play. Whether I settled down or not, that's a different question.

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.

I'm hoping we can both learn a lot from each other and improve.

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.

We've got a bunch of young, solid pitchers out there that can all pitch at the major league level. So I think it's a great sign for the organization and for the Tigers in the future. As far as being in the middle of it, it's fun.

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.

I've always been able to control myself. If I go back down and the Tigers find something I have to work on, then hopefully I'll go back and show them that I can do what they want me to do up here.