Its a f---ing joke, if any other $40 billion company bought out a $400 million company and the product changed dramatically, its not a guess as to what happened. We all know what happened. Manfred, the first time he came in, whatd he say? He said we wants more offense. All of a sudden he comes in, the balls are juiced? Its not coincidence. Were not idiots.

Justin Verlander

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All I know is that if I continue to pitch well, good things will keep happening.

Justin Verlander

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If you expect greatness, greatness shouldn't surprise you.

Justin Verlander

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When an artist wants to paint a painting, they have all those things in their head that they want to portray on a canvas. It's the same thing when I'm pitching. I have all these thoughts going through my head about how I want to pitch: which pitch I want to throw here, and why do I want to throw it?

Justin Verlander

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I'm a power guy. Good fastball. A knuckle curve, which I can throw for strikes. A changeup which sinks down and away from lefties and I can also throw for strikes.

Justin Verlander

lefties curves guy

I am always going to be working on location, even if I have a 20-year career. Talk to me in 15 years and I will still be working on location. It's something I can always do better. Right now, it's not nearly where it could be, so it gives me something to work on every day.

Justin Verlander

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I am an emotional pitcher, but I can control it. When I was in high school, I was a little immature and I let my emotions get the best of me.

Justin Verlander

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I like to challenge hitters with a 'Here it is, hit it,' mentality. It's definitely a big part of my game, especially when I get in situations where I need it. I usually save a little bit so it's there for me.

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The only thing I can control is how well I pitch.

Justin Verlander

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I kind of realized I couldn't blow the ball by everybody. In high school I could do that, but now it's not going to work. I need to pitch.'

Justin Verlander

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I want to show that I can pitch well and get along with the guys in the locker room.'

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To hit 100 miles per hour, that's something. I couldn't believe it when I first saw it, but it's something I can do and think about.

Justin Verlander

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I'm hoping to learn something new every day. It sounds corny, but I really do come in here every day, listening and talking with the veteran guys and seeing what I can absorb.

Justin Verlander

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If you had told me at the beginning of the year that I was going to be a shoo-in for the Cy Young, I would have been absolutely ecstatic and amazed.

Justin Verlander

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I think that a starting pitcher has to do something special to be as valuable or more so than a position player.

Justin Verlander

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I use high velocity to keep hitters off balance.

Justin Verlander

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For me, seeing the progression of video games and consoles - whether it be PlayStation, Xbox, or whatever - I think just seeing how good they've gotten from the days when I first started playing is just amazing.

Justin Verlander

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I'm more of a feel pitcher. If something's wrong, I don't watch a video. I go throw in the bull pen until it feels right.

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I don't think anybody's goal is to be mediocre. I think everybody should want to be the best. I've always felt that way. I want to be at the best at everything I do.

Justin Verlander

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Growing up, I played 'Ken Griffey, Jr. Baseball' and just whatever I could get my hands on. When I was really young, I was a big fan of Mario and that type of stuff. I still play videogames now, so it was really cool for me to be able to play as myself on '2K6' or '2K7,' I believe it was, when I was a rookie.

Justin Verlander

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When I came into baseball, I had one goal for my career - the Hall of Fame.

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