Verlander takes 17th win
posted in 2007 season, Texas Rangers |Tigers 5, Rangers 1
Did you see the ninth inning? Did you pass out in shock? No? Good.
Todd Jones struck out the side. It was another relaxing game in Tigertown. With 7 wins in the past 10 games, this team seems to be back to the easy-to-watch, fun team it was for much of the season.
Gary Sheffield, who finally broke his hitless streak yesterday, added a home run to his total with a left field shot that landed just over the bullpen.
Importantly, a) Justin Verlander added win No. 17. That’s nice for him. I’ve heard some rumblings about Cy Young, but I don’t think he’ll get it. With the seasons by CC Sabathia, Johan Santana (don’t look at W-L, look at the rest) and Dan Haren (ditto), even with a no hitter, it’s hard to make a good argument for Justin. But win No. 17! It’s good for Cy Young of the Tigers anyway.
Good news, the Indians lost. Bad news, the Yankees didn’t. So the Tigers have been 7-3 in the last 10, but the Indians are 7-3 and the Yankees are 8-2. Hard to make the playoffs in September when your opponents are doing that. But nonetheless, we had another good baseball game to watch, so I’m happy for that.
Update: Jason Beck blogged about the rare feat of back-to-back 17-win seasons by Verlander. Without quoting his whole post, the last Tiger was Jack Morris and the last rookie-sophomore was Doc Gooden. So we’re talking 80s!
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