Justin Verlander News

Jim Leyland called Miguel Cabrera's shot. Or at least did what he could to will it over the fence.

"I am not so much the pebble dropping in the pond as I am the ripples that follow." -- Miles Levin.

"So Rob, what has Walters done since we saw him last?" you may be asking. Well, the news isn't pretty .

Kathy and Richard Verlander, parents of Tigers ace Justin Verlander, created "Rocks Across the Pond," a book that shares anecdotes from Justin's childhood.

Starting pitching will eventually go south when you miss on as many draft picks as the Twins have in recent years.

Even though the Tigers ' early struggles have been well documented throughout the past month, there are still signs of life from various points of this truly deep roster.

Drew Smyly doesn't have the same "awe" factor that his teammate Justin Verlander has when he takes the mound.

Quacky curmudgeon Scrooge McDuck had a giant silo of gold coins to swim in. Eccentric pop icon Michael Jackson owned the Elephant Man's dirty old bones.

2. There would be fewer pitching changes. 3. Pitchers would probably throw mostly fastballs not those silly Bugs Bunny pitches that are often out of the strike zone.

Worse than the Tigers clawing out their half-dozen or so hits per game during a chilly April-May at the plate, too many of those hits have been singles.

Indians manager Manny Acta didn't hesitate to run closer Chris Perez out for his third save in three days Thursday afternoon against the Tigers.

The Daily News reported Thursday that there were rumors in Major League Baseball and New York's banking circles that the Steinbrenner family "is exploring the possibility of selling the Yankees." "I just learned of the Daily News story.

We had a pair of Justins throw one-hitters last week, and one was definitely more important than the other.

MAY 13: Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers pitches against the Oakland Athletics during the seventh inning at O.co Coliseum on May 13, 2012 in Oakland, California.

Justin Verlander pitched another tremendous game Thursday afternoon, going the distance in a 2-1 loss to the streaking - did someone say streaking? - Cleveland Indians.

Although the Detroit Tigers are not any further off-pace this season than they were at this point a year ago, the excitement and expectation that were placed on a team put together to make a run at a World Series title is souring quickly.

I hope you enjoyed that winning road trip. Let's not worry about the two losses that ended it.

Albert Pujols had three hits, including the 450th home run of his career Dan Haren struck out a career-high 14 in tossing his sixth career complete-game shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels won their third straight with a 3-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.

There's no real competition when it comes to the honor of starting the All-Star Game, but it's definitely a privilege that pitchers around the league would love to have.

Lopez extended his hitting streak to 10 games Thursday afternoon with an RBI single off Tigers ace Justin Verlander in the fourth inning.