thinking about 2011 Justin Verlander

It’s crazy to see how much the game has changed in under 15 years. JV started the 8th inning with over 100 pitches, the bullpen only BEGINS to warm after Parra doubles, and his total pitch count that night (119) wasn’t even his season high to date! (132) What a damn workhorse.

Also -- check out this run by 2011 JV from the end of May into mid-July. 9 G 72.0 IP 46 H 6 ER 0.75 ERA (!!!) 74 K / 10 BB The man was just built different.

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Dude was an assassin. Wish we coulda seen him in the old English D one last time

I’m rock hard at 5:30am

Can you imagine Hinch letting Skub throw 120 pitches? We need Jimmy Smokes back @JohnSmithJr23

"Justin's pitch count starting to elevate" i assumed 100 since this was 15 years ago.. nope 110 😂

He was not gonna take that disrespect from Upton on that time out

Thank god for the pitch clock

This got me thinking about 2011 Gerardo Parra too

I mean, you ain’t wrong 🤷‍♂️