1. While I think Verlander is an exceptional pitcher, my favorte Tiger pitcher still is Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. He didn't have great tools and was only around a few seasons but man was he fun to watch!
2. When you talk about a player breaking a bat on a checked swing the most impressive version would be when the bat does not hit the ball - a "real" checked swing. Since this is a Michigan site it should feature Detroit Tigers, not some bush league Boston Red Sox player. I was at a game in Tiger stadium ~1967 and saw Willie Horton (Detroit Tigers #23) break a bat on a checked swing when the bat never hit the ball! Rumor has it that it was the second time he had done it. I also vaguely remember watching a televised game when that copycat Jim Rice (Boston Red Sox #14) did the same thing.
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1. While I think Verlander is an exceptional pitcher, my favorte Tiger pitcher still is Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. He didn't have great tools and was only around a few seasons but man was he fun to watch!
2. When you talk about a player breaking a bat on a checked swing the most impressive version would be when the bat does not hit the ball - a "real" checked swing. Since this is a Michigan site it should feature Detroit Tigers, not some bush league Boston Red Sox player. I was at a game in Tiger stadium ~1967 and saw Willie Horton (Detroit Tigers #23) break a bat on a checked swing when the bat never hit the ball! Rumor has it that it was the second time he had done it. I also vaguely remember watching a televised game when that copycat Jim Rice (Boston Red Sox #14) did the same thing.