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MLBPA picks Verlander as player of year (AP)
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NEW YORK (AP)Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander(notes) has been selected player of the year in voting by the Major League Baseball Players Association
becoming the second pitcher to earn the honor. Verlander beat out Boston first baseman Adrian Gonzalez(notes) and New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson(notes) for the Players Choice Award
announced Thursday. The only other pitcher to win it was Bostons Pedro Martinez(notes) in 1999. Obviously from a personal standpoint
it was an amazing year. I worked extremely hard for this
Verlander said during a conference call. If you expect greatness
it shouldnt surprise you. So Ive always expected myself to be able to pitch this way. So it still doesnt surprise me I did. Verlander was 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts
leading the AL in all three categories. I think Ill be looking back at this one for a long time
he said. I dont know if Ill have a season like this again
but Im not going to discount it. Im not going to say I wont. Things have to go right for it to happen
but I would say I can pitch better. I think Im still scratching the surface here. The heavy favorite for the AL Cy Young Award and a contender for AL MVP
Verlander had the most wins in the majors since Arizonas Randy Johnson(notes) in 2002. The right-hander found a groove after going 2-3 in his first seven starts and in the second half became the first pitcher to win 12 straight starts since Minnesotas Johan Santana(notes) in 2004. I got away from throwing
Verlander said. Early in games specifically
I slowed down on purpose to try to create a platform and build off of that. If Im not throwing at 100 percent
if Im throwing at 95 percent
Im going to be much more accurate. Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez(notes) won the award last year.
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