“I prepared myself like it was possible,” Verlander said after Game 4. “I didn’t know what anybody had planned or what the plans were coming in, but I knew there was a chance. So I just threw my [bullpen session] on my normal day and prepared as best I could.
“It’s not just another game. The season is on the line. The whole season, the way we battled and played as a team, comes down to one game. May the best team win. You can’t treat it like another game, you know. It’s a little bit different. There is more to it. It’s going to be fun. It’s what you play the game for. It’s exciting. This is what you dream of as a kid, to be on the mound in a clinching game.”
“We used a 21-game winner out of the bullpen and now we can pitch a Cy Young winner in his place,” marveled center fielder Austin Jackson. “How many teams could do that?”
via Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander: Game 5 start ‘not just another game’ | tigers.com: News.
Henry: “Hey, you’re startin’.”
Chet: “Yeah, I’m shaking like a rookie.”
H: “Don’t worry about it: it’s just the biggest game of your life.”
C: (Stares at Henry) “I know,”(laughs).
H: “Come on!” (Grabs Chet by the arm, leads him out of the dugout).
Manager: “Alright, listen up, listen up. Alright now. This is the big one. Justin’s on the hill. Let’s back him up. Play hard. Let’s go.”
……….this is what we eat all those special seeds for……………..just ask any bench coach……..we answered the bell with a home park win………………. now we have The Man with the experience so lets go out there like he says and back him up!! Go Tigers.