Justin Verlander was informed that Aaron Rodgers officially intends to play for the Jets, and the fellow right-hander’s initial reaction was cool.
and that was the fellow right-hander’s initial reaction.Verlander had just come off the spring training mound Wednesday after throwing five scoreless innings at the Cardinals in a performance best described as dominant by any right-minded person in the ballpark, except for the pitcher himself. His summation after striking out eight, walking none, and surrendering only one hit went like this:“Need some work,” Verlander said after a laugh. “I ironically felt a little sloppy today.
Verlander is a three-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series winner. Rodgers is a four-time league MVP and one-time Super Bowl champ., both superstars are about to spend their final seasons trying to elevate their historical standing in their respective sports. “You want to win a championship, and if we were able to do that for this organization particularly, one that has gotten close a couple times and hasn’t quite been able to get over the hump in a while and has a wonderful fan base that I’ve come to know in a short period of time, those are the stories that live forever, you know? It would be pretty special.”
But not much. Those of us old enough to remember what it was like when the Mets took the city from the Yankees in the 1980s understand what’s in it for any ballplayer who contributes to the first title team at Citi Field.
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