Tigers ace, and perhaps the most dominating pitcher in the game of baseball right now, Justin Verlander, won his first Cy Young this past week. He won it in convincing style by claiming all first place votes for the award. Verlander was also voted by his peers, AL Player of the Year and the best pitcher in the AL.

In 2011 Tiger fans and the MLB saw a Justin Verlander that we have neven witnessed before. He always has been a great pitcher. In his first five-years in the MLB he had racked up almost a 100 wins, almost a 1000 strike-outs; had a career ERA of 3.81. He was everything and more you could want your staff-ace to be. But people knew he could go beyond that.