{"id":438443,"date":"2023-10-21T07:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T07:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=438443"},"modified":"2023-10-21T07:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T07:59:59","slug":"astros-pitcher-justin-verlander-has-this-crazy-pre-game-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/astros-pitcher-justin-verlander-has-this-crazy-pre-game-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros Pitcher Justin Verlander Has This Crazy Pre-Game Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Superstitious players like Justin Verlander are well-known, albeit he has changed up his diet. Verlander made it known early in his career that he would have Taco Bell the night before his starts.<\/p>\n<h2>Astros Pitcher Justin Verlander Has This Crazy Pre-Game Meal<\/h2>\n<p>The Houston Astros pitcher was asked what his pre-start ritual would entail before his most recent postseason start in the ALDS.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Verlander said that he is currently using a three-phase pregame meal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Verlander will start Game 5 of the ALCS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1NaCsCpVKk\">pic.twitter.com\/1NaCsCpVKk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston Astros (@astros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astros\/status\/1715227407995580655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the postseason, Verland went through his everyday routine and mentioned that he ordered meals after receiving some rest.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander said he would go to bed early to ensure he got enough sleep, and that afterward he would get a cheeseburger and a chicken Caesar salad before heading to Starbucks, probably for coffee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Verlander throws the third no-hitter of his career, and his second against the Blue Jays in Toronto. <\/p>\n<p>(September 1, 2019)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vrJY1B3U9y\">pic.twitter.com\/vrJY1B3U9y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baseball\u2019s Greatest Moments (@BBGreatMoments) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBGreatMoments\/status\/1712911063174222290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Verlander mentioned that the location of his cheeseburger consumption fluctuates based on the success of his shows. The 40-year-old pitcher claimed that he once started a game well by leaving his filthy plate out, but he later developed a persistent superstition around it.<\/p>\n<p>The attention moves from Justin Verlander&#8217;s unusual before food to the strategic skill he brings to Minute Maid Park as he hits the mound for his 14th postseason Game 1 start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Verlander is a Hall of Famer on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>He will start Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2pnNHgX8uD\">https:\/\/t.co\/2pnNHgX8uD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baseball\u2019s Greatest Moments (@BBGreatMoments) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBGreatMoments\/status\/1712933202568859848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Astros selected the seasoned pitcher to start the much awaited series because he is accustomed to the strain of postseason baseball. His August comeback to the Astros has further strengthened their pitching staff, as seen by his impressive 7-3 record and 3.31 ERA in 11 crucial starts in August and September.<\/p>\n<p>Even while we may never find out, we do know that Verlander orders a chicken Caesar salad in addition to the burger. That&#8217;s astute. It appears to be concerned about one&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News from H-town: Justin Verlander shouts out his favorite Houston burger on national TV <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CjdE7lMVRi\">https:\/\/t.co\/CjdE7lMVRi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#houston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/local?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#local<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GYY0UGama7\">pic.twitter.com\/GYY0UGama7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason S \u264b \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@theluckyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theluckyman\/status\/1558105576155930625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then he mentioned that he visits Starbucks before getting to the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee, fiber-filled veggies, and hamburgers?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Mother Of Jamea Harris Files A Suit Of Wrongful Death Against Former Alabama Star Brandon Miller\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mother-of-jamea-harris-files-a-suit-of-wrongful-death-against-former-alabama-star-brandon-miller\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mother Of Jamea Harris Files A Suit Of Wrongful Death Against Former Alabama Star Brandon Miller<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superstitious players like Justin Verlander are well-known, albeit he has changed up his diet. Verlander made it known early in his career that he would have Taco Bell the night before his starts. Astros Pitcher Justin Verlander Has This Crazy Pre-Game Meal The Houston Astros pitcher was asked what his pre-start ritual would entail before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":266833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,54],"tags":[17558,10291,13250,17557,3265,2221],"class_list":["post-438443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-houston-astros","category-mlb","tag-astros-justin-verlander","tag-justin-verlander","tag-justin-verlander-news","tag-justin-verlander-pre-game-meal","tag-mlb-2023","tag-mlb-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}