Justin Verlander's Fastball Flakes are on the shelves

by Kurt Mensching on Feb 22, 2012 1:41 PM EST in Detroit Tigers News

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This news has been filtering its way through social media and the Internet for the past few days, but we just received all the details about it today. Justin Verlander's cereal, Fastball Flakes, has hit store shelves. If you don't live in Michigan, never fear, you can order them online as well. Wait, you say. I really like that logo. Can I get it on a T-shirt? Why, yes! Yes you can.

Verlander has coupled with PLP Sports, the folks behind Doug Flutie Flakes, which you might remember from years ago. Verlander flakes are a frosted corn flake, and the limited-edition boxes hold 14 ounces each. They're being sold exclusively at Meijer stores in Detroit, Lansing, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. You can also order boxes in packages of two online here for $10. There is also a T-shirt available for $15. The combo pack is $19.

This isn't an advertisement, though. So why am I trying to sell you on going out and buying some?

PLP states:

Justin will be donating 100 percent of his proceeds from the cereal to the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit and to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. The facilities serve almost 800,000 veterans living in Detroit and Ann Arbor areas. Justin is a proud supporter of the men and women who serve our country. He started Verlander's Victory for Veterans Foundation as a way to benefit the Veterans in Michigan.

That is a wonderful cause. It's great to see it.

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They have Fleury Flakes in Pittsburgh…something tells me they are peddling the same flake.

Good for a good cause though…

by dskirsa on Feb 22, 2012 1:50 PM EST reply actions

Not just in those markets

For anyone living in the Tr-Cities, I saw them a couple days ago at the Meijer in Essexville

by Tagne13 on Feb 22, 2012 2:27 PM EST reply actions

hmmm

I’m in Midland and shop at Meijer often. Usually skip the cereal aisle. I may wander down to see if they have them.

Random nonsense at @Baroque97

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

by Baroque on Feb 22, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

Midland

I grew up in Midland but live in Clearwater, FL now. There aren’t any Meijer stores here. But, Justin Verlander IS just an hour away…

by LawGuyD on Feb 22, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

Guaranteed to taste better then any other consumer product with Justin Verlander's face on it.

by TJ92 on Feb 22, 2012 2:30 PM EST reply actions

That Sports Illustrated issue did not taste bad if you put a little salt on it.

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by RealityIsOptionable on Feb 22, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions

difficult if you have to watch your sodium though

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by Baroque on Feb 22, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

Chocolate sauce.

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by David Tokarz on Feb 22, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions

Apropos of nothing...

“Fastball Flakes” would also be a FABULOUS collective name for the entire bullpen of relievers. :)

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"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

by Baroque on Feb 22, 2012 2:40 PM EST reply actions

Flakes

Do we have any relievers that AREN’T flakes? Valverde, Coke, Benoit, Al-Al…does anyone know if Dotel is flaky? I feel like he seemed flaky when he pitched for the White Sox…

by LawGuyD on Feb 22, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions

I think it is almost a requirement for relievers.

Makes it easier to deal with the stress, I think. :)

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"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

by Baroque on Feb 22, 2012 9:03 PM EST up reply actions

Finally

A fast shampoo(you don’t have to rinse and repeat)that GIVES you dandruff.

Getting tired of all those young, lithe womens bothering me. Maybe a few flakes on the shoulder will make ’em think twice.

Yeah … that’s the ticket.

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by Singledigit on Feb 22, 2012 3:02 PM EST reply actions

Fastball flakes sounds like debris flying off a triple-digit heater.

Pour some milk on that and put that in my body!

by lesmanalim on Feb 22, 2012 3:03 PM EST reply actions

Saw 'em yesterday....

…at Meijer

by rings on Feb 22, 2012 4:21 PM EST reply actions

long time first time

it figures my first post on this awesome site would involve cereal, as i love it way too much, (Seinfeld style)… but i also saw these at Meijer, in/around toledo actually

by t fisch on Feb 22, 2012 4:23 PM EST reply actions