Uber, the urban car-share taxi company, has developed a knack for rubbing its customers the wrong way with sudden and unreasonable rate surges.
Add Justin Verlander to those who are not pleased.
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The Tigers pitcher, who signed a record contract extension in 2013 worth about $200 million, isn't happy for having to pay more than two-and-a-half times his normal rate for cab fare and let his Instagram followers know about it Wednesday.
.@Uber I used to love you and now your ridiculous surge charges are causing me to take my talents elsewhere. #lyft
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) December 18, 2014Lyft is a direct competitor to Uber and apparently offers rates more practical for Verlander's "budget."
Still, you might wonder why a star pitcher and his supermodel girlfriend are traveling via car share in the first place.