the tone of Mike's voice spoke said a lot more than his words. He said Mike put his trust in him and although you can't blame a guy for being injured, sometimes a manger may het angry about that. The killer quote relayed by Rex was Mike's statement that "He's not in any hurry to activate Dallas form the diabled list."
the science of hitting, but i'm not sure what practical difference there is between hitting a 95mph ball, and a 100mph one.
I suppose there must be a tipping point where it becomes almost impossible to hit.
BTW, I read your site every day, and you have almost single handedly got me interested in the minor leagues. I even find myself occasionally now listening to audio of Salt Lake at 4am!
and whether you can catch up to it. I doubt there's too many major leaguers who can catch up to 100+ MPH heat, although if you knew it was coming you could cheat a bit and start swinging early.
Consistent is the problem... YOu need good off speed stuff other wise the good hitters will start to recaliabrate their swing and tag the 100 mph strike as the season goes on.. It'll take time to do that, but by then, Verlander may have better 2 and 3 pitches by then.
But only 72 Ks in 115 innings means he's not as dominant as the ESPN highlight reels look. His highest K totals are 7, which he's only had two of. Also checking his game log, he wins nearly all his well pitched games, as opposed to guys like Escobar.... So anyway, my point is, he's helped out by a hot team, and unless he gets a better off speed pitch, good hitters will adjust as the year goes on.
And lets face it, they're are more guys throwing heat than ever before, so 100 ain't what it used to be.
I also wonder if he's pitching to many innings for his age.
turn in your punk cred card NOW
save that shit for Yacht Rock.yeswecan - July 4, 2006
furthermore....
X even has a song called "Fourth of July", but you have to quote that Chicago shit. Colver will be pissed when he hears this...yeswecan - July 4, 2006
Twigs
and leaves on the ground piss off Colver, it ain't hard...Rev Halofan - July 4, 2006
Starring John Fukuda as Captain Bluff
Rev Halofan - July 4, 2006
That
is so fucking WEIRD!!!scareduck - July 4, 2006
great win today
hopefully this is the beginning of some good momentum going into the break. 4 1/2 games out!yeswecan - July 4, 2006
Did anybody hear what Rex and Fizz had to say
about Scioscia's comments about D-Mac? I didn't hear it, but Helen said they made it sound like he's on Sosh's shit list.scareduck - July 4, 2006
rex said
the tone of Mike's voice spoke said a lot more than his words. He said Mike put his trust in him and although you can't blame a guy for being injured, sometimes a manger may het angry about that. The killer quote relayed by Rex was Mike's statement that "He's not in any hurry to activate Dallas form the diabled list."LTUPHLO - July 5, 2006
Watching the A's/Tigers game
Joel Zumaya is throwing consistent 100+ MPH heat. Not so good breaking stuff, but he's just amazing.scareduck - July 4, 2006
I'm watching it too
let's go TigersUK Halo - July 4, 2006
Zumaya got out of that jam
I guess 100 MPH heat isn't enough to get great results all the time.scareduck - July 4, 2006
I know little about
the science of hitting, but i'm not sure what practical difference there is between hitting a 95mph ball, and a 100mph one.I suppose there must be a tipping point where it becomes almost impossible to hit.
BTW, I read your site every day, and you have almost single handedly got me interested in the minor leagues. I even find myself occasionally now listening to audio of Salt Lake at 4am!
UK Halo - July 4, 2006
It's just a matter of timing
and whether you can catch up to it. I doubt there's too many major leaguers who can catch up to 100+ MPH heat, although if you knew it was coming you could cheat a bit and start swinging early.Thanks for the kind words about the site.
scareduck - July 4, 2006
Trumbo 3 run HR !
UK Halo - July 4, 2006
I am beginning to think
you NEVER sleep. You are up extremely late watching the games, then either still up or wake up early for the minors? You win the sleepy panther awardladybug - July 4, 2006
Consistent 100
Consistent is the problem... YOu need good off speed stuff other wise the good hitters will start to recaliabrate their swing and tag the 100 mph strike as the season goes on.. It'll take time to do that, but by then, Verlander may have better 2 and 3 pitches by then.But only 72 Ks in 115 innings means he's not as dominant as the ESPN highlight reels look. His highest K totals are 7, which he's only had two of. Also checking his game log, he wins nearly all his well pitched games, as opposed to guys like Escobar.... So anyway, my point is, he's helped out by a hot team, and unless he gets a better off speed pitch, good hitters will adjust as the year goes on.
And lets face it, they're are more guys throwing heat than ever before, so 100 ain't what it used to be.
I also wonder if he's pitching to many innings for his age.
johnsamo @ Halos Heaven - July 4, 2006
sorry
Sorry, I thought you meant Verlander.... Zumaya has better off speed stuff... sorry.johnsamo @ Halos Heaven - July 4, 2006
Bummer
Ordoñz K's with the winning run on second.scareduck - July 4, 2006
wasn't winning run
UK Halo - July 4, 2006
It was teh Go-Ahead run
and Mark Ellis makes the third out with TWO on in the bottom of the 9th to send into extra innings.Rev Halofan - July 4, 2006
Rev
Since you first threatened the Butt Stick, we've won every game.UK Halo - July 4, 2006
well everyone can stick it !
Rev Halofan - July 4, 2006
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