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[BSLChrisStoner]

Davis with a double, as he gets the bat head through the zone on the hanging slider.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Wieters down swinging. 2 out.

[You Play to Win the Game]

General rule when scouting is you want about a 10mph difference between the fb and the ch. Problem is when the fb gets below 90 they are both ch. I think strasburg has/had a 15 mph difference which was part of why he was so filthy.

 

I believe speed differential is up next in his 3 part series on this topic, so it'll be interesting to see what he finds here... but I believe he has indicated already that the FB velocity is of more concern than the differential (though there still has to be a threshold of a decent differential). Your point about two different speed change ups is a good one.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Hardy grounds out. O's done in the 2nd.

[SammyBirdland]

Who's that pitching for the Padres, Rick Sutcliffe?

 

[Russ]

Padres having a lot of good ABs as Boredom just mentioned.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Tillman not on his game.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Venable walks to start the 3rd.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Tillman not on his game.

 

A nice double play ball could help though. Nicely done.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Who's that pitching for the Padres, Rick Sutcliffe?

 

 

 

Sutcliffe was one tough SOB. You look at his '92 line, and you see all the hits (and innings), but he really was a leader. He did a good job of being a real influence on Mussina and Ben.

 

He also played the game hard, and protected his team. He was not afraid to go inside, and he would drill guys when pitchers went at his lineup. Really enjoyed watching him. A shutout to open OPACY is so cool.

 

 

O's turn. 2...  Carlos down 1-2..

[BSLChrisStoner]

Quentin pops out to end the Padres 3rd.

[You Play to Win the Game]

An 18 pitch inning has Tillman up to 63 pitches... nice frame for Tilly. Bats need to get going.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Flaherty finds the 1st row, for his 2nd homer of the year.

[Russ]

Who's that pitching for the Padres, Rick Sutcliffe?

Sutcliffe was one tough SOB. You look at his '92 line, and you see all the hits (and innings), but he really was a leader. He did a good job of being a real influence on Mussina and Ben. He also played the game hard, and protected his team. He was not afraid to go inside, and he would drill guys when pitchers went at his lineup. Really enjoyed watching him. A shutout to open OPACY is so cool. O's turn. 2... Carlos down 1-2..

Sutcliffe was pitching for the Cubs when Eric Show beaned Andre Dawson which sparked one of the best baseball brawls of all time.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Pearce flies out to center. 1 down.

[SBTarheel]

ATTABOY Ryan Flaherty!!

 

Hang in there, young man!

[mweb08]

That's big for Flaherty. I love that he went with the pitch.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sutcliffe was pitching for the Cubs when Eric Show beaned Andre Dawson which sparked one of the best baseball brawls of all time.

 

And on the '93 O's for the best brawl of all time.

[Russ]

Sutcliffe was pitching for the Cubs when Eric Show beaned Andre Dawson which sparked one of the best baseball brawls of all time.

And on the '93 O's for the best brawl of all time.

Vs Seattle. That was a great one.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Nate flies out, Manny grounds out. To the 4th, game tied at 1.