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MLB Regular Season 2013 |OT| - Natinals Already Won
- Thread starter Corran Horn
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So close Uggla
That was his game. Opponents are finally figuring it out. The guy refuses to throw a ball in the strike zone once he has two strikes. This has been going on for years.
If nobody ever swung at his pitches, opponents would have .800 OBP against him.
HarryDemeanor
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Kemp continues with the flyballs.
HarryDemeanor
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Let's do this Kershaw.
BigJonsson
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Holy shit Happ managed to get 5IP and his arm didn't explode
And not throwing a strike in the zone with two strikes is a bad thing? His fastball above the zone has been one of the best pitches for the past four years. His changeup is also very good. I've always loved his placement on the lower half. I don't see much wrong with his pitch selection tonight. BJ Upton had a nice eye on that last change up. He had Heyward and Justin swinging at everything too. It's been working year after year up until the last months of 2013. I'm not jumping ship yet.
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Laird always dropping bombs on tv.
He ends up in 3-2 counts after 0-2 probably 100 times a year, and walks a ridiculous number of guys after getting way ahead in the count.. Yes, that's a bad thing. The guy needs to get guys out when he has the advantage instead of constantly nibbling.
edit - and it only barely worked most of last year. He got himself into probably a dozen jams that he was lucky to get out of.
vas_a_morir
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Damn, I'd love to see one of those.
He almost explode. Good thing it didn't happen.
Little Green Yoda
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6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 8 K, 0 R on 99 pitches
Very nice showing by Shelby. Now to hope our bullpen can hold a 1-0 lead for 3 innings.
Oh, they're keeping him in?
Very nice showing by Shelby. Now to hope our bullpen can hold a 1-0 lead for 3 innings.
Oh, they're keeping him in?
BigJonsson
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Wow......Riviera needs to stop sending guys
Soriano has pitched three days n a row.
But it's what he do. Why change something that's worked? I would like to think McCatty and company would tell him to change his style if it wasn't working. I agree that he walks an absurd amount of batters a year but he still manages to get out of most of them unscathed. If he didn't have those two strike out pitches, I'd consider his pitching style awful.
Nice bunt. Shit.
He puts up decent stats, but he's a playoff disaster waiting to happen.
Pretty Amazing that guy is still in the show. Really hasn't been any good in like 5 years.
BigJonsson
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boneface!
And let's wait for that to happen. I'm all for ridding of problem pitchers though. If he doesn't have it this year, then replace him with Garcia. But after everything he's done here so far, I'm at least comfortable putting him out there.
Nice strikeout Storen.
Pitching clinic from both Shelby and Lohse. Shelby has to be out now but Lohse's pitch count is still pretty low.
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Storen lol
Upton up
Upton up
lazybones18
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Will Justin play the hero?
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Wtf Niese?
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Can't see him going out for the 8th unless Matheny wants to take a page out of the Dusty Baker playbook.
7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 8 K, 0 R on 112 pitches
Now, some insurance runs would be nice. Lohse has been really efficient so far though.
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