Big Compliment for Gallagher

[otis89]

14- Gallagher (at TOR) vs. Halladay, poor kid.

 

Remember the Mitre vs. Halladay game?

[Moises a loo]

14- Gallagher (at TOR) vs. Halladay, poor kid.

 

Remember the Mitre vs. Halladay game?

 

Ha, I was just thinking that. Didn't he beat Halladay and, like, Beckett back-to-back? And everyone was like, "Who needs Wood; we got another Maddux here". That worked out well.

[Clem Fandango]

Edmonds plays a shallow CF. Maybe that's how he could see the pitcher's stuff. . . . .no pun intended.

 

Sean: Hey Jim, you were really impressive in center field today

Jim: Thanks, you were really impressive in the shower. You know, dong wise.

[Tyrant]

Edmonds plays a shallow CF. Maybe that's how he could see the pitcher's stuff. . . . .no pun intended.

 

Sean: Hey Jim, you were really impressive in center field today

Jim: Thanks, you were really impressive in the shower. You know, dong wise.

 

Hmmm.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Jim Edmonds as The Todd was an angle I had not considered before.

[TruffleShuffle]

just tell the rest of the cubs to pretend that edmonds isn't there; he'll eventually get confused and go away.

[Clem Fandango]

Hey San Diego: Mendoza five!

 

*snap*

[karenmac]

I'm excited about the thought of getting to see Sean pitch in Toronto. On the other hand, having to see Marquis, less so. We'll see.

[SouthSideRyan]

Jim Edmonds as The Todd was an angle I had not considered before.

 

I encourage as much use of The Todd comparisons as possible.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Gallagher with Carpenter stuff?

 

No. Not even close.

 

His fastball comes in at about the same speed, but that's the only comparison I can even begin to see between the two.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Jim Edmonds as The Todd was an angle I had not considered before.

I try to imagine everyone as The Todd. it helps me get through the day

[rawaction]

Gallagher with Carpenter stuff?

 

No. Not even close.

 

His fastball comes in at about the same speed, but that's the only comparison I can even begin to see between the two.

 

Eh, it's not that far off. Pretty much the same repetoir, if I can remember back when Carpenter pitched. Carpenter just does everything much better. Fastball has the same velocity (91-94), but more sink. Curve has more bite. Command is a little better. But obviously, Gallagher has some polishing up to do, which will make the stuff much closer. I think a key difference in the two, though, may be the 4 inches of height Carpenter has over Sean. Probably extremely optimistic to expect Gallagher to ever have that type of success, but Carpenter is one of the better comparisons out there.

[imb]

Yeah, his command is a little better. Also, the human body sort of requires oxygen.

[NCCubFan]

Yeah, his command is a little better. Also, the human body sort of requires oxygen.

Nah, breathing is overrated.

[sneakypower]

Carpenter had pretty crappy command at Gallagher's age too

[splintersag]

Carpenter had pretty crappy command at Gallagher's age too

 

In his first season with Toronto, Carpenter had 37 BB in 81 IP, which means he allowed a walk in 46% of innings. Gallagher has 13 BB in 36 IP, which means he gave up a walk in 36% of IP. Carpenter did have bad command early on, but got better, just as Sean hopefully will.

 

Gallagher is also having a better year than Carpenter did ERA-wise , with of course less innings pitched. 5.09 vs 4.42.