7/13 - Giants (Lincecum) @ Cubs (Dempster) 1:20, WGN TV

[CubsNSkers07]

Russ Springer in to face Jason Bay.

 

This Just in: Dempster has hit 2 balls hard against Lincecum haha first one wasn't hit all that hard I guess but that last one was pretty hard for Dempster.

[TMan92]

Rowand almost misplayed it.

[PrimeTime]

Dempster needs to take pitches..Your a pitcher..Theres a 5% chance you get a hit..That wouldve been ball 3

[Magnetic Curses]

you have to make lincecum's arm fall off. send theriot up there and tell him to work him for 20 pitches, foul after foul after foul. in fact, tell every hitter to do that.

 

that's the only way that you can break lincecum, you certainly aren't going to hit him very hard.

 

if teams start doing this to lincecum like they did to prior, we'll see just how "perfect" timmy's mechanics are.

 

It's sort of funny that when he was drafted by the Giants, many teams were questioning his mechanics. He was viewed as an arm injury witing to happen. Now that he has a year an a half (or so) of MLB experience; he is viewed as "the Freak". FWIW I didn't read the SI article, but I heard that it actually goes as far as to praise his mechanics.

 

It looks like a lot of his power comes from his long stride. His wind up is looks more lower body and less arm.

 

doesn't matter where his power comes from, the transfer of kinetic energy from legs to arm still puts a tremendous amount of strain on the shoulder and elbow.

 

you're not saving any strain on your ligaments and rotator cuff by using your legs more than your arm, you're just saving strain on your muscles. besides, in order to throw 90 mph, you have to throw with your legs, there's simply not enough muscle in your arm to attain that speed.

[Brian]

haha, was this picture posted yesterday?

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080712/capt.3b0ae698760e41d39e4c5db3fb2d5be7.giants_cubs_baseball_cxc114.jpg

[CubsNSkers07]

Well Dempster and Theriot saving Lincecum's arm so far this inning.

[Coach C]

Well, this inning is going to end well. :x

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Pinero out of the game. Springer in to face Bay.

[ctcf]

haha, was this picture posted yesterday?

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080712/capt.3b0ae698760e41d39e4c5db3fb2d5be7.giants_cubs_baseball_cxc114.jpg

 

From that angle, Reed looks just like Dave Attell

[TMan92]

Way to make him work Cobs.

[CubsNSkers07]

Wow what the hell was that Fonte not.

[CubsGM]

Nice Fontenot.

[Coach C]

Well Dempster and Theriot saving Lincecum's arm so far this inning.

 

And Fonticant gets dominated by three pitches.

[Little Slide Rooter]

what was that, 7 pitches?

[PrimeTime]

MY God that was terrible midget. 73 pitches for Timmy

[Magnetic Curses]

yeah, i'd pull fontenot after a plate appearance like that. that was just lazy.

[Brian]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080713/capt.be6e67be01a34672bb7718c5ba4258c4.giants_cubs_baseball_cxc101.jpg

 

sucks Demp couldn't get in there

Edited July 13, 2008 by Brian

[TMan92]

you have to make lincecum's arm fall off. send theriot up there and tell him to work him for 20 pitches, foul after foul after foul. in fact, tell every hitter to do that.

 

that's the only way that you can break lincecum, you certainly aren't going to hit him very hard.

 

if teams start doing this to lincecum like they did to prior, we'll see just how "perfect" timmy's mechanics are.

 

It's sort of funny that when he was drafted by the Giants, many teams were questioning his mechanics. He was viewed as an arm injury witing to happen. Now that he has a year an a half (or so) of MLB experience; he is viewed as "the Freak". FWIW I didn't read the SI article, but I heard that it actually goes as far as to praise his mechanics.

 

It looks like a lot of his power comes from his long stride. His wind up is looks more lower body and less arm.

 

doesn't matter where his power comes from, the transfer of kinetic energy from legs to arm still puts a tremendous amount of strain on the shoulder and elbow.

 

you're not saving any strain on your ligaments and rotator cuff by using your legs more than your arm, you're just saving strain on your muscles. besides, in order to throw 90 mph, you have to throw with your legs, there's simply not enough muscle in your arm to attain that speed.

 

Arms are not made to throw things at 90+ MPH.

[CubsNSkers07]

Also Jason Bay pops out to end the Pirates threat of extending the lead in the bottom of the 6th.

[TruffleShuffle]

nice inning.

 

[/cubsGM]

[Little Slide Rooter]

Why cant we take care of Old Man Durham?

[TMan92]

Why do all ex-WS players have to kill us?

[CubsNSkers07]

Arms are not made to throw things at 90+ MPH.

 

Nor are they meant to throw over the top like pitchers do, we need an underhand pitcher that can throw 90+ because he could pitch everyday than. I forgot what game it was but in the Womens College World Series some pitcher threw 173 pitches and pitched the next day.

[Omar]

Brenly wants Blanco in the ASG? See, Bob, thats why you're in the booth.

[RedFlash]

It's sort of funny that when he was drafted by the Giants, many teams were questioning his mechanics. He was viewed as an arm injury witing to happen. Now that he has a year an a half (or so) of MLB experience; he is viewed as "the Freak". FWIW I didn't read the SI article, but I heard that it actually goes as far as to praise his mechanics.

 

I think of Lincecum as the anti-Prior.