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I hope Lilly is taking notes. -
that was a pretty awful ab.
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Jacque! Solid play, my man.
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Nice play, Ronny.
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Lilly needs to start throwing strikes.
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Get your head in the game, Lilly.
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:lol: That was great.
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Looks like Lou likes to win in ST.
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Yes!
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Miller is looking good today. Lots of swings finding nothing but air. Even the contact that has been made was really soft.
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Bob! Nice. No more sack.
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With all the NTCs on this club, it could get interesting.
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http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/y2006/gd.html?2007_03_24_chnmlb_sfnmlb_1&brand=mlb
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haha, blanco ahead of izzy. Lou knows what's up.
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Yes and no. How many really elite pitchers in MLB sit at 87-89 mph these days? Not very many. Deception, movement and placement are as important as velocity, but it is wrong to downplay the significance of raw speed. The faster the pitch, the more margin for error the pitcher has on everything else. Well, he's not competing for the 1st spot in the rotation. He'll get there velocity-wise. If his movement is there (k'ed Greene on a FB and made a couple other look dumb on curves) he'll be serviceable and work his way up from there. I'm not really talking about the specifics of Prior's case with UK as much as the general argument that too much attention is paid to the speed readings. --------- As a quick aside, does it annoy anyone else who has studied physics that the gun readings are called velocity? Velocity is a measurement of speed and direction. Gun readings are just a measurement of speed, not velocity. sorry, geek rant complete. :) Prior never really blew people away. He just had a smooth delivery with late movement coupled with good offspeed stuff and ridiculous control. aside: velocity is just speed and direction. what direction is the ball usually going? it's not to first base or the OF. direction is usually a relative constant when a pitcher is hurling the ball.
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Yes and no. How many really elite pitchers in MLB sit at 87-89 mph these days? Not very many. Deception, movement and placement are as important as velocity, but it is wrong to downplay the significance of raw speed. The faster the pitch, the more margin for error the pitcher has on everything else. Well, he's not competing for the 1st spot in the rotation. He'll get there velocity-wise. If his movement is there (k'ed Greene on a FB and made a couple other look dumb on curves) he'll be serviceable and work his way up from there.
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Al has some nice spring training notes and pics at BCB.
RichHillIsABeast replied to Brian's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
There's this dude called "Al." He claims that Prior's calves are small and implies that this means he uses roids. Nevermind that Prior's calves are still massive. edit: Sean Gallagher is a freaking stud. Anyone that disagrees is in for a rude awakening. I can't wait for da man's first ML start. -
Is that like being barely pregnant? Not at all. There are varying levels of intoxication in relation to the amount of alcohol you injest. There are not varying levels of having a fertilized egg attached to the walls of your cervix. I'd like to fertilize the egg of that chick in your avatar. If she has a few more beers, you may have a chance.
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I don't think so.
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Bare Bare on base for the 4th time today. 8-)
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BAM! Ramirez kills one.
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WTP
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I didn't hear anything. We're all going off the opposing team's webcast and gameday as far as i can tell.
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Good job, Woody.
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We've got Wood!
