Yes-time change tomorrow, and Arizona doesn't change times-so that's why the normal starting time for the games suddenly moved from 2:05 CT to 3:05 CT. Idiots!! (Apologies to our one poster in Tucson.)
I know. I'm trying to account for the other mph he's lacking. He could get it up to 94mph consistently. That would be him working back from shoulder injuries (maybe mentally too, as UK points out), that's not a surprise (it might never come back, it might). I think it's promising if he's missing 3 mph that he had earlier in camp (I was expecting him to bump up over 90 mph in the next few starts anyways).
I would think that with A&M's early exit from the Big 12 tourney that Georgetown would have just earned a #2 for the NCAA tourney with this win. i think they got a 2 seed with this as well....very good team and one to watch for in the tourney. Definitely. Watching them the last few weeks has been an eye opener. Their size creates some ridiculous matchup problems - I mean, I had a huge (overconfident) Gator fan tell me yesterday the team he didn't want to face was Georgetown.
Bad mechanics lose him 2-3 mph? really? That's what I was thinking... I also don't buy the idea that velocity isn't something you lose! Yes, bad mechanics can allow you to lose a few ticks of velocity. He could mean he lost the velocity from his throwing sessions a few weeks ago (from this shift in mechanics).
Moore will probably be at 3rd and his isn't too hot with the glove either. They've got Hoffpauir at first though, and he's pretty good. Moore's not that bad defensively. I thought he was racking up the errors, and was being considered for a move to the outfield ala Kelton because he couldn't handle 3rd defensively but we still wanted his bat? BA has continued to rate his glove pretty highly. His defense isn't GG-worthy, but it isn't bad. One of the main reasons he's moved around (he even tried a more demanding defensive position at SS) was to see if he could stick at a position where he isn't blocked at the big leagues.
This doesn't apply to Campusano. It's really strange that the Blue Jays took Jason Smith when he was availble as a free agent about a month ago. Has anyone heard any news regarding the chances of Campusano and/or Holdzkom getting returned? It would be nice to have those two back in the system. Houston offered Holdzkom back today (link to thread). Campusano has been good so far for the Tigers (5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 K/3 BB, 1 HBP).
But his lack of "it" wasn't quite as disheartening as his last appearance. Yes, Prior made noticeable improvements. What did he do better for those of us who didn't watch? Tim put it best: http://www.northsidebaseball.com/Blogs/
Oregon has a better chance at the Elite 8 than Washington State, imo. WSU just doesn't boast the big wins that Oregon does. Wins over Georgetown and UCLA are huge, especially since I think they are both Elite 8 teams. WSU's style of play will be beneficial to them. Strong defense, slow things down. A lot of teams won't be handle that. My God, Oregon is up 67-32 on USC.
Moore will probably be at 3rd and his isn't too hot with the glove either. They've got Hoffpauir at first though, and he's pretty good. Moore's not that bad defensively.