Jake

Robbed by Smoak, he has a nice glove over there

No Steve, he threw a 92 mph change earlier this AB

lol @ AJ pulling 99mph heat foul

The kid on the bump has a nice arm.

If Youkilis is the man you want, you're going to see worse defense than this at 3B

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 2, 2012 -> 06:05 PM) Yeah, he's been bad I'd say coming into this game he'd broke about even on plus plays and minus plays...obviously into the negative now. This is roughly what we expected

We'd been playing such good baseball, but bad baseball likely to cost us

AJ

Sucks that I'm going to have to miss the end of this game. Why do people have to die and have visitations...weirdest practice ever

Great baseball

guy has a good change

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 2, 2012 -> 05:23 PM) Once again, for the 20th time. Zach Stewart had an ERA of 7.88 against all major league teams last year not named the Twins (and reality, their AAA affiliate with all their injuries). Good he is not. Serviceable depends upon your opinion. Notwithstanding the issues evaluating a player on his first big league starts, there's a huge sample size issue with the argument you're trying to make.

Hawk Harrelson declines comment

Robin rightfully upset about that call.

I think Hector Santiago is the least reliable pitcher in this bullpen. He, like Stewart, would be much better off getting starts in AAA

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 2, 2012 -> 05:13 PM) You still have to wonder what happened to his fastball velocity, as well as what would happen if he tried to start. His offspeed pitches are extremely below average, so a long man is definitely his role for the time being. Could be related to starting or it could have something to do with added movement to his sinker...he goes out there fairly frequently with an 89-90 mph sinker that moves a TON. Days like today at ~92 it's a little flatter. This is more or less what I expect out of a sinkerballer going to the pen. I actually think his changeup is very good. His curveball is rarely located well but shows a nice little bite

Rough couple days for Dayan

A lot of people cast off 25 year olds like Zach Stewart and regret it later

Brendan Ryan with a Uribe-esque flat footed throw

Zach Stewart has a good sinker and a good changeup. Mix in a breaking ball and consistent command (he's been fairly good in this area, really) and he should be an innings-eater starter

QUOTE (MAX @ Jun 2, 2012 -> 05:03 PM) He did throw a curve. 3-2. Was fouled off. Plus he doesn't call the pitches. Hawk errantly called that a curve, it was clearly a changeup breaking in on Brendan Ryan

CODE RED

I have a very good feeling about Stewart. That changeup is a very good pitch. That entire at bat was a breaking ball away from being over, he must not have had it in his warmups. Stewart needs to be starting so he can use his entire arsenal and actually maximize his value.

Great job so far, Ohman

This game is getting interesting.