May 8, 200421 yr Wright - burned Garland - burned Cotts burned Hey Coop....how bout tweaking their delivery so they don't telegraph all the time. :puke
May 8, 200421 yr Wright - burned Garland - burned Cotts burned Hey Coop....how bout tweaking their delivery so they don't telegraph all the time. :puke or perhaps they just hit their spots better?
May 9, 200421 yr Schoeneweis threw his changeup alot in ST. Remember how well that went? These guys need to take some changeup lessons from Shingo.
May 9, 200421 yr The Changeup in itself is a good pitch...we just have to learn to avoid the belt high change up that yells hit me hit me hit me all the way to the plate.... At any level a belt high change up gets hit hard...Granted at the major league level it gets hit OUT... Keep the change down....and it can do wonders...
May 9, 200421 yr Schoeneweis threw his changeup alot in ST. Remember how well that went? These guys need to take some changeup lessons from Shingo. No one can throw the frisbee like Shingo.
May 9, 200421 yr I agree, the pitch isn't necessarily the problem. It's the location of the pitch more than anything. Cotts' change was belt high and over the plate when Sandy was set up low and inside
May 9, 200421 yr Settin it up with a good fastball is the most effective pitchin combo in the game today.
May 9, 200421 yr Don't blame the change; blame the pitcher that hung it high in the zone. That change Cotts threw would have been a fine pitch if he'd kept it down or just threw it in the dirt for the batter to chase. High change-up = HR.
May 9, 200421 yr Don't blame the change; blame the pitcher that hung it high in the zone. That change Cotts threw would have been a fine pitch if he'd kept it down or just threw it in the dirt for the batter to chase. High change-up = HR. Do I hear an Echo in here???!?!?!
May 9, 200421 yr Author or perhaps they just hit their spots better? That goes without saying. Still, it helps when hitters' eye don't lit up almost as soon as the ball is released.
May 9, 200421 yr Author Keep the change down....and it can do wonders... If if was as simple as that, then Judy would be domiating people with sinker-change and 4-seamer-curve set-ups.
May 9, 200421 yr If if was as simple as that, then Judy would be domiating people with sinker-change and 4-seamer-curve set-ups. What pitches does he get hurt on? Hanging Curveballs and Floating Changeups...HIGH IN THE ZONE...it is ALMOST as easy as that.... He does go long stretches in games looking near dominant with his fastball-change...or am I watching a different game?
May 9, 200421 yr Author He does go long stretches in games looking near dominant with his fastball-change...or am I watching a different game? You are. There is a reason why Garland could never strike anybody out for a guy who could reach mid-90's on a heater and possesses a tough sinker. His off-speed arsenal stinks.
May 9, 200421 yr You are. There is a reason why Garland could never strike anybody out for a guy who could reach mid-90's on a heater and possesses a tough sinker. His off-speed arsenal stinks. I totally agree...His offspeed pitches are way too inconsistent... Its funny how were arguing the same point but somehow disagree???? And If you have any Jon Garland footage on tape of him hitting the mid 90's I would love to see...
May 9, 200421 yr Author And If you have any Jon Garland footage on tape of him hitting the mid 90's I would love to see... He was hitting 93-95 just the other day in Toronto. He will never be anything other than a solid #4 if either his change or curve don't become a legtimate 'out' pitch.
May 9, 200421 yr He will never be anything other than a solid #4 if either his change or curve don't become a legtimate 'out' pitch. AGREED..... You would think after 6+ seasons in the minors-majors he could have developed a little something something by now...
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.