July 6, 200817 yr Charlotte beating Rochester 3-1 in the 3rd. Richar with a 3 run bomb. Haeger pitching. Konerko DH'ing. B-Ham beating Huntsville 3-1 in the 3rd. Poreda pitching, looks good so far. W-S was postponed by rain. Kanny is off. Elizabethton @ Bristol, just about to start. Martinez goes for Bristol. Great Falls beating Missoula, 1-0, in the 4th. Hudson pitching for the Voyagers.
July 7, 200817 yr The Knights are in the 7th inning and in a rain delay. Knights are winning 9-1. Paulie 1-2 with a double and a walk.
July 7, 200817 yr Impressive performance by Poreda against the '27 Yankees, even if they were missing Ruth.
July 7, 200817 yr Richar is definitely impressing me again...looks like hes finally found his swing after starting the season on the DL.
July 7, 200817 yr Look at Jason Bourgeois' splits... OMG is he hot. Almost insane. Batted .393 in June; .442 OBP; .590 SLG; 1.032 OPS... this is in 117 at-bats. And to start off June... 9 for 19 (.474). His season BA is now up to .302. Stunning comeback.
July 7, 200817 yr Poreda's looking good so far in AA. He's only had one really bad game so far, pretty good strikeout numbers and few walks. If he keeps it up he may be a late season call-up a-la Bobby Jenks '05. This all presupposes however that we're in contention
July 7, 200817 yr And how about Charlie Haeger??? Last 10 starts his ERA is 2.82. Leads the league in IP's, record is now 7-7. I look for a big second half from the knuckler! QUOTE (scenario @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 11:50 PM) Look at Jason Bourgeois' splits... OMG is he hot. Almost insane. Batted .393 in June; .442 OBP; .590 SLG; 1.032 OPS... this is in 117 at-bats. And to start off June... 9 for 19 (.474). His season BA is now up to .302. Stunning comeback.
July 7, 200817 yr QUOTE (wcw2323 @ Jul 7, 2008 -> 08:13 AM) And how about Charlie Haeger??? Last 10 starts his ERA is 2.82. Leads the league in IP's, record is now 7-7. I look for a big second half from the knuckler! we should just never let haeger pitch if its below 70 degrees out
July 7, 200817 yr Author QUOTE (daa84 @ Jul 7, 2008 -> 09:17 AM) we should just never let haeger pitch if its below 70 degrees out I thought that with knucklers, it wasn't a function of temperature, as much as humidity. And wind.
July 7, 200817 yr QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 11:15 PM) Poreda's looking good so far in AA. He's only had one really bad game so far, pretty good strikeout numbers and few walks. If he keeps it up he may be a late season call-up a-la Bobby Jenks '05. This all presupposes however that we're in contention In the early innings, Poreda was commanding both sides of the plate with his FB and was getting ahead on every hitter with first pitch strikes. That's what he needs to do to set up the off speed pitches. Approximately 25% of his 94 pitches were offspeed pitches; that percentage has been pretty consistent for the past few games. Ground outs/Fly outs was 11-2. In the 7th inning he kind of lost his rhythm. He gave up a leadoff walk (of course, the runner scored). This was probably his overall best pitching performance, even though he didn't get the win. He was equally dominant in his one-hitter vs. Lynchburg, but this one was against a very good hitting Huntsville team.
July 7, 200817 yr You're correct...it's the humidity that provides resistance to make the knuckler flutter. Notice how difficult it is for him in Tucson. When he gets a few starts under his belt in Charlotte, he's fine! At 24 years old, and having 3-4 years of experience under his belt, Haeger will be around for a long time. I'm not sure, but I think he's out of options after 2008..... QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 7, 2008 -> 10:30 AM) I thought that with knucklers, it wasn't a function of temperature, as much as humidity. And wind.
July 7, 200817 yr QUOTE (moragasoxfan @ Jul 7, 2008 -> 01:05 PM) In the early innings, Poreda was commanding both sides of the plate with his FB and was getting ahead on every hitter with first pitch strikes. That's what he needs to do to set up the off speed pitches. Approximately 25% of his 94 pitches were offspeed pitches; that percentage has been pretty consistent for the past few games. Ground outs/Fly outs was 11-2. In the 7th inning he kind of lost his rhythm. He gave up a leadoff walk (of course, the runner scored). This was probably his overall best pitching performance, even though he didn't get the win. He was equally dominant in his one-hitter vs. Lynchburg, but this one was against a very good hitting Huntsville team. Do you remember any of the velo readings?
July 7, 200817 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 7, 2008 -> 10:30 AM) I thought that with knucklers, it wasn't a function of temperature, as much as humidity. And wind. typically they go hand in hand, but its also difficult to get a feel for the knuckler in cold temps when your hands get cold
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