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Good move to make. Tonights game is on WGN so I'll be there and certainly hope we don't see some melt down by Jose in the first couple innings and listen to stuiff likle, "it's been awhile since I've been out there", etc. He needs to step up and show he still has something left

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Being the token Wassermann fan on the board, I'm sad. I think he's better to keep around than Russell. BUT, while Wass was better this time up, he still couldn't get his breaker consistently. Hung it too many times, and the last time was Magglio's triple, which was the death nail.

 

I'm pretty confident that Ehren will be a solid middle reliever for a team somewhere, maybe even this one next year. But for now, this move pretty much had to get made.

 

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QUOTE (griffey17 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 04:41 PM)
Like to see him get into a better pitching rhythm...i was at the game Tuesday,

and it seemed it took him at least 1 minute between pitches...

He doesn't seem to believe in his breaking pitches anymore. For Erhen to be successful, he has to use that sinking fastball inside, AND the breaking ball outside, to righties. He then needs to put fastballs and breakers on the hands of lefties, and throw in a change up. Without the breaking pitch, he really just has the fastball, and the throw-in occasional 3/4 arm pitch. That's not enough for him.

 

I'm hoping he's just over-throwing the breaker, or maybe he just has something mechanical going on with it. If that's the case, he'll figure it out and get back to being the guy who was up in 2007. If on the other hand, he just can't throw that breaking pitch consistently anymore, then he's destined to be a AAAA pitcher at best.

 

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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 05:18 PM)
He doesn't seem to believe in his breaking pitches anymore. For Erhen to be successful, he has to use that sinking fastball inside, AND the breaking ball outside, to righties. He then needs to put fastballs and breakers on the hands of lefties, and throw in a change up. Without the breaking pitch, he really just has the fastball, and the throw-in occasional 3/4 arm pitch. That's not enough for him.

 

I'm hoping he's just over-throwing the breaker, or maybe he just has something mechanical going on with it. If that's the case, he'll figure it out and get back to being the guy who was up in 2007. If on the other hand, he just can't throw that breaking pitch consistently anymore, then he's destined to be a AAAA pitcher at best.

Actually, he needs to not face lefties, at all.

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QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 08:23 PM)
Who the hell do you think is going to pop up and magically join the bullpen?

 

Houdini can't throw a curveball.

-Are you trying to tell me Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

-Christ Harris, let's not try to start a holy war here.

 

Poreda or Torres can't be any worse then Boner.

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QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 10:26 PM)
-Are you trying to tell me Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

-Christ Harris, let's not try to start a holy war here.

 

Poreda or Torres can't be any worse then Boner.

Awesome.

 

I was waiting for that reply.

 

Who's "Boner"?

 

Wasn't he on Growing Pains?

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QUOTE (BearSox @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 07:30 PM)
Actually, he needs to not face lefties, at all.

Lefties vs Wass since his callup: .272 Avg

Righties vs Wass since his callup: .291 Avg

 

Lefties vs Wass at Charlotte: .160 Avg

 

The current version of Wassermann is a slightly different pitcher than he was in 2007. He added a new pitch and changed where he toes the rubber. He's actually not a ROOGY at all anymore. He was better against lefties than righties this year at AAA and at the major league level.

 

The problem is him hanging his breaking ball.

 

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