The other potential implication of that belief...that Q's timing works best when he's close to 100%...is that I think there was probably something (Wrist? Shoulder? Foot?) nagging Carlos for the first 2 months of the season that we didn't hear about.

 

Good at bat for Barton.

That change just dropped off a table.

That change just dropped off a table.

Man, we're talking about a RHP throwing 94ish with a changeup dropping off the table. That was McCarthy to a t.

Oh, Hawk... He's going to make up today for the stories & Hawkisms he couldn't use yesterday.

A lot of pitches here in the 1st.

Man, we're talking about a RHP throwing 94ish with a changeup dropping off the table. That was McCarthy to a t.

 

Different arm angle though...I'd say Hudson throws harder but McCarthy had better curve.

With the base open there, you might as well just walk Cust.

A lot of pitches here in the 1st.

 

Hudson still has very little command of his fastball.

Different arm angle though...I'd say Hudson throws harder but McCarthy had better curve.

 

I don't like Hudson's mechanics. Too much bend in the elbow.

He just sawed him off.

Different arm angle though...I'd say Hudson throws harder but McCarthy had better curve.

With McCarthy though, his effectiveness depended entirely on whether or not he was effective with the change. (Of course, that means that he had to throw strikes with the fastball to set up the change, but that pitch was everything).

Nice pitch to get out of the inning!

I don't like Hudson's mechanics. Too much bend in the elbow.

 

He throws a lot like Peavy.

I wonder how many scouts are at this game.

That would have been the perfect swinging bunt.

He throws a lot like Peavy.

I think his motion is closer to Jered Weaver.

He throws a lot like Peavy.

Maybe Jake can take Hudson (if he stays) under his wing... unless that would slow recovery from the surgery.

 

He throws a lot like Peavy.

 

I haven't seen an analysis of Hudson's throwing motion yet, but it doesn't look good from just watching him pitch.

 

Peavy's motion is a lot more violent.

Wow, AJP is just awful at the plate now. I miss Ramon Castro

I wonder how many scouts are at this game.

 

Hopefully only for Viciedo.

Come on Dayan, take that walk.

 

Edit: Damn.

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It was right at a guy, but that was a nice swing/line drive by DV.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman at the game, in town for filming of Moneyball tomorrow. Hoffman is playing manager Art Howe.

Umpire isn't calling the high strike. Hudson's thrown two of those to Ellis. Both balls.

Hudson's going to have to change something up so he doesn't drop his back shoulder so much before throwing his fastball. It's really making it hard for him to repeat his delivery. As a two-pitch pitcher, you have to have better command than he does.