Strikeout galore in the Tigers - Mariners game. Bottom 13th right now, I hope Tigers deplete their awful bullpen before the Angels series.

Strikeout galore in the Tigers - Mariners game. Bottom 13th right now, I hope Tigers deplete their awful bullpen before the Angels series.

 

 

The Tigers don't have an awful bullpen....they just have a lot of uncertainty at the back end.

 

Smyly could be a 5th starter for 85% of MLB teams, Benoit and Dotel are solid veterans, Coke was great last year in the post-season, Downs is a decent LOOGY, Alburquerque has filthy stuff when he's healthy....Villarreal is one of those guys who COULD be a dominant pitcher if he gets it together in the Nathan Jones mode.

 

 

Bullpen blues

 

JAYSON STARK/ESPN

 

Reasons to worry about the Tigers: Detroit's bullpen is now 0-3 with a 5.31 ERA and more blown saves (three) than saves (two). It's also currently playing everyone's favorite game: Who's The Closer?

 

Tigers Bullpen Worry Meter: "In that division, they'll be fine with what they have right now," said one scout. "With a team like that, you don't need a lights-out guy to get you through the season. You need one in the playoffs. So they'll be fine. If they need to go get somebody [in July], they'll go get somebody."

Edited April 18, 201313 yr by caulfield12

LOS ANGELES -- Zack Greinke was back in the Dodgers clubhouse Wednesday, his left arm in a sling three days after he underwent surgery on his left collarbone. Greinke was injured when San Diego outfielder Carlos Quentin charged the mound after being hit by a pitch. Greinke, expected to miss two months, didn't want to comment further on the reason for the confrontation with Quentin.

 

"I made a mistake one time talking about [Chris] Carpenter and I felt bad about that afterwards," Greinke said. "It's just not anyone else's business, really."

 

Heading into the 2011 playoffs, Greinke criticized Carpenter for yelling at Milwaukee Brewers hitters and said some Brewers thought the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher had a "phony attitude."

 

Greinke said he regrets not telling his catcher, A.J. Ellis, about a history of bad blood with Quentin before Thursday's game in San Diego. He had hit Quentin with pitches twice before and Quentin previously had been restrained from charging the mound on one occasion, in 2009 when Quentin played for the Chicago White Sox and Greinke was in Kansas City. After he hit Quentin in San Diego, Ellis did not move to restrain Quentin.

 

"I should have told him. I knew anyone with the White Sox has always labeled me as someone that does stuff," Greinke said. "I didn't think it would happen, but looking back at it I should have warned him. I know he would feel a lot better about it." www.espn.com

Padres President apologizes for calling Greinke "rain man" amongst other things

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/padres-presid...-042033786.html

Hey Zack, maybe you get the label of a head-hunter because you like to hunt heads on occasion. Maybe you should stop throwing up and in to Carlos Quentin.

Can't believe how bad the 2008 draft has turned out. There's still time for a few guys (Hosmer for one). But for what was supposed to be one of the better classes of the last 15 years or so, most have been a major disappointment (sans Buster Posey).

 

Interesting that you are giving hosmer a break when he is performing just as bad as the rest. The guy looks like a mess at the plate

Interesting that you are giving hosmer a break when he is performing just as bad as the rest. The guy looks like a mess at the plate

 

There are a few of them that can turn it around, but the only one I hold out any hope for is Aaron Hicks.

1 and 2 in the AL East? Red Sox and Yankees.

 

Dammit, wasn't this the year that all changes? Haha.

Tonight's Royals-Red Sox game at Fenway has been postponed.

Tonight's Royals-Red Sox game at Fenway has been postponed.

 

I was wondering when that was coming.

 

The world we live in.

Rangers claimed Charlie Leesman.

Rangers claimed Charlie Leesman.

Good pickup. Throw him in the pen and see if his fastball jumps up a couple MPH. I still think he has a chance to become a solid left-handed reliever.

Jeter has re-fractured part of the injured bone, he will now be out until at least the AS break.

Matt Harvey beat Strasburg tonight. I hope the Sox miss him in May and June.

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 5h

 

Elias Says Matt Harvey is 1st pitcher since 1900 to win 1st 4 starts while allowing no more than 10 total hits http://es.pn/17N6NAX

Matt Harvey beat Strasburg tonight. I hope the Sox miss him in May and June.

 

 

It's so weird to play 2 two-game series against an NL team.

Buehrle making his 400th start today.

 

When he starts, his teams are 229-170 (.574). If everyone did that, the team would be 93-69.

 

Sox were 211-154 when he started.

 

And no, I don't think the Sox should have given him a 4-year deal.

 

 

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 1h

 

The career line of Mario Mendoza, considered the worst hitter ever .215/.245/.262. Through 19 games, the Marlins as a team: .212/.271/.286.

SLOWING DOWN

Starting pitchers whose average speed has decreased most compared to April 2012

 

 

Pitcher '12 velocity '13 velocity Diff.

1. Jered Weaver 88.6 85.5 -3.1

2. CC Sabathia 91.8 89.6 -2.2

T-3. Zack Greinke 92.7 90.8 -1.9

T-3. Justin Verlander 93.8 91.9 -1.9

T-3. Jonathon Niese 91.1 89.2 -1.9

6. Matt Moore 94 92.2 -1.8

7. Philip Humber 91.1 89.4 -1.7

T-8. Mat Latos 92.6 91.1 -1.5

T-8. Clayton Richard 90.7 89.2 -1.5

T-10. Chris Sale 92.6 91.3 -1.3

T-10. Gio Gonzalez 93 91.7 -1.3

T-10. James McDonald 91.3 90 -1.3

T-10. Max Scherzer 93.7 92.4 -1.3

 

The A's bought Casper Wells from Toronto

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9199777/...ronto-blue-jays

Remember when Red Sox and Yankees were suppose to suck?

Remember when Red Sox and Yankees were suppose to suck?

 

Seems like everyone predicting the Blue Jays and O's on top of the division jumped the gun there.

 

Sigh.

 

Baseball is so boring when they're on top.

Rays offense has finally got the memo that the season started. But they are still a no-hitter waiting to happen.

Not sure how many people know this, but top Reds pitching prospect Tony Cingrani, who makes his 2nd career MLB start tomorrow, is from Lincoln-Way Central.