There's a big difference when your change is 10 MPH off the fastball. He used to throw 90-93 MPH consistently, a lot like Quintana does now.

 

In fact, the MLB.com gun is reading his fastball at as low as 82, or not distinguishing between the change and fastball.

 

He's a lot closer to Jim Parque than Mark Buehrle at this point.

 

 

One thing's for sure, he definitely has to have pinpoint command to survive in the bigs with this kind of stuff. Or he's got to develop a knockout curveball in the mid 70's, which he's never really mastered.

2014 FB velocity 87.9

2014 CU velocity 79.6

 

Stop with the fiction.

That was close...

Abreu has been awesome today.. Love that he is getting hits that aren't home runs!

Frankly I wish all his hits were home runs.

Viciedo hitting .750 this season on two-seam fastballs in that location?

OK Tank. 1st and 3rd no outs.

AR is up

Danks is a piece of trash. I was pissed at the time when they gave him his extension -- felt that it should have gone to EJax. Still do.

Danks is a piece of trash. I was pissed at the time when they gave him his extension -- felt that it should have gone to EJax. Still do.

 

Danks is a piece of trash. I was pissed at the time when they gave him his extension -- felt that it should have gone to EJax. Still do.

And there it is.

Danks is a piece of trash. I was pissed at the time when they gave him his extension -- felt that it should have gone to EJax. Still do.

Good times....................loaded for PK

Edited May 8, 201411 yr by Soxfest

Danks is a piece of trash. I was pissed at the time when they gave him his extension -- felt that it should have gone to EJax. Still do.

Post of the year

Good eye Alexei. Bases loaded, no outs.

Who is this Alexei Ramirez guy? Taking pitches, getting a walk. Not chasing..

Can't believe Ramirez just walked.

 

 

NO DP PAULIE. NO BAT FLIP, SHOULDER SHRUG.

 

20 homers against the Cubs in 260 ab's, 2nd in homers all-time in interleague to Thome, 2nd in RBI's to A-Roid.

Edited May 8, 201411 yr by caulfield12

Ok, Walnuts. Sac fly minimum.

Who is this Alexei Ramirez guy? Taking pitches, getting a walk. Not chasing..

Last year he does not have that good AB.

Just my opinion, but I give Danks a lot of credit for battling tonight.

Quickly, sign a Cuban free agent and get him here pronto

Who is this Alexei Ramirez guy? Taking pitches, getting a walk. Not chasing..

 

Abreu/Steverson, haha.

Hit a grand slam and retire

Paulie! Paulie!! Paulie!!!

Walnuts.

Paulie! Paulie! clears the bases with a rocket double.

Hit a grand slam and retire

Close enough

3 run double for the mascot.

We dont have to all assume the people we're arguing against are taking wildly extreme viewpoints.

 

Take this away and there is no SoxTalk.

 

Wildly extreme viewpoints and overreacting are the glue that holds the gears of this society together.