Cannon

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Through 170 IP last year Kershaw had thrown 2874 pitches
Through 170 IP this year he has thrown 2294.

So in your mind he isnt more efficent but the facts show he has taken 580 FEWER pitches to get through the same amount of innings.

Last year, through 171.0 innings, he pitched 3028.

This year, through 170.1 innings, he's thrown 2878 pitches.

It's gunna be about 120 or so less pitches this year. It's not the improvement we'd all hoped for. I don't think it's insane to complain about him throwing 115 pitches in 6 innings. I think you need your best players to play very well, or you're in trouble. So, it' makes more sense to be pssd at them than to be pssd at mediocre players like Casey Blake etc. I was a little wrong. On pitch count, he's been slightly better this year. Tucky Chucky was way wrong (bout 460 pitches wrong.) I'd say we are starting to get old.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Last year, through 171.0 innings, he pitched 3028.

This year, through 170.1 innings, he's thrown 2878 pitches.

It's gunna be about 120 or so less pitches this year. It's not the improvement we'd all hoped for. I don't think it's insane to complain about him throwing 115 pitches in 6 innings. I think you need your best players to play very well, or you're in trouble. So, it' makes more sense to be pssd at them than to be pssd at mediocre players like Casey Blake etc. I was a little wrong. On pitch count, he's been slightly better this year. Tucky Chucky was way wrong (bout 460 pitches wrong.) I'd say we are starting to get old.

http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfx.asp...036&position=P

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfx.asp...036&position=P

Now, his fastball looks to have maybe lost a couple mph, are you saying he's injured, too?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Now, his fastball looks to have maybe lost a couple mph, are you saying he's injured, too?

No. His velocity on his other pitches has risen. Often when a pitchers fastball velocity ticks down a bit the walk rate lowers like his has. But he is throwing the slider and curve ball with more velocity than he had been. The other guy had all his pitches lose velocity.

[Antitrust32]

Randall can you please call Kendrick and ask him to pitch a focused and controlled game tonight??

Its the important part of the season now and its troublesome having to worry about Kendrick every 5th game

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

Randall can you please call Kendrick and ask him to pitch a focused and controlled game tonight??

Its the important part of the season now and its troublesome having to worry about Kendrick every 5th game

LOL...You really think you might not make the post? You should be all over Monasterios tonite. He's pretty shakey pizza.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Laying for ya. Knew, when Casey Blake helped ya, that Monasterios would help ya, too. What a pitch to Schneider huh? Real beauty.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfx.asp...036&position=P

Can't be throwing 38-50 balls in 5-7 innings. Just how long you think he can go before he has to be cut on?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Turks think Manny's strike zone gets wider due to him being a wide man. I did not come up with that. Somebody actually said that to me.