Comments on: Screw you guys, I’m going home http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:27:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kevin http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-242 Kevin Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:56:57 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-242 Not sure if this really coincides, but since Lopez has been catching, pitchcounts are much higher much earlier. Not sure if this really coincides, but since Lopez has been catching, pitchcounts are much higher much earlier.

]]> By: kml1258 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-240 kml1258 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:54:03 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-240 I saw it firsthand, looked to be getting the squeeze a bit. Of course, in the ninth, the future hall of famer, Abiorix Burgos, got the benefit of the doubt on the called 3rd to Manny. Looked like Hudson got squeezed a bit to me too. Going again tonight, hoping for better results. On the bright side, it's only going to be 103 at the first pitch. I saw it firsthand, looked to be getting the squeeze a bit. Of course, in the ninth, the future hall of famer, Abiorix Burgos, got the benefit of the doubt on the called 3rd to Manny. Looked like Hudson got squeezed a bit to me too. Going again tonight, hoping for better results. On the bright side, it’s only going to be 103 at the first pitch.

]]> By: zoowah http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-238 zoowah Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:31:45 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-238 Dept. of Tautology "...it's pretty difficult to pound the strike zone, even against a lowly Royals, when you can't find one pitch in your repertoire that you can throw for a strike." Steven Krasner, today's ProJo Dept. of Tautology

“…it’s pretty difficult to pound the strike zone, even against a lowly Royals, when you can’t find one pitch in your repertoire that you can throw for a strike.”

Steven Krasner, today’s ProJo

]]> By: zoowah http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-236 zoowah Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:20:13 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-236 Sound and fury, Seth, sound and fury. Houston is now 7 games out. Sayonora, Rocketman. Sound and fury, Seth, sound and fury.

Houston is now 7 games out. Sayonora, Rocketman.

]]> By: Retire_Number_14 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-235 Retire_Number_14 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:11:07 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/08/09/screw-you-guys-im-going-home/#comment-235 I'd rather be sweatin' to the oldies in Florida than spend another minute watching our bullpen in action. A lot of media folks are talking about the tired arms of our youthful hurlers, namely Delcarmen and Hansen. But what about Lester? Last year he was going 6 deep every 5 days for the Portland Sea Dogs, and now he's in the rotation for a pennant contender ... and it's August. He looked tired last night, he wasn't challenging batters, and was trying to be a little too Tom Glavine-esqe by biting at the corners. Got to throw that curveball for strikes, otherwise it's easy to lay off it. Didn't exceed 90 mph on the gun too much either (not that you can trust those things anyway). I'm more than a little worried about the pen. But it's the starting rotation that's keeping me up at night. I’d rather be sweatin’ to the oldies in Florida than spend another minute watching our bullpen in action. A lot of media folks are talking about the tired arms of our youthful hurlers, namely Delcarmen and Hansen. But what about Lester? Last year he was going 6 deep every 5 days for the Portland Sea Dogs, and now he’s in the rotation for a pennant contender … and it’s August. He looked tired last night, he wasn’t challenging batters, and was trying to be a little too Tom Glavine-esqe by biting at the corners. Got to throw that curveball for strikes, otherwise it’s easy to lay off it. Didn’t exceed 90 mph on the gun too much either (not that you can trust those things anyway). I’m more than a little worried about the pen. But it’s the starting rotation that’s keeping me up at night.

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