Like you have said before Lurk, a good 2-seamer is a weapon—a great 2-seamer with this kind of velocity is lethal.....
John— Are you saying Bob Gibson’s famous line to Tim McCarver on one of his trips to the mound “Get back behind the plate—the only thing you know about pitching is it’s hard to hit” applied to you???
Alonso’s average continues to fall (now at .264) but he has 4 walks in his last 5 ABs. Apparently the opposing pitchers have decided Cano can’t beat them (despite his 3 jacks last night...).
Gatorvl suns in pro baseball: Tebow put on Triple-A injured list by Syracuse Mets By gatorsports gvl sun July 24, 2019 Giants: Right-hander Shaun Anderson (3-2, 4.87 ERA entering the game), the Giants’ top pitching prospect making his 13th career start, struck out five and walked two over five innings in the team’s win Monday over the Cubs. He allowed three runs and three hits. Anderson was removed with the Giants trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning. Of the three hits off Anderson, two were solo home runs. He matched his career-high with 12 swinging strikes. Red Sox: Lefty pitcher Brian Johnson is on the team’s 10-day IL (a non-baseball related medical matter). He is making progress, but needs more reps. Johnson’s ailment was discovered during routine testing by the team’s medical staff. Gators in pro baseball: Tebow put on Triple-A injured list by Syracuse Mets - GatorSports.com
Here's 55 seconds of #9-ranked pitching prospect Alex Faedo throwing ridiculous stuff on Saturday night, en route to 7 K's in 6 IP. Stick around for that final pitch, it's 100% illegal.