5/8
-Wow real tough first appearance for Meredith. Hope hes ok psychologically after that disaster. He does not walk people, hes had dominating control all through the minors, so the pressure got to him. People are gonna question bringing him in with a man on 2nd in a tight game, but I liked it. My problem is after he walks the first to batters, you need to know hes rattled and pull him with Sexson coming up. Need to get him another lesser outing where he can get some outs/confidence. Cla Meredith's ERA? 81.00. Overall not worried, just gotta get him a rebound.
-Wade Miller looked awesome, very encouraging outing. Pounded the strike zone with fastballs, and was K'ing some very good hitters. Velocity was in the low to mid 90's. Bottom line we might have another frontline starter to which we pay only 1.5 million. In comparison NY pays Jaret Wright 21 million over 3 years. Miller was a former horse in Houston, until he frayed his labrum (Pedro has a partially torn or "frayed" labrum also). That injury was so severe the surgeons told him his career would be over if they operated. Instead he decided to rehab it. Theo scooped him up for a low risk high reward contract. They found his delivery was putting too much torque on the shoulder so they taught him a new one, and thats who you saw on sunday. I know its only one outing but it was crucial in that it means we might have a respectable rotation even without Curt and Dave.
-New Gammons article 5/8, always look forward to these. Gammons always has the inside scoop, and even though hes very objective hes still a sox fan.
-Really appreciating Remy lately, knows his stuff and points out stuff I didnt notice during the game.
-Best overall right handed pure hitter in the game is Manny Ramirez. Vladimir is an honorable mention, but the guy who makes that first sentence very debatable resides in St. Louis. Fat Albert puts up almost identical numbers to Ramirez, but the fact that hes getting better every year and is 24 years old is downright scary. The other statistical category Pujols excels is strikeouts. Pujols recently went 90 ab's without a K during spring training and the regular season, very rare for a high SLG guy. This stat I read in a recent ESPN the mag is truly staggering. Pujols K totals his first four seasons are 93, 69, 65, 52. Not only are his K totals decreasing but his walks are doing the opposite. Walk totals for his first four years 69, 72, 79, and 84. Quick note about Manny though, many people think hes some sort of idiot savant who just swings with natural ability. The truth is he is one of the hardest working hitters in the game, always studying tape and working on his mechanics.
-Wade Miller looked awesome, very encouraging outing. Pounded the strike zone with fastballs, and was K'ing some very good hitters. Velocity was in the low to mid 90's. Bottom line we might have another frontline starter to which we pay only 1.5 million. In comparison NY pays Jaret Wright 21 million over 3 years. Miller was a former horse in Houston, until he frayed his labrum (Pedro has a partially torn or "frayed" labrum also). That injury was so severe the surgeons told him his career would be over if they operated. Instead he decided to rehab it. Theo scooped him up for a low risk high reward contract. They found his delivery was putting too much torque on the shoulder so they taught him a new one, and thats who you saw on sunday. I know its only one outing but it was crucial in that it means we might have a respectable rotation even without Curt and Dave.
-New Gammons article 5/8, always look forward to these. Gammons always has the inside scoop, and even though hes very objective hes still a sox fan.
-Really appreciating Remy lately, knows his stuff and points out stuff I didnt notice during the game.
-Best overall right handed pure hitter in the game is Manny Ramirez. Vladimir is an honorable mention, but the guy who makes that first sentence very debatable resides in St. Louis. Fat Albert puts up almost identical numbers to Ramirez, but the fact that hes getting better every year and is 24 years old is downright scary. The other statistical category Pujols excels is strikeouts. Pujols recently went 90 ab's without a K during spring training and the regular season, very rare for a high SLG guy. This stat I read in a recent ESPN the mag is truly staggering. Pujols K totals his first four seasons are 93, 69, 65, 52. Not only are his K totals decreasing but his walks are doing the opposite. Walk totals for his first four years 69, 72, 79, and 84. Quick note about Manny though, many people think hes some sort of idiot savant who just swings with natural ability. The truth is he is one of the hardest working hitters in the game, always studying tape and working on his mechanics.
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