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What if it gets called?
What was the fastball speed last night?
Most of them were around 86.
if you say he pitched poorly for the first four innings, you simply don't know baseball.
oh shut up...he was solid for four innings and got messed up in the 5th. if you say he pitched poorly for the first four innings, you simply don't know baseball. no excuse that he struggled in the 5th, but i think he'll be fine.
Did you see the game? He was constantly in and out of trouble in the first four innings. He had very little command and gave up a lot of line drives that were hit right at people.Hardly what one would classify as a 'good' start. I'd say at best mediocre.
Good thing you're here to help us out.
In my opinion he was fine. Obviously Ray Knight agreed with me and so have others.He gave up two hits and two walks in four innings, in what were terrible conditions. Batista usually can hit 92-94 from what I remember he was throwing 89 most of the night.Lannan was terrible in the fifth and that's when the liners started coming and what not. I think it was a good first step back.
John Lannan's worrisome inningFor four innings last night, John Lannan felt great. He allowed the Colorado Rockies two hits and two walks, shutting them out in his return to the mound after missing a start. He returned bite to his sinker, "everything was working fine," he said. In the top of the fifth, the Nationals sent seven batters to the plate and scored four runs. Lannan made no excuses afterward, but that inning only added to a night of brutal conditions for pitching. Lannan had not pitched in 10 days. It was cold and pouring rain. And now, as he waited between innings, he felt his elbow stiffen. Lannan retreated to the clubhouse, trying to stretch and heat his elbow and loosen up his flexor tendon. "But it wouldn't loosen up for me," Lannan said. "When it happens, it's kind of hard to get to finish on my pitches."And so Lannan's night turned sour. He would not escape the fifth inning, recording two outs while yielding four runs on four hits and two walks. With his tendon tight, Lannan's lost his control and, really, ruined his night."The first four [innings] felt good, warming up felt good," Lannan said. "And then it tightened up. When it happens, it's kind of tough to really control, to really get out there and extend. The ball was up, and I wasn't able to make big pitches when I needed to. No excuses. It feels fine now. In that inning, it kind of tightened up a little on me."The Nationals can only wait to ensure Lannan will assume his typical spot at the top of the rotation. Although Lannan said he felt fine afterward and "this definitely isn't a setback for me," Manager Jim Riggleman needed more reassurance."I'll be more confident if he tells me tomorrow that he's fine," Riggleman said. "I'm not going to assume anything until I talk to him tomorrow. That'll be the test. He didn't feel the same in the fifth as he did in the first four."The effects of the elbow tightness evidently surfaced. He walked Ryan Spilborghs on five pitches to lead off the inning. He threw a sinker to Troy Tulowitzki that he usually gets more inside, and Tulowitzki ripped a single to center. He threw a changeup to Miguel Olivo, a pitch he usually throws down, and Olivo smoked a line-drive single to left, knocking Lannan out of the game. Tomorrow will give a clearer picture of Lannan's immediate future. The reoccurrence of the same problem Lannan had healed is worrisome, but it resurfaced only under the worst conditions. Lannan seemed frustrated, but before he left the clubhouse last night he expressed confidence."It feels fine," Lannan said. "Just that one inning, it kind of bit me in the butt."
Aren't you forgetting a few emoticons, excessive negativity, and something about a project replacing him?
The part I hate the most is the fact that he knew he couldn't get his arm stretched out in the fifth inning... yet he goes out there anyways and gets knocked around and could have potentially cost the team the game with his selfishness.
