Author Topic: Nationals @ Reds, Game 4 (Read 20399 times)

ronnynat · « **Reply #225:** July 06, 2008, 02:25:20 PM »

Quote from: MrMadison on July 06, 2008, 02:22:55 PM

i don't wanna believe that, but he does tend to get hit a lot harder from the stretch.

what could cause that?

It usually means the pitcher is more comfortable w/ the whole process and the push off he gets from the windup. Balester definitely loses velocity and movement from the stretch.

shoeshineboy · « **Reply #226:** July 06, 2008, 02:25:39 PM »

Quote from: MrMadison on July 06, 2008, 02:22:55 PM

i don't wanna believe that, but he does tend to get hit a lot harder from the stretch.

what could cause that?

A lot of pitchers do noticeably worse from the stretch. It is something he will need to work on in terms of how he approaches things. For the most part, he probably loses bite and power.

CJames0569 · « **Reply #227:** July 06, 2008, 02:25:43 PM »

Quote from: MrMadison on July 06, 2008, 02:24:03 PM

incidentally, wouldn't it be nice to have game-changing power like that?

from just ONE person on our team?

Like Wily Mo Pena....oh wait, nevermind

spidernat · « **Reply #228:** July 06, 2008, 02:26:33 PM »

Quote from: MrMadison on July 06, 2008, 02:22:55 PM

i don't wanna believe that, but he does tend to get hit a lot harder from the stretch.

what could cause that?

His fastball is flatter probably due to the loss of impetus in quickening his motion. I don't get why he didn't throw him another curve ball and forced Dunn to provide all the power. Dunn looked confused on the previous breaking ball.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #229:** July 06, 2008, 02:27:26 PM »

The HR that inning would not have been that big of a deal had our offense scored 6-7 runs like a normal team would have.

Why the F is Guz striking out so much lately?

spidernat · « **Reply #230:** July 06, 2008, 02:28:25 PM »

We suck.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #231:** July 06, 2008, 02:28:26 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on July 06, 2008, 02:26:33 PM

His fastball is flatter probably due to the loss of impetus in quickening his motion. I don't get why he didn't throw him another curve ball and forced Dunn to provide all the power. Dunn looked confused on the previous breaking ball.

Lo Duca is certainly a wizard behind the plate isn't he?

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #232:** July 06, 2008, 02:29:06 PM »

pitiful. Game over.

JMUalumni · « **Reply #233:** July 06, 2008, 02:30:27 PM »

This season, Volquez, judging by the numbers, has lost a bit of bite when he moves into the 75-100 pitch range. His batting avg against jumps from .223 to .329 and his SLG percentage against moves from .309 to .447, while his SO/BB ratio remains about the same. Not saying that our batters will capitalize (in fact probably just the opposite), just observing that this jump in his numbers is a bit more than most pitchers I have observed.

EDIT: Volquez just hit 75 pitches with the last pitch of that inning.

spidernat · « **Reply #234:** July 06, 2008, 02:31:02 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on July 06, 2008, 02:28:26 PM

Lo Duca is certainly a wizard behind the plate isn't he?

I was waiting for this one to pop up again.

Was I the only one that noticed LoDuca getting calls from the dugout? Dude the pitching coach puts together the game plan. Why is that so difficult to grasp? Balester threw Dunn a meatball.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #235:** July 06, 2008, 02:32:06 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on July 06, 2008, 02:31:02 PM

I was waiting for this one to pop up again. Was I the only one that noticed LoDuca getting calls from the dugout? Dude the pitching coach puts together the game plan. Why is that so difficult to grasp? Balester threw Dunn a meatball.

You brought it up. I was just adding on.

Good time for the ump to start squeezing Collin.

spidernat · « **Reply #236:** July 06, 2008, 02:32:18 PM »

freak! LoDuca walked another batter on 4 pitches

ronnynat · « **Reply #237:** July 06, 2008, 02:32:31 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on July 06, 2008, 02:31:02 PM

Was I the only one that noticed LoDuca getting calls from the dugout? Dude the pitching coach puts together the game plan.

QFT. This is how it's been done all season. I guess some haven't been watching.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #238:** July 06, 2008, 02:33:01 PM »

The pitching coach calls pitches during the game?

MrMadison · « **Reply #239:** July 06, 2008, 02:33:09 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on July 06, 2008, 02:31:02 PM

I was waiting for this one to pop up again.

he's veering very close to AZ territory when it comes to Flores and any other potential catcher......

MrMadison · « **Reply #240:** July 06, 2008, 02:33:36 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on July 06, 2008, 02:32:18 PM

freak! LoDuca walked another batter on 4 pitches

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #241:** July 06, 2008, 02:33:36 PM »

Game over. Balester is getting ripped apart by the bottom of their order. This team sucks.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #242:** July 06, 2008, 02:33:37 PM »

Game Over, were about to get swept

MrMadison · « **Reply #243:** July 06, 2008, 02:34:06 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on July 06, 2008, 02:33:36 PM

Game over. LoDuca is getting ripped apart by the bottom of their order. This wouldn't happen to Jesus.

fixed.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #244:** July 06, 2008, 02:34:25 PM »

This is what we deserve for blowing all those early opportunities. We should have had at least 6.

JMUalumni · « **Reply #245:** July 06, 2008, 02:34:49 PM »

Balester has looked great in the first few innings he has pitched, but he just seems to run out of steam around the 5th. Hopefully this is something that can be fixed.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #246:** July 06, 2008, 02:34:52 PM »

freak you Dmitri you freaking fat ass!

MrMadison · « **Reply #247:** July 06, 2008, 02:34:54 PM »

yeah, freak you Dmitri you fat, out-of-shape bastard.

smh.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #248:** July 06, 2008, 02:35:19 PM »

Balester tagged him out. freaking bullcrap

spidernat · « **Reply #249:** July 06, 2008, 02:35:32 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on July 06, 2008, 02:33:01 PM

The pitching coach calls pitches during the game?

you've never noticed that? Just a little while ago the camera showed LoDuca looking into the dugout for the call. It was a fastball to Phillips when Griffey was on 1st.