Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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The Operator
Please be JJ Hoover and not Sam Lecure. I'd like a guy capable of a K.
Nevermind.. It's Lecure.
I want Lecure ;)
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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BuckeyeRedleg
Chapman's body language doesn't look good. Looks like he's depressed.
Yeah, he looked odd coming off the field, removing his hat like that. Maybe he needs a new stri....um, girlfriend.
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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forfreelin04
Chapman needs rest. He looks sick too. His body language was evident enough. This is why I loathe Dusty at times....guy shouldn't be in there if his velocity is down that much...it's common sense
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Velocity isn't everything.
Common sense is knowing your personnel and knowing what, if anything, is wrong and what their breaking point is.
Dusty is far more equipped to knowing what is wrong with Chapman and when to pull him than fans sitting in front of a computer reading radar graphics.
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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Tadasimha
I'm thinking he might be sick - he's dragging like he's got the flu or something.
might just be freaking home sick...left his entire family. Might be something wrong at home. I'm sure the government was not crazy about him defecting.
That would still not explain the loss in velocity
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
The thing that really worries you about Chapman is this is three times in a row the velocity is down. If it was one night you could maybe say he couldn't get loose in the cooler weather or something like that.
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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Brutus
Velocity isn't everything.
Common sense is knowing your personnel and knowing what, if anything, is wrong and what their breaking point is.
Dusty is far more equipped to knowing what is wrong with Chapman and when to pull him than fans sitting in front of a computer reading radar graphics.
For sure :beerme::laugh:
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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forfreelin04
They are people, it certainly is possible
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Are not!
They are robots who churn out stats.
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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Reds Fanatic
The thing that really worries you about Chapman is this is three times in a row the velocity is down. If it was one night you could maybe say he couldn't get loose in the cooler weather or something like that.
I would just give Aroldis some low pressure outings and let him get his mechanics back. Some pitchers need more regular use or they get things fouled up.
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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forfreelin04
Examples of this? 5 mph is a big difference on a fastball
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You're cherry-picking pitches. The other night, he averaged 96. It wasn't a 5 MPH difference, it was a 2 MPH difference.
As far as examples, there are decades worth of baseball at one's disposal to know that pitchers go through periods where their velocity will fluctuate. It's not a static thing. It's not common for it to drop suddenly over the course of a large sample, but over a few games... that's not really uncommon.
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
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forfreelin04
I've played and thrown enough fastballs to know, I've also coached enough high school ball to know
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Why aren't you managing the Reds then? By all means... you're a high school coach, I think Dusty should listen.
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
Wile we're debating Chapman's velocity, Hanigan just had a heck of an at bat.
Re: 9/10/2012 Pirates at Reds
Hanigan on with a seeing-eye basehit.