Conrad is their version of Nix
Conrad is their version of Nix
ev needs to pick up the pace...i'm falling asleep...
Why wouldn't it continue? It's been the pattern of his whole very brief "career" (I put that in quotes because, apart from 2008, it amounts to about a grand total of 140 innings over 5 seasons). He's got about a 5 W per 9 lifetime average and was 5.8 last year over his starts.
Volquez's fastball is great, but his great changeup just isn't there right now.
People have to stop overreacting to his walks though. He's always going to walk a lot of people.
Already 3 walks in the first 10 batters.
3 walks in 1.2 innings. He won't last long
BB
Runners on 1st and 3rd
2 out
Heyward up
320
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
Come on Edison! Go after the hitters your stuff is plenty good enough, throw strikes.
Strike 3 on a 95 MPH fastball.
He'll be fine. He just has to get the feel for his changeup again.
Walks are poison to any pitcher. Especially at the rate he gives them out. They elevate your pitch count, you put people on base (why they call it a free pass), and allow runs you shouldn't. If he walks a lot of people, his success will be limited. Already at 48-49 pitches through two innings. He might go 5 and that kills a bullpen.
K (swinging)
3 out
Top of 2nd over
Nix up
1-0, Braves
320
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
46 pitches in 2 innings. At best, we're going to see a lot of the pen today.
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