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ITHIKABAND · 06-09-2007, 05:54 PM

Is it just me or has anyone noticed Homer's fastball didnt reach 97mph which it did regularly the last few years. I saw him with the Dragons a few summers back and he was hitting 96 and 97 alot. I was at the game and he didnt go above 95 and was pitching mostly in the low 90's where as in the minors he pitched in the mid 90's most games. Am I missing something what happened to the 96 97 fastball?

mole44 · 06-09-2007, 06:07 PM

I saw several pitches come up 96... His velocity is not the problem. Its his command.

jfar23 · 06-09-2007, 06:07 PM

Damaged goods, Krivsky is filing a grievance against Dayton as we speak.

ITHIKABAND · 06-09-2007, 06:13 PM

This is why I rarely post on this board!

NorrisHopper30 · 06-09-2007, 07:00 PM

Anyone else notice the first strikeout against Sizemore that was way up... I think that fastball was 89 while earlier in the inning he was at 96 a few times.

Donder · 06-09-2007, 07:38 PM

I apologize in advance because this post doesn't have anything about Bailey's velocity, but I just noticed that 6 of the top 9 threads currently on the Sun Deck have to do with Homer. Do you think we as Reds fans are excited about him at all?

TC81190 · 06-09-2007, 08:34 PM

Homer topped out at 96 I think, I only remember seeing 95. His velocity went down he topped around 90 in the later innings.

11larkin11 · 06-09-2007, 09:43 PM

ALmost everytime I looked up there it was 96, I think my friend and I saw 97 once, I think it was the second time he got Sizemore.

George Foster · 06-09-2007, 09:50 PM

you also have to remember it depends on what gun is clocking him. What brand, how old it is, etc. Also GAB is known throughout baseball to have a "shallow" pitching mound, which means the ground between the pitching rubber and the grass is not that steep. The steeper that part of the mound is, the faster I have heard you can throw, because of the more severe "drop-off."

REDblooded · 06-09-2007, 09:52 PM

nah, I saw a lot of 92-94, occasionaly putting it 94-95, with only about 5-7 pitches reacing 96. Not bad, but I distinclty remember reading about one of his starts last year in Chattanooga where it was pointed out that he was 94-96, and touching 97 on his 97th and final pitch of the night.

ITHIKABAND · 06-09-2007, 10:58 PM

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_88673.asp

"His fastball has been in the 96-97 mph range, topping out at 98"

hebroncougar · 06-09-2007, 11:06 PM

All this could be nothing but differences in radar guns.

Superdude · 06-10-2007, 12:08 AM

He jacked up a few in the 93-96MPH range, but settled in the 90-93MPH range for most of the game according to the stadium gun. maybe it was just the gun, but even in Louisville, the buzz seemed to be that his fastball was not quite as blistering as it was in '06. Maybe as the year drags on, he'll start pumping the high 90's gas again.

camisadelgolf · 06-10-2007, 01:52 AM

I believe he was requested to hold back a little to give the Indians a chance.

keeganbrick · 06-10-2007, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorrisHopper30

Anyone else notice the first strikeout against Sizemore that was way up... I think that fastball was 89 while earlier in the inning he was at 96 a few times.

Thats not his fastball. That was either his hard slider or cut fastball.

06-09-2007, 05:54 PM	#1
ITHIKABAND "Spicy Habanero" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 181	Homer's Velocity Is it just me or has anyone noticed Homer's fastball didnt reach 97mph which it did regularly the last few years. I saw him with the Dragons a few summers back and he was hitting 96 and 97 alot. I was at the game and he didnt go above 95 and was pitching mostly in the low 90's where as in the minors he pitched in the mid 90's most games. Am I missing something what happened to the 96 97 fastball? __________________ "I think everybody here is definitely excited about (Eddie) Guardado. It wasn't a save situation, but when you've lost a couple like we have, it felt like a save situation." -- Reds manager Jerry Narron on using his newly acquired closer Eddie Guardado.

06-09-2007, 06:07 PM	#2
mole44 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: monroe, OH Posts: 430	Re: Homer's Velocity I saw several pitches come up 96... His velocity is not the problem. Its his command.

06-09-2007, 06:07 PM	#3
jfar23 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 502	Re: Homer's Velocity Damaged goods, Krivsky is filing a grievance against Dayton as we speak. __________________ "I was on tour in the US back in '89 and we we did a show in Cincinnati. During that show I shouted out, 'It's great to be in Cincinnati!' That was a lie." -- David Bowie

06-09-2007, 06:13 PM	#4
ITHIKABAND "Spicy Habanero" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 181	Re: Homer's Velocity This is why I rarely post on this board! __________________ "I think everybody here is definitely excited about (Eddie) Guardado. It wasn't a save situation, but when you've lost a couple like we have, it felt like a save situation." -- Reds manager Jerry Narron on using his newly acquired closer Eddie Guardado.

06-09-2007, 07:00 PM	#5
NorrisHopper30 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Milford, Clifton Posts: 1,585	Re: Homer's Velocity Anyone else notice the first strikeout against Sizemore that was way up... I think that fastball was 89 while earlier in the inning he was at 96 a few times. __________________ Follow me on twitter @EricLilly7 Check out my Reds blog! Hit me up with any advice on it at anytime, it's always appreciated. http://redscheatsheet.blogspot.com/

06-09-2007, 07:38 PM	#6
Donder Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hartford City, IN Posts: 291	Re: Homer's Velocity I apologize in advance because this post doesn't have anything about Bailey's velocity, but I just noticed that 6 of the top 9 threads currently on the Sun Deck have to do with Homer. Do you think we as Reds fans are excited about him at all?

06-09-2007, 08:34 PM	#7
TC81190 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,072	Re: Homer's Velocity Homer topped out at 96 I think, I only remember seeing 95. His velocity went down he topped around 90 in the later innings. __________________ I hope it's never sunny in Philly again.

06-09-2007, 09:43 PM	#8
11larkin11 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bellefontaine,OH Posts: 2,296	Re: Homer's Velocity ALmost everytime I looked up there it was 96, I think my friend and I saw 97 once, I think it was the second time he got Sizemore. __________________ Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto ---TRF "I do what I want to do and say what I want to say." --Bronson Arroyo

06-09-2007, 09:50 PM	#9
George Foster 1st pick 2022 B.B. draft Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ky Posts: 5,853	Re: Homer's Velocity you also have to remember it depends on what gun is clocking him. What brand, how old it is, etc. Also GAB is known throughout baseball to have a "shallow" pitching mound, which means the ground between the pitching rubber and the grass is not that steep. The steeper that part of the mound is, the faster I have heard you can throw, because of the more severe "drop-off." __________________ We got this...its our year....

06-09-2007, 09:52 PM	#10
REDblooded Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,127	Re: Homer's Velocity nah, I saw a lot of 92-94, occasionaly putting it 94-95, with only about 5-7 pitches reacing 96. Not bad, but I distinclty remember reading about one of his starts last year in Chattanooga where it was pointed out that he was 94-96, and touching 97 on his 97th and final pitch of the night.

06-09-2007, 10:58 PM	#11
ITHIKABAND "Spicy Habanero" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 181	Re: Homer's Velocity http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_88673.asp "His fastball has been in the 96-97 mph range, topping out at 98" __________________ "I think everybody here is definitely excited about (Eddie) Guardado. It wasn't a save situation, but when you've lost a couple like we have, it felt like a save situation." -- Reds manager Jerry Narron on using his newly acquired closer Eddie Guardado.

06-09-2007, 11:06 PM	#12
hebroncougar Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,036	Re: Homer's Velocity All this could be nothing but differences in radar guns.

06-10-2007, 12:08 AM	#13
Superdude Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,468	Re: Homer's Velocity He jacked up a few in the 93-96MPH range, but settled in the 90-93MPH range for most of the game according to the stadium gun. maybe it was just the gun, but even in Louisville, the buzz seemed to be that his fastball was not quite as blistering as it was in '06. Maybe as the year drags on, he'll start pumping the high 90's gas again.

06-10-2007, 01:52 AM	#14
camisadelgolf Vampire Weekend @Bernie's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 11,311	Re: Homer's Velocity I believe he was requested to hold back a little to give the Indians a chance. __________________ Get MLBtraderumors Reds updates on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-R...33794710005587 http://i.imgur.com/1bCKpaH.jpg

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