Lose Remerswaal said:Starting pitcher in Pawtucket tomorrow: Daisuke Matsuzaka. But not for the Pawsox, of course
So, how'd he do?
Lose Remerswaal said:Starting pitcher in Pawtucket tomorrow: Daisuke Matsuzaka. But not for the Pawsox, of course
dbn said:So, how'd he do?
This part was really interesting to me:cahlton said:...and then there's this: A-Gon conceding he never did regain the power he had prior to his shoulder surgery and has had to flatten out his stroke as a consequence. He estimates he's lost 5 to 10 homers per season and gained about 20 points of batting average. Good luck with that!
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-0506-dodgers-notes-20130506,0,4890907.story
Gonzalez, 30, said he altered his swing when he injured his shoulder in 2010, his final season in San Diego. He had surgery after that season, then was traded to the Boston Red Sox.
"Last year, I tried to go back to the swing I had before I got hurt," he said. "I tried it for the whole first half, with horrible results."
He hit .283 with six home runs in the first half of last year, .312 with 12 homers in the second half. The Dodgers last August acquired Gonzalez, taking on a contract that guaranteed him $130 million through 2018.
He said he is most effective now with a flatter swing that generates more line drives, rather than an upward swing that produces more power.
Lose Remerswaal said:Do you know where the minor league threads are kept? They've got links to box scores there as well.
He is now 0-5 with a 5.19 ERA and 1.50 WHIPSunkToANewLowell said:Beckett gives up 4 in 3 to the Nats then Cruz hits for him in the bottom of the inning
Beckett's peripherals aren't bad...xFIP of 3.86. Normalize that HR rate and we're about in line with what PECOTA was expecting.Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:He is now 0-5 with a 5.19 ERA and 1.50 WHIP
Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:He is now 0-5 with a 5.19 ERA and 1.50 WHIP
This season, Melancon said, he has subtly altered his delivery, changing the way he sets his hands and lifts his left leg. He also credited his catchers for helping produce a sparkling early pitching line: 21 innings, 1 run, 14 hits, 1 walk and 22 strikeouts through Friday.
“Who wouldn’t like those numbers?” Manager Clint Hurdle said. “They’re about as good as you can get. He throws a lot of first-pitch strikes. The cutter’s been in play, big time. The velocity of his fastball has been firm and established, his command has been really good, and the breaking ball has flat-out challenged people. So with the command of three pitches — and all of them are above average right now — he’s been very effective.”
https://twitter.com/BruceMiles2112/status/336239205787267072#Cubs to DFA Michael Bowden to make room for Garza. Tough call. Bowden has outpitched some others in pen.
mauidano said:Beckett on the 15 Day Disabled List. He may be on a very short leash career wise. His best days are well behind him it seems. $15.75 million due this and next year.
I find this somewhat depressing, as I often wonder what our batting coach is doing with Ellsbury and others who seem to persist in bad patterns.OVERBAY CREDITS COACH Lyle Overbay, who has been something of a revelation for the Yankees this season, credited the hitting coach Kevin Long with his improved production at the plate. Overbay had seven home runs entering Tuesday’s game, and he said he was generating more power because he was doing a better job of rotating his back leg as he swung — a relatively minor fix that has paid off.
In the past, Overbay said, he had a tendency to be stiff with his back leg. It was a problem area that Long identified earlier this season, and he worked with Overbay to correct it. By moving his back leg as he drives his hands through the ball, Overbay is able to create more torque.
“You want both halves of your body working together,” Overbay said. “It just clicked for me.”
There have been other adjustments as well. Early in Monday’s game, Long noticed that Overbay was waiting too long to plant his front foot against the Orioles’ Freddy Garcia. Overbay said he was trying to time Garcia’s off-speed pitches. In the dugout, Long advised him to knock it off.
“He was like, ‘Just get your front foot down,’ ” Overbay recalled.
Facing the reliever Troy Patton in the seventh inning, Overbay made sure to plant his front foot early. He drove a home run to right field.
InsideTheParker said:So I was wondering during tonight's game why the Sox chose Carp instead of Overbay and coincidentally came across this in the NYT sports section:
I find this somewhat depressing, as I often wonder what our batting coach is doing with Ellsbury and others who seem to persist in bad patterns.
I'm sure playing in that little league park with a jet stream hasn't exactly hurt.InsideTheParker said:So I was wondering during tonight's game why the Sox chose Carp instead of Overbay and coincidentally came across this in the NYT sports section:
I find this somewhat depressing, as I often wonder what our batting coach is doing with Ellsbury and others who seem to persist in bad patterns.
I've seen him hit for the Giants far more than I saw him hit for the Sox. He has one of the most incredibly compact, simple swings I've ever seen. Not surprisingly, he's among the best for swing and miss (not). Did the Sox try to re-sign him after 2011? By all accounts, he's very happy where he is.SoxScout said:Scutaro has 36 hits in his last 18 games
Soxfan in Fla said:I'm sure playing in that little league park with a jet stream hasn't exactly hurt.
While I agree that the park helps, 3 at home and 4 on the road suggest a little more than thatSoxfan in Fla said:I'm sure playing in that little league park with a jet stream hasn't exactly hurt.
Al Zarilla said:I've seen him hit for the Giants far more than I saw him hit for the Sox. He has one of the most incredibly compact, simple swings I've ever seen. Not surprisingly, he's among the best for swing and miss (not). Did the Sox try to re-sign him after 2011? By all accounts, he's very happy where he is.
InsideTheParker said:So I was wondering during tonight's game why the Sox chose Carp instead of Overbay and coincidentally came across this in the NYT sports section:
I find this somewhat depressing, as I often wonder what our batting coach is doing with Ellsbury and others who seem to persist in bad patterns.
OK. He can play third though. No, he's happy being an every day 2B-man.Red(s)HawksFan said:They didn't have to re-sign him after 2011, he was still under contract. They traded him to the Rockies for Mortensen. It was both a salary dump and an acknowledgement that he was no longer a big league SS. They didn't really have a need for a 2B...still don't.
Now 5 on the road. (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_25_nyamlb_tbamlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=nyy) That got the Yankees just their fifth win in the last 18 games at the Trop. But who's counting? Anyway, my point wasn't that Carp stinks. Rather, I was asking the mind of Sosh to remind me why Overbay was released. Probably it was just because Carp gives them more flexibility b/c of his supposed ability to play LF.Bosoxen said:That was my initial thought as well but four of his seven home runs have come on the road. It's more likely we're looking at a SSS fluke.