Comments on: A Snapshot of The Pitching http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2010/03/a-snapshot-of-the-pitching/ Don't drink the Kol-Aid - See a Different Game Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Wagner http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2010/03/a-snapshot-of-the-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-21535 Andrew Wagner Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:40:34 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=7509#comment-21535 I agree. Not a true slider, but extremely effective all the same. Kid K has a changeup but he only threw it like 15 times all year. If he could develop that he would be deadly. I could be wrong but I thought cutters only went in the opposite direction of the pitchers arm. Like a cutter from Kershaw would break into the hands of a right-handed batter. Billz has a great cutter and it breaks into the hands of lefties. I think what you're referring to is basically a 2-seamer. A 2-seamer from Kershaw would break into the hands of lefties, and if he could master that then the league should be put on notice. Again, I could be wrong, but I agree with you all the same. I read an article a few weeks back, on espn.com I believe, and they referenced a statistical study that showed Kershaw's fastball was actually the fastest fastball in the game last year. Because of it's late life, it doesn't slow down as considerably as most fastballs do. Pretty interesting I thought. I agree. Not a true slider, but extremely effective all the same. Kid K has a changeup but he only threw it like 15 times all year. If he could develop that he would be deadly. I could be wrong but I thought cutters only went in the opposite direction of the pitchers arm. Like a cutter from Kershaw would break into the hands of a right-handed batter. Billz has a great cutter and it breaks into the hands of lefties. I think what you’re referring to is basically a 2-seamer. A 2-seamer from Kershaw would break into the hands of lefties, and if he could master that then the league should be put on notice. Again, I could be wrong, but I agree with you all the same. I read an article a few weeks back, on espn.com I believe, and they referenced a statistical study that showed Kershaw’s fastball was actually the fastest fastball in the game last year. Because of it’s late life, it doesn’t slow down as considerably as most fastballs do. Pretty interesting I thought.

]]> By: Roger Dodger http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2010/03/a-snapshot-of-the-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-21534 Roger Dodger Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:09:47 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=7509#comment-21534 Yeah Mark, that is good sometimes. Hitters worry about that. Fast and faster and if the pitcher does not know where it is going -- neither does the hitter. Hitter will probably hold the bat either tighter or looser out of a bit of fear. Not get a good swing. Cannot dig in the spikes (or what ever they wear these days.) Yeah Mark, that is good sometimes. Hitters worry about that. Fast and faster and if the pitcher does not know where it is going — neither does the hitter.

Hitter will probably hold the bat either tighter or looser out of a bit of fear. Not get a good swing. Cannot dig in the spikes (or what ever they wear these days.)

]]> By: Mark Timmons http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2010/03/a-snapshot-of-the-pitching/comment-page-1/#comment-21533 Mark Timmons Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:04:23 +0000 http://www.ladodgertalk.com/?p=7509#comment-21533 Roger and I watched Belisario up close last spring and I predicted that there was no way he would make the team, because he was awful. Like Roger said, he didn't have clue where the ball was going. Evidently, he got better... Roger and I watched Belisario up close last spring and I predicted that there was no way he would make the team, because he was awful. Like Roger said, he didn’t have clue where the ball was going. Evidently, he got better…

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