- March 5th, 2013, 3:40 pm
#422055
Following their first home loss of the year, the Flames face off with their second SEC team of the season
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jinxy wrote:He has been shaky all year, way too many BB's and is giving up a lot of hits as well. Just a dissappointing effort from the guys.When the pitch calling is 75% breaking balls (that's not an exaggeration), it's hard to throw strikes. Use the fastball to get in control and then work in the breaking ball. But nope. Slider. Slider. Slider.
SuperJon wrote:HOF manager Earl Weaver's favorite pitch!jinxy wrote:Slider. Slider. Slider.
jinxy wrote:We've got to change up the starting rotation. Herndon should be the Sunday starter and either Roy or Lambert should be the Friday night starter. He has been shaky all year, way too many BB's and is giving up a lot of hits as well. Just a dissappointing effort from the guys. When you only get 4 hits your not going to win anyway but i believe the other 2 guys are throwing better than Herndon and have more experience.Yea, he hasn't throw well lately, but he is your best option on Friday for optimal success. Brooks has thrown well and is a bulldog, but here is the reality with him, he is 5-10, 83-85, and average off speed. B/c of his bulldog mentality he will keep you in most games, but not what you need on Friday night when you need to shut down a conference team! He gives you exactly what he does on Saturday/Sunday, a pretty quality game most of the time. Lambert is very similar, good - but not great stuff, and can struggle multiple times through the order. Herndon hasn't thrown real well true, but he is a solid big body with electric stuff that can be a true shut down guy on some Friday nights. The only issue is that he has not pitched much, even in high school and is still learning. So we are going to get some of these games sometimes, especially early in the year. If he figures it out though, he is no doubt your Friday night guy.....not time to hit the panic button.
SuperJon wrote:Stupid batting order.I don't know what he did to you but you're the one coming across as an jerk. We get it you don't like Toman.
Terrible pitch calling.
Bad handling of the bullpen.
Horrible hit and run call.
Captain Bunter not bunting when it made sense to bunt.
Yep. Our coach is fantastic.