[SuperJon]

Our talent pitching wise is the best it's ever been. The guys we have now have better stuff and throw harder than at any point in the past ten years. However, our pitching has been terrible lately. I went and compared this year to Toman's first year when Jackson was the pitching coach. The numbers are startling:

Jackson's year
557.1 innings pitched
193 walks
55 HBP
508 Ks

This year
214.2 innings pitched
105 walks
19 HBP's
155 Ks

Right now we our K/BB ration is 1.4. That's horrendous. Under Jackson it was 2.6.

Right now our BB/9IP is 4.41. If you add in HBP's, it jumps to 5.21. Compare that to Jackson who had 3.11 BB/9IP or 4.00 if you add in HBP.

For every six guys that we strike out, we allow 5 to get on base without even getting a hit.

With approximately 33 games left, we are on pace to walk 251 batters this season. We're on pace to only strike out 370 batters, 138 less than on Toman's first team with less talent.

The talent is there.

The results aren't.

[ballcoach15]

Walks always drive me crazy. there's no defense agiasnt them. the pitchers should be taught to make first pitch a strike, get ahead of hitter, then work on him and force him to hit your pitch. don't fall behind, and allow batter to sit on fastball.

[jbock13]

Walks always drive me crazy. there's no defense agiasnt them.

Another genius insight.

[adam42381]

That's why he's a ball coach.

[jbock13]

I mean, personally it drives me crazy when a player drops the ball with two outs. Because, there's three outs in an inning.

[Purple Haize]

I mean, personally it drives me crazy when a player drops the ball with two outs. Because, there's three outs in an inning.

I don't like it when the other team hits the ball over the fence. Those things cost money and its not like they are going to look for it. What? Are we made of money?

[bigsmooth]

you guys are a bunch of smart-arses. ease up on ball coach.