Thursday, May 01, 2008
LIVE BLOGGING ADENHART'S DEBUT: INNING 1
I have no idea if this will bear fruit, but I typed these observations during the first inning, and here they are. Not that anyone will be following along live, but there may be a huge pause in the middle of the game while I attend to other matters.
#34, huh? Shouldn't rookie Angel pitchers all have numbers like 87 and 74?
First pitch time: fastball hits the outside black at 93. Could be worse.
Second pitch is 92, down and away. Had some good downward movement -- and so does the third pitch, hitting the outside corner at the knee.
Grounder to third for out number one -- Adenhart's major league career is off to an infinitely better start than Ervin Santana's.
In the first PA, I focused on the pitches and not the motion. Looking at it against Ellis, is is kinda funky, with that pause on the forward kick. But only kinda.
All fastballs for the first nine pitches, and now he has Ellis 3-2. Doubt we'll see any off-speed here, but it would be pretty ballsy. Sure 'nuf, he sticks with the heat and draws an F-9. What, a flyball out? Get him out of there!
Starts Barton with a 76-mph deuce for a strike, follows up with a 94 two-seamer to induce the 6-3. So far, I like the action on his fastball, and if he locates it right, he can succeed without a plentitude of K's (though I suspect that they will come in time).
Justin Duschererererererer is a starererererer now? When did that happen?
#34, huh? Shouldn't rookie Angel pitchers all have numbers like 87 and 74?
First pitch time: fastball hits the outside black at 93. Could be worse.
Second pitch is 92, down and away. Had some good downward movement -- and so does the third pitch, hitting the outside corner at the knee.
Grounder to third for out number one -- Adenhart's major league career is off to an infinitely better start than Ervin Santana's.
In the first PA, I focused on the pitches and not the motion. Looking at it against Ellis, is is kinda funky, with that pause on the forward kick. But only kinda.
All fastballs for the first nine pitches, and now he has Ellis 3-2. Doubt we'll see any off-speed here, but it would be pretty ballsy. Sure 'nuf, he sticks with the heat and draws an F-9. What, a flyball out? Get him out of there!
Starts Barton with a 76-mph deuce for a strike, follows up with a 94 two-seamer to induce the 6-3. So far, I like the action on his fastball, and if he locates it right, he can succeed without a plentitude of K's (though I suspect that they will come in time).
Justin Duschererererererer is a starererererer now? When did that happen?
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