flyfishingfrog said:The guy throws submarines at 78 - he could be a girls softball pitcher and like them - go every other day if needed.
I went to this thing yesterday hoping to hear some BroCount but all the guy kept singing about was chickens, neighbors and such.SnoSki said:Or Bro Country
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Welcome to KF.C. You new around here?TCURiggs said:
Well, in fairness to the ump he called a clear strike a ball after that. However, he then called another questionable pitch a strike. Bottom line, this mother darner is all over the place. Traver's no call that led to two runs obviously pisses me off the most, though. Darn. After it's all said and done, if we don't play shippy defense early we're probably not witching about this zone as much.
PhormerPhrog said:I went to this thing yesterday hoping to hear some BroCount but all the guy kept singing about was chickens, neighbors and such.
It's a good rule of thumb to take until you receive a strike unless you have a runner(s) in scoring position. You want to wear down the starters pitch count and make him work for you. There are certain times that a green light should be given to the batter if the pitcher has consistently thrown first pitch fastballs for strikes though, but that unwritten rule is mainly for your longball hitters. All coaches have different philosophies on hitting approach. I like ours for the most part.purplepreacher said:who told our hitters to take the first strike? I seems that 90% of the time their pitcher threw a strike on the first pitch, and we stood there and took it. maybe if we had swung we might have done better. in the 9th Baker got a honey right dowh the middle on the first pitch. He went 0-4.
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I understand the sentiment and it may be the right decision to start Landestoy. But I don't think you are being fair to Wanhanen. It is true that Wanhanen is struggling hitting compared to last year but he worked all of his at bats and was squeezed several times by the umpire's expanding strike zone. With the majority of umpires, he would have received a walk or two and/or had some better pitch counts. He still is having trouble hitting the ball cleanly but to say he isn't putting in some work is incorrect. Landestoy also has trouble with inside pitching at times so he is a bit of a hit or miss. I am sure the sentiment is that wek now Wanhanen has the better bat and will sooner or later break out of his slump but it just hasn't happened yet.MadFrog said:Yesterday Wanhanen started over Landestoy because a left handed hitter is supposed to do better versus a right handed pitcher. Since, in reality, CW doesn't hit righties or lefties, why not play your better defensive player, Landestoy? Even if he does not get a hit either, we get a better defense and probably an out on a squeeze bunt yesterday instead of the rally lasting longer than it should have. Plus, I seem to recall a triple and an RBI from Landestoy 2 games ago. So, by playing Landestoy you get significantly better defense and at least a chance for a hit (versus no chance) once in a while. Plus, it looks to me like Landestoy wants to play. He has that look of fire and desire. I don't see the same in CW.
If you saw the CCU vs Florida game, the ump did exactly the same the to Florida. Gave Beckwith huge advantage by never having to elevate the ball higher than mid-shin. Maybe that side arm fools the ump. Doubt it though, just think it was piss poor ump, not doing his job.Pharm Frog said:
Ump was pretty good early but I do think he got caught up in the moment and was aided in his zone expansion by somewhat anemic plate approaches in the middle innings. What he did to K Steinhagen on an 8-pitch AB to end an inning and to Luken was borderline criminal.
Agree. If you look closely at Beckwith's biomechanics, his arm, elbow, shoulder mechanics change little if any when he goes submarine. What changes is the angle/flexion at the hip.Pharm Frog said:
Not accurate. There are many biomechanical/pathology studies that document the stress level against the elbow in particular for sidearmers and submariners. When you see photographic evidence of the torque against the elbow from a submariner and to a lesser extent the sidearmer, it is amazing. There seems to be some consensus that there's less stress to the shoulder however. The metaphor to girls softball, while understandable, does not hold up. The mechanics of a sidearmer/submariner are completely different from a women's softball pitcher. This is most easily seen in the body positioning during the pitching motion (most notably the positioning of the back). Simply put, the vast majority of submariners and sidearmers are relief pitchers who tend to throw more often but in far less quantity. But they can't and shouldn't throw in quantity any more than a more traditional pitcher.