MATUSZ at AAA-Norfolk

[El Gordo]

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DONE !!! 5 pitches, 3 outs. Complete-game shutout !!! :clap3:

Yowzah!:clap3::boogie::smile11::2yay-thumb::beerchug1:

[waroriole]

Wow - 5 pitch 9th inning, complete game shutout. BMat just made his case!

In answer to your other thread, bring him up now.

[jiminnj]

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DONE !!! 5 pitches, 3 outs. Complete-game shutout !!! :clap3:

Hey can't you count. 1 pitch to the first batter, 2 to 2nd and 1 to 3rd, 4 pitches total

[OFFNY]

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4 pitches in the final inning to complete the shutout !!! Way to go, Brian ! :clap3:

MATUSZ AAA-NORFOLK

IP: 9

H: 5

R: 0

BB: 1

SO: 8

Pitches: 105 (74 Strikes, 31 Balls)

2011 AAA ERA: 3.46

[Can_of_corn]

What was his time to the plate?

[OFFNY]

Hey can't you count. 1 pitch to the first batter, 2 to 2nd and 1 to 3rd, 4 pitches total.

Sorry.

[Frobby]

Hey can't you count. 1 pitch to the first batter, 2 to 2nd and 1 to 3rd, 4 pitches total

Hah, I wrote 4 but then changed it to 5 when I saw what OFFNY wrote. I figured he was following the game more closely than I was. Wrong! Now I've changed it back.

However, unless Matusz was sitting 92-94 mph, he is worthless!

[OFFNY]

Hah, I wrote 4 but then changed it to 5 when I saw what OFFNY wrote. I figured he was following the game more closely than I was. Wrong! Now I've changed it back.

However, unless he was sitting 92-94 mph, he is worthless!

You were correct about me following the game more closely (I was watching it), but wrong to assume that my pitch-count for the final inning was accurate.

[Frobby]

You were correct about me following the game more closely (I was watching it), but wrong to assume that my pitch-count for the final inning was accurate.

So, putting aside results, what did you see from Matusz today?

[backwardsk]

Trade him now. His value will never be higher.

[OFFNY]

So, putting aside results, what did you see from Matusz today ?

Frank, it is really hard to criticize a guy when he throws a CG-Shutout at the AAA level. I think that his second consecutive excellent start (statistics-wise) points toward the real possibility that he is almost back to being the Matusz that we all are/were hoping for. When he went out for the 9th inning, he looked like a man among boys. Confident, and simply going about his business without a doubt in his mind of the outcome. I originally thought that he needed to stay down at AAA-Norfolk for at least a few more starts ........... now, I am feeling like he may only need one more start IF he is as effective as he has been in his last 2 starts.

[Remember The Alomar]

via Roch:

Report on Matusz is "Good slider today. Fastball / pitched at 88-89. Top pitch 91 MPH"

http://twitter.com/#!/masnRoch/status/101732518042152960

Edit: Britt's take:

LHP Brian Matusz threw a complete-game shutout this afternoon at Triple-A Norfolk. Fastball averaged 91 mph, 8 Ks.

http://twitter.com/#!/Britt_Ghiroli/status/101733454999326720

To me there's a big difference between averaging 89 and averaging 91.

[Don_Aase_Fan]

Fantastic outing!

[Sports Guy]

In answer to your other thread, bring him up now.

Right...Unless his mechanics are bad or something, he needs to be here for his next start.

That's 3 straight very good starts, where he went deep into the games....Nothing left to prove.

[Frobby]

via Roch:

http://twitter.com/#!/masnRoch/status/101732518042152960

Edit: Britt's take:

http://twitter.com/#!/Britt_Ghiroli/status/101733454999326720

To me there's a big difference between averaging 89 and averaging 91.

Matusz averaged 89.9 in 2010 when he was pretty effective. Of course I prefer 91, but Matusz has shown he can be successful at 89. He was at 86.7 before being sent down, so he has gained back most if not all of his velocity. In his final start before being sent to Norfolk, he never topped 88.8. So averaging 89, hitting 91 is excellent progress.