Tommy Hunter Tonight

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Tommy, PLEASE give us a good game tomorrow in the opener against the Red Sox. Pretty please with sugar on top ??? I'll be your best friend.

[$Greatness$]

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Tommy, PLEASE give us a good game tomorrow in the opener against the Red Sox. Pretty please with sugar on top ??? I'll be your best friend.

Tommy "No-Hit" Hunter will do as you ask since he'll go 8 I.P of 1-hit ball. BAM!

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BOSTON RED SOX O(May 21st)

Mike Aviles - SS

Dustin Pedroia - 2B

David Ortiz - DH

Adrian Gonzalez - 1B

Will Middlebrooks - 3B

Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C

Daniel Nava - LF

Marlon Byrd - CF

Che-Hsuan Lin - RF

[Hank Scorpio]

Phew... he just has a really bad combination of stuff and command.

I cringe on almost every pitch he throws.

[Lucky Jim]

Phew... he just has a really bad combination of stuff and command.

I cringe on almost every pitch he throws.

Why anyone thinks he's a major league starter is beyond me.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Every*.....pitch.....high.....in.....the.....zone.

*Probably not, but sure seems like it

[Bosibus]

Come on Britton, Hunter to long relief.

[teamjosh04]

Hunter gets a bad rap. Hes pitched 5.2 or more innings every time except once. That one time he did, he was going on 7-8 days rest. It wasnt fair to him.

His WHIP is at a very solid 1.3. Hes only walked 3 guys in his last 4 games. His problem is with home runs, but it seems as he gets unlucky because he has a high FB/HR rate. He does need to keep the ball down more, but I like the way he attacks the hitters and is usually good for an efficient night of pitching. Hes not going to implode and get rattled and start walking everyone and force our bullpen into early action.

His stuff isnt anything special and he isnt always pretty to watch, but he gets it done.

[Hank Scorpio]

Hunter gets a bad rap. Hes pitched 5.2 or more innings every time except once. That one time he did, he was going on 7-8 days rest. It wasnt fair to him.

His WHIP is at a very solid 1.3. Hes only walked 3 guys in his last 4 games. His problem is with home runs, but it seems as he gets unlucky because he has a high FB/HR rate. He does need to keep the ball down more, but I like the way he attacks the hitters and is usually good for an efficient night of pitching. Hes not going to implode and get rattled and start walking everyone and force our bullpen into early action.

His stuff isnt anything special and he isnt always pretty to watch, but he gets it done.

He gets extremely lucky.

Once he gets the 70-75 pitches... forget it. When your fastball is 91 miles an hour at best, you'd better be able to command it and he can't.

100% a relief pitcher.

[teamjosh04]

Yea, ideally. I definitely agree he is the first one to go when Britton comes back. I think I just jinxed him here.

[Lucky Jim]

Hunter gets a bad rap. Hes pitched 5.2 or more innings every time except once. That one time he did, he was going on 7-8 days rest. It wasnt fair to him.

His WHIP is at a very solid 1.3. Hes only walked 3 guys in his last 4 games. His problem is with home runs, but it seems as he gets unlucky because he has a high FB/HR rate. He does need to keep the ball down more, but I like the way he attacks the hitters and is usually good for an efficient night of pitching. Hes not going to implode and get rattled and start walking everyone and force our bullpen into early action.

His stuff isnt anything special and he isnt always pretty to watch, but he gets it done.

He pretty efficiently let the Sox back into this one.

I have no beef w/ Tommy - he can be a useful part of the team. He's just not a starter. He doesn't miss bats. And he doesn't command. It's a recipe for disaster: last four starts = 23.1 IP, 16R. That's a 6.26 ERA.

[Hank Scorpio]

He pretty efficiently let the Sox back into this one.

I have no beef w/ Tommy - he can be a useful part of the team. He's just not a starter. He doesn't miss bats. And he doesn't command. It's a recipe for disaster: last four starts = 23.1 IP, 16R. That's a 6.26 ERA.

I haven't done the homework, but I would have to imagine that his line drive percentage is probably fairly high. Not only does he not miss bats, he hits them rather firmly.

[teamjosh04]

Ok then, hes been efficient against teams not named the Red Sox. That last inning hurt.

[Hank Scorpio]

Ok then, hes been efficient against teams not named the Red Sox. That last inning hurt.

I remember watching his last start in Kansas City and thinking "My lawd!!! All of these outs are loud."

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TOMMY HUNTER O(vs. RED SOX May 21st)

IP:. 6

H:o 9

R:O 5

BB: 0

SO: 3

Pitches: 96 (65 Strikes, 31 Balls)

2012 ERA: 5.07

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