Tillman

[Flacco Machado]

Chris Tillman will be wearing #30. :thumbsup1:

[wingman123]

If Tillman is able to put up a 4.5 ERA I will be very happy. This team needs some kind of consistency after Hammel and Chen.

[Ampontan]

If Tillman is able to put up a 4.5 ERA I will be very happy. This team needs some kind of consistency after Hammel and Chen.

And if he can get into the seventh inning most of the time, I'll be even happier.

[OFFNY]

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SEATTLE MARINERS O(July 4th)

Ichiro Suzuki - RF

Michael Saunders - CF

Casper Wells - LF

John Jaso - DH

Kyle Seager - 3B

Justin Smoak - CF

Justin Smoak - 1B

Dustin Ackley - 2B

Munenori Kawasaki - SS

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

[OregonBird]

My prediction for Tillman:

5 1/3 IP, 4 ERs, 6 Hs, 3 BBs, 3 Ks.

[Flash- bd]

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SEATTLE MARINERS O(July 4th)

Ichiro Suzuki - RF

Michael Saunders - CF

Casper Wells - LF

John Jaso - DH

Kyle Seager - 3B

Justin Smoak - CF

Justin Smoak - 1B

Dustin Ackley - 2B

Munenori Kawasaki - SS

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

The M's are hoping now that they have two Justin Smoak's--thanks to the modern magic of cloning--that they'll finally get the 30 HRs from him they expected.

My prediction for Tillman:

5 1/3 IP, 4 ERs, 6 Hs, 3 BBs, 3 Ks.

Setting the bar pretty low, I see. I'll take a swing:

5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

[OFFNY]

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PREDICTION:

IP:O 7.33

H:o) 7

R:..) 2

BB:) 2

SO:) 5

Pitches: 108 (69 Strikes, 39 Balls)

[MrOrange82]

I'll be pleasantly surprised if Tillman issues fewer than four walks.

[Frobby]

Tillman's greatest hits:

9/16/09 -- 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K's

7/10/10 -- 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's

9/12/10 -- 6.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 4 K's

10/1/10 -- 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K's

4/2/11 --- 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K's

5/11/11 -- 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K's

8/6/11 --- 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's

He's certainly capable of shutting down an opponent.

[sangar]

This will be as good a test of Peterson's program as it will be of Tillman. If Tillman returns as a viable ML starter I see it as a very good sign for the future. If he fails, it will bring Peterson into question.

[MrOrange82]

Tillman's greatest hits:

9/16/09 -- 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K's

7/10/10 -- 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's

9/12/10 -- 6.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 4 K's

10/1/10 -- 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K's

4/2/11 --- 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K's

5/11/11 -- 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K's

8/6/11 --- 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's

He's certainly capable of shutting down an opponent.

8/11/11 -- 2.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K's

Here's hoping his slightly-less-recent history trumps his most recent history.

[Frobby]

8/11/11 -- 2.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K's

Here's hoping his slightly-less-recent history trumps his most recent history.

You could look at all the starts that immediately followed the ones I listed and see that almost none of them were good. That's always been the frustrating thing about Tillman. He'll look very good one game and then stink the next time out.

Let's see if Peterson has been able to fix this.

[MrOrange82]

You could look at all the starts that immediately followed the ones I listed and see that almost none of them were good. That's always been the frustrating thing about Tillman. He'll look very good one game and then stink the next time out.

Let's see if Peterson has been able to fix this.

Well, I suppose a silver lining worth latching onto is the fact that, for the first time in a long time, you can refer to an Orioles MiL instructor and say "if anyone can get Tillman straightened out, he can" with a fair degree of confidence.

Feast or famine, I'm looking forward to the start.

[CA-ORIOLE]

You could look at all the starts that immediately followed the ones I listed and see that almost none of them were good. That's always been the frustrating thing about Tillman. He'll look very good one game and then stink the next time out.

Let's see if Peterson has been able to fix this.

I recall him looking like crap on that one hitter.

[Flash- bd]

I recall him looking like crap on that one hitter.

I recall the same.

Honestly, I can't say this enough: I don't think Tillman is the same pitcher as last year, or the year before. Just ask Tim Lincecum: 2-3 MPH on your FB is can make a huge difference. He was 92.0 in 2009, 90.5 in 2010, and 89.5 in 2011. My hope--and expectation--is that we're getting the 2009 version, stuff-wise, with increased maturity, more developed as a pitcher and a person.