vs. DODGERS, 4/20 (Game Two)

[RavNMadMan]

Ok now we're talking. Good work by Nate and Manny.

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[allquixotic]

Manny provides the rare run support for Chen!!!

[scOtt]

Good tag. Kakes not a bad PA... We're no better off really...

[O's84]

Wish Nick had more power. Hopefully AJ can redeem himself here.

[scOtt]

Manny provides the rare run support for Chen!!!

Yeah, Wei-Yin has to be grooving on 2 runs! :2yay-thumb:

:laughlol:

[scOtt]

ADAM just misses! 3-1 good guys!

[allquixotic]

W-O-W.

Now we're in business! :boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie:

[Tom13206]

Lets goooo!...I thought that was yard

[WEAVERMAN]

Let's get some more runs.

[scOtt]

Female cat.

[ACDC27]

Everyone is afraid of Crush!

[O's84]

Nice hit by Jones there. Davis is being given the IBB treatment.

[orioleslist]

Typical Fred Manfra call. First you think it's gone, then you're like, "oh cr*p, it's a fly out," and it ends up being a double...

[LookitsPuck]

Crush Davis getting the Barry Bonds treatment.

[Il BuonO]

He has a low K/9. Pitch to contact.

65 pitches. 38 strikes. Not good at all.

No, it's not. When you posted it he was struggling. I'm sure the numbers have leveled off a bit.

I think scOtt is right, he needs to pitch to contact. Or as I said, pitching backwards where his FB is NOT featured but his CB and CH see a much higher percentage.

Looking at fangraphs through his SSS of 170 FBs he's 90.8 to last year's 91.0, so not sure there's really any velo drop.

If that is true maybe it's just tonight, but I've never seen him as a pitcher who puts his FB by you though a few mph can make the difference in how fine you have to be throughout the game as it progresses.

I seem to remember him starting off at 92-93 in the first couple of innings and going down from there. It doesn't matter if he's around the plate and pitching to contact, if not he'll have problems.