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Well that is definitely not the outing he wanted to have. I didnt get to watch it, did he look bad?

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Didn't get to see it either, but he promptly gave up a run-scoring double to the first guy he faced, and a two-run single to the next guy. He's healthy, and now he's a major league pitcher.... in our bullpen.

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Well that is definitely not the outing he wanted to have. I didnt get to watch it, did he look bad?

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It was off the charts bad. I don't understand the fandom for Johnson. He's never had sustainable walk rates despite having an appearance of knowing how to pitch. As I've said before, his stuff is limited and he has to nibble, when he doesn't he gets hammered.

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88-89mph right down the middle. His control was a mess.
It was off the charts bad. I don't understand the fandom for Johnson. He's never had sustainable walk rates despite having an appearance of knowing how to pitch. As I've said before, his stuff is limited and he has to nibble, when he doesn't he gets hammered.

He has never been able to fully harness his command.

And his stuff isn't good enough for him to succeed without proper command.

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