Kevin Gausman, Dylan Bundy -- Primed & Ready

[Say O!]

Arrieta also developed a nasty cutter which gave him the movement that he lacked with his four seam fastball.  National league umps routinely give him strike calls at or slightly below the knees and it's a virtually unhittable pitch.  I think he picked it up immediately from Cubs special instructor now pitching coach Chris Bosio.

[BohKnowsBmore]

On 2/17/2017 at 0:12 AM, Norfolk orioles said:

They are the most exciting young potential studs we've had in decades.

 

Not sure if that says more about how awful are starting pitching was for decades or is high praise for them but either way I'm excited for (hopefully) a full season of both.

[CheeryO]

6 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Pilates.

Pilates not taught by Rick Adair.

[CheeryO]

1 hour ago, Say O! said:

Arrieta also developed a nasty cutter which gave him the movement that he lacked with his four seam fastball.  National league umps routinely give him strike calls at or slightly below the knees and it's a virtually unhittable pitch.  I think he picked it up immediately from Cubs special instructor now pitching coach Chris Bosio.

If I remember correctly the O's pitching staff forbade the throwing of cutters even though Arrieta had a very good cutter already.  I'm sure they had good reasons for not wanting their pitchers to throw cutters, but there is occasionally a reason not to choose moderation over abstinence.  Arrieta was maybe that reason.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, CheeryO said:

If I remember correctly the O's pitching staff forbade the throwing of cutters even though Arrieta had a very good cutter already.  I'm sure they had good reasons for not wanting their pitchers to throw cutters, but there is occasionally a reason not to choose moderation over abstinence.  Arrieta was maybe that reason.

Minor leaguers.

[InsideCoroner]

6 hours ago, CheeryO said:

I believe you.  But then why did he become a great starter less than a year after he left the O's?  Did the Cubs coaching staff set him straight, or did they leave him alone to be himself?  What changed?

Arrieta has claimed one thing that helped him was when he started listening to ambient music like Fleet Foxes before a game rather than metal like Metallica or Pantera. Umm...okay.

And as C_o_C said, pilates. That too.

[CheeryO]

1 hour ago, InsideCoroner said:

Arrieta has claimed one thing that helped him was when he started listening to ambient music like Fleet Foxes before a game rather than metal like Metallica or Pantera. Umm...okay.

And as C_o_C said, pilates. That too.

Exactly, umm... okay.  Damn Baltimore coaches pushing heavy metal on our pitchers.  Maybe Bill Murray or Eddie Vedder suggested the freaking Fleet Foxes.

[Can_of_corn]

8 hours ago, CheeryO said:

Exactly, umm... okay.  Damn Baltimore coaches pushing heavy metal on our pitchers.  Maybe Bill Murray or Eddie Vedder suggested the freaking Fleet Foxes.

Guthrie is into boy bands.

[weams]

On 2/25/2017 at 8:50 PM, CheeryO said:

Pilates not taught by Rick Adair.

And pitching prospects.

 

[OFFNY]

o

 

9 OUTS: o 3 Strikeouts, 2 Groundouts, 2 Flyouts, 2 Lineouts 

DYLAN MATTHEW BUNDYo)o (vs. TIGERS, 3/06) )) [ [Spring Training] 

IP:;)..l) 3

H:))))l  2 ) (1 Double, 1 Single) ll

R:ll)lll) 0

BB:olll)0 o 

SO:l))l 3

Pitches: l) 38 0(27 Strikes, 11 Balls)

2017 ERA: l)  0.00 0(Spring Training)

) 

PITCHES BY INNING

**********************

7o 0(6l) Strikes, 1 Balls)

16 0(12 Strikes, 4 Balls)

15 0(9o Strikes, 6 Balls)

 

SOURCE:). Roch Kubatko

 

[MDtransplant757]

6 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

o

 

9 OUTS: o 3 Strikeouts, 2 Groundouts, 2 Flyouts, 2 Lineouts 

DYLAN MATTHEW BUNDYo)o (vs. TIGERS, 3/06) )) [ [Spring Training] 

IP:;)..l) 3

H:))))l  2 ) (1 Double, 1 Single) ll

R:ll)lll) 0

BB:olll)0 o 

SO:l))l 3

Pitches: l) 38 0(27 Strikes, 11 Balls)

2017 ERA: l)  0.00 0(Spring Training)

) 

PITCHES BY INNING

**********************

7o 0(6l) Strikes, 1 Balls)

16 0(12 Strikes, 4 Balls)

15 0(9o Strikes, 6 Balls)

 

SOURCE:). Roch Kubatko

 

This kid is going places, i tell you

[25 Nuggets]

8 minutes ago, MDtransplant757 said:

This kid is going places, i tell you

[MDtransplant757]

Just now, 25 Nuggets said:

I FREAKIN LOVE EARTHWORM JIM!

[25 Nuggets]

2 minutes ago, MDtransplant757 said:

I FREAKIN LOVE EARTHWORM JIM!

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