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Roy Firestone Hangout Grand Counsel

Roy Firestone

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I think we saw something special on Saturday night. When saw a young pitcher, who barely looks like he's reached puberty, bounce back into the major leagues after being hammered and battered a few weeks before. I ,for one said Povich wasn't worthy of the major leagues, and maybe at the time I had evidence of that.

I thought ,I doubt we will even see this kid again this season and then who knows after?

I was wrong.

And as Dan Bankhead of the Brooklyn Dodgers, once said "youre not just wrong....you're loud wrong."

This was no fluke.

The kid had terrific command, threw strikes all the time, had about 15 or 16 whiffs at last count. O walks in 6 and a third..6 strikeouts.With a better bullpen maybe he would've gotten the win.

But he didnt.

WE DIDNT.

The bullpen is tissue thin, and getting more and more ineffective, and it doesnt bode well for the next few weeks.

But tonight we saw a young pitcher perhaps come of age.

Great command, control, assortment of pitches, and something else....POISE.

He controlled the game with smarts and changing speeds. He never lost his cool.

I was wrong.

I was very impressed. Now the thing that matters most, when theres more video on him. ...Can he do it again?

If he pitches like he did tonight as a starter we may have  discovered something big for the next 6-7 weeks. And just maybe beyond.

Maybe he'll  even pitch out of the bullpen in the late season run or in (hopefully) the post season run.

I was impressed

We lost, but we also won on Saturday night.

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1 hour ago, Roy Firestone said:

If he pitches like he did tonight as a starter we may have  discovered something big for the next 6-7 weeks. And just maybe beyond.

Right on, Roy. To your point, I was even getting some Boddicker '83 vibes from that curve with command, a thing of beauty.

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His stuff was noticeably better than his previous stint, particularly innings 1-4.  Fastball was 93-94 v 91-92mph later in the outing which was same as prior avgs.  Curve and sweeper were sharper and more competitive/throw. For strikes&swings.  If Povich can hold the better stuff, he can be an asset in the rotation going forward. 

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It’s amazing the concept that players get better sometimes. When a guy struggles it doesn’t always mean he’ll never be any good. Many on this board need to grasp this concept. The same goes for teams so a certain team that is struggling right now may not struggle for the rest of the season. 

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The guy has had 9 starts in the Major leagues.  He is not going to get by on "Stuff".  He is going to have to learn how to be successful at the major league level.  It may take a while and the Orioles should not give up on him.

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15 minutes ago, Aglets said:

Actually I think you were correct Roy.  Povich probably gets optioned again today.   

 

15 minutes ago, Aglets said:

Actually I think you were correct Roy.  Povich probably gets optioned again today.   

Which doesnt mean anything expect they need a fresh arm until his next start comes up.

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Hopefully as it has been similar to some of our young hitters he got his feet wet for a few weeks and went back down to the minors to work on things.   I would like to see a few more starts where his command was like last night, but it does look promising.

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I hope now folks can be a little more at peace with the horror that he might start Game 5 following Burnes' departure next season.

He has a bunch of options if he has to stay on the shuttle, and I think his performance affects the in-between call on tendering Cole Irvin.

 

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