6/6: Red Sox at O's

[epic]

No it's not. He's mixing all four pitches pretty well. He's definitely using the fastball to set up some off-speed stuff, but I disagree.

He threw 23 fastballs out of his total of 31 pitches in this inning. That seems about normal for the average pitcher, but most people don't have the command of their offspeed pitches like the way Matusz does. Just seems to me like he should be mixing it up a little bit more.

He threw only fastballs to Cameron and also Beltre I believe.

[Jermaine88]

Cant' see if Sherry's crew is sitting behind the tarps. Just looked at the radar and the rain should be in the area shortly.

That's why I'm watching the game instead of gardening, like I told myself I was going to do today.

A few more Boston runs and I'll be out there regardless of the weather.

Ground crew looks ready. They just showed them lining up behind the tarp....

[ScottieBaseball]

His command is spotty at best. Matusz is a guy who is supposed to pitch on the corners and below the waist. He is doing neither with any regularity. He is still throwing some outstanding pitches but he is throwing a ton of waste pitches because they aren't close.

I've seen him throw a few great change ups and a few that were awful location-wise. I've seen him thrown a few great sliders and a few that were awful location-wise. I'm not sure where he has put his curve. He threw a couple good ones to Pedroia and none to anyone else that I've seen.

His fastball command is just not where it needs to be. He also appears to be melting on the mound. This guy is built to be pitch efficient and he just isn't being pitch efficient right now.

Great evaluation Bruce. Tough to argue with that or elaborate further. Good stuff!

[RevOlution]

Now that's funny, the just showed the grounds crew getting ready for impeding weather.

[ScottieBaseball]

Thanks all for the reports on Matusz. Games I have seen this season, seems the O's do get squeezed a bit. Oh well, always seems to be something working against the O's.

I'm not saying the ump is wrong...getting those calls is something Matusz will have to earn.

[Burg]

Way to hustle Luke!

Good God we are just TERRIBLE.

How in the hell can you hot dog anything when you're 15-41?

[ScottieBaseball]

Way to hustle Luke!

Good God we are just TERRIBLE.

How in the hell can you hot dog anything when you're 15-41?

Who hot-dogged???

[epic]

Jones's 3-1 swing right there is what is wrong with him.

Wow. And now he just struck out. That was questionable strike though.

[twoBshorty]

Sky looks bad in DC, thunder rumbling. Probably going to hit pretty soon.

[Mackus]

Who hot-dogged???

Luke did. Broke into the HR trot on his double. Definitely cost him a base.

[RevOlution]

This is what ticks me off. Scott is trotting around the bases, expecting his hit to be a HR and it's not.

When will this team run, all out, on every hit ball?????

[Mackus]

Jesus christ Adam. How can you chase that slider on 3-1? Its not even a 2-strike pitch.

It amazes me that he's made such little progress on taking that pitch.

[PurpleHaze]

I'm not saying the ump is wrong...getting those calls is something Matusz will have to earn.

Agree completely - young pitchers normally don't get those calls. Will be interesting to see if Strasburg does however. MLB can say what they want about umpires, but they are only human.

[RevOlution]

Score should be 2-1. right now. Thanks for the great hustle Scott. :cussing:

[PurpleHaze]

Between the bubble blowing, poor play in the OF and questionable plate discipline, I really wonder if Jones needs to sit for some games. Not quite ready to label him overrated, but he really needs some coaching.