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davep

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #45 on: March 06, 2021, 02:22:20 pm »
Miller has faced half of the batters he has faced so far.

JeffH

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #46 on: March 06, 2021, 02:22:51 pm »
I know they're looking for some degree of certainty and trying to minimize risk, but I think I'd rather run Shelby Miller out there than Trevor Williams.
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davep

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #47 on: March 06, 2021, 02:24:59 pm »
Actually, Miller looked pretty good in the first inning.  Strike out, ground out, strike out.  Pretty good control, and seemed to be pretty near the catchers glove most of the pitches.  No speed gun.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #48 on: March 06, 2021, 02:28:03 pm »
No speed gun.

What would you guess, Dave?

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #49 on: March 06, 2021, 02:29:44 pm »
I know they're looking for some degree of certainty and trying to minimize risk, but I think I'd rather run Shelby Miller out there than Trevor Williams.

Yeah if he shows up pretty well this spring, why not? 

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #50 on: March 06, 2021, 02:34:31 pm »
What would you guess, Dave?

I have many failings, but probably the worst of them is judging pitching speed on TV, mostly because I can seldom differentiate fastballs from sliders.  All I can really say is that I didn't see anything to make me think he had better than average velocity.  No comments from the announcers about it.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #51 on: March 06, 2021, 02:37:54 pm »
Double off Miller on first pitch, which looked to be exactly where he was aiming, low and outside corner.  Batter took it away to ground down right field line.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #52 on: March 06, 2021, 02:38:39 pm »
Slow groundout to second on what I believe a breaking pitch.  Runner to third.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #53 on: March 06, 2021, 02:39:46 pm »
Curve for strike one.  Slow grounder past drawn in infield to right field. 

davep

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« Reply #54 on: March 06, 2021, 02:44:17 pm »
Strike out, throw out steal attempt.  Assuming the catcher's glove was the target, Millers command looked quite good.  One pitch got away, but mostly, the catcher didn't have to move much to catch the ball.  All in all, I thought he looked pretty good.  My guess is mostly breaking balls and change ups.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #55 on: March 06, 2021, 02:50:00 pm »
Pederson struck out against the lefty, and now hit a HR against the righty.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #56 on: March 06, 2021, 02:50:40 pm »
Like his first, this one was to left center.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #57 on: March 06, 2021, 03:15:46 pm »
A brand new Miller now in the game.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #58 on: March 06, 2021, 04:00:49 pm »
Small sample size obviously, but I was a little disappointed in KThompson.

Rucker looked really good.  He threw one pitch like looked to me like a cut fastball.  Craig, do you have any notes on Rucker?  Is there a cutter there?

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #59 on: March 06, 2021, 05:23:05 pm »
Not sure my recall is correct, but I thought that Rucker didn't have a cutter coming out, but had been trying to add one back in his upper-minors days.  Perhaps it was a development pitch then, and is more consistent now?