tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post5418576751956961612..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Mexicuted.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-18682610165564107362011-06-06T15:27:19.067-05:002011-06-06T15:27:19.067-05:00Unless you're in middle or high school, the te...Unless you're in middle or high school, the term for something not working is a "failure," not a "fail." And certainly not an "epic fail." If a closer for a middling-to-poor ballclub in KC blowing a few saves is "epic" in scale, what term can we apply to, say, the failure of the backup systems at the Japanese nuke plants?Baseball HQ radiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01788907888935559277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-79387152102970267532011-06-02T14:13:23.408-05:002011-06-02T14:13:23.408-05:00He lost his curve ball almost two years ago. But i...He lost his curve ball almost two years ago. But it didn't seem to matter much. Now he's apparently lost his confidence. And that has made all the difference.WSPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498916107898304783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-90774057407718945562011-06-01T22:56:22.636-05:002011-06-01T22:56:22.636-05:00in response to ChaimMKeller
"much of the pi...in response to ChaimMKeller <br /><br />"much of the pitch analysis seems to be saying he's mostly abandoned his curveball."<br /><br />i've seen him pitch in person once and on the tube a dozen times. he can't snap off his curve, which used to be his best out pitch. as we all know, he likes to close out games with it. right now, it sucks. in fact, right now one out of threeWalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711512818297552003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-7703837717240010432011-06-01T20:21:55.394-05:002011-06-01T20:21:55.394-05:00Here is a question I have not seen raised:
WHY IN...Here is a question I have not seen raised:<br /><br />WHY IN THE WORLD WAS SORIA EVEN TRYING TO ADD ANOTHER PITCH IN THE FIRST PLACE?<br /><br />I'm not saying, nor am I believing that this "cutter" is a reason that he's fallen off a cliff this year. But I've seen this topic come up with Soria numerous times... cutter this, cutter that.<br /><br />When you have a 2.01 careerMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185680940471908249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-14039071138654489012011-06-01T06:48:38.057-05:002011-06-01T06:48:38.057-05:00Soria began throwing a cutter this season, but has...Soria began throwing a cutter this season, but has a hard time getting it over for strikes. When he falls behind, he comes with a straight fastball over the plate and -- Voila! -- it's a meatball that gets cuffed. Soria needs to dump the cutter and go back to the fastball/slider combo which has worked so well for him.MoCrashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571811286895896051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-34491774107607244492011-06-01T01:50:35.618-05:002011-06-01T01:50:35.618-05:00Rany, you mentioned in your piece about Montero an...Rany, you mentioned in your piece about Montero and except for having a good batting average he has regressed as a hitter. Go look at his stats. 43 strikeouts and 9 walks? That's a pace for about 130 SO and 35 walks. If we were talking about a Royals prospect we'd be up in arms about it. Now, I'm willing to grant you that it is a short period of time and Montero may very well hit likeChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539831989596501354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-16055394111548459592011-05-31T17:43:46.594-05:002011-05-31T17:43:46.594-05:00I would have kept him in the closer role, but sinc...I would have kept him in the closer role, but since Soria seemed cool with it (which might not be a good sign for other reasons), it probably is okay.<br /><br />I think it is not unusual for teams put pitchers on the DL with phantom injuries, in order to buy time to get the pitcher straightened out. <br /><br />I listened to Jason Starks this morning on the Petro show. His views were: (1) Kansas Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-87621129322288477852011-05-31T11:15:13.942-05:002011-05-31T11:15:13.942-05:00Rany, you critisize based on hindsight more than a...Rany, you critisize based on hindsight more than any writer I follow. Of course we all would have taken the Montero trade had we known. If his stuff appears fine and he says his arm feels good, than you cant just put him on the DL. There are rules against that. Otherwise every team that needed to open a roster spot would just come up with a phantom injury for their least productive player. KC didMcGoldencrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169498300024406960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-69459313698188881102011-05-31T08:34:03.733-05:002011-05-31T08:34:03.733-05:00I was astonished that Yost, after saying Soria was...I was astonished that Yost, after saying Soria was his guy on Sunday and there it would be a mistake to make a change, casually says on Monday that he is pulling him from closing. <br /><br />I have no idea what, if anything, is "wrong" with Soria. Is the sample size large enought to be drawing conclusions?<br /><br />As to yesterday, he struck out the side and, as far as I could tellKansas Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-51110061357884184142011-05-31T07:17:03.002-05:002011-05-31T07:17:03.002-05:00There is some indication that he may be tipping hi...There is some indication that he may be tipping his pitches and as one of the previous commenters pointed out, he has abandoned his curveball for McClure's favorite pitch, the cutter.<br /><br />Whether he is injured, is tipping or has simply lost it I must bring up Teflon Bob (McClure) again, as he is never mentioned when a pitcher develops problems.KHAZADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625151001857035616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-51815641925462182102011-05-31T01:34:46.506-05:002011-05-31T01:34:46.506-05:00I think he was abducted by aliens :(I think he was abducted by aliens :(#MOSENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848664911739311488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-19804535837519878232011-05-31T00:11:53.666-05:002011-05-31T00:11:53.666-05:00Rany, much of the pitch analysis seems to be sayin...Rany, much of the pitch analysis seems to be saying he's mostly abandoned his curveball - which has always been his nastiest, most awe-inspiring pitch - and using a cutter, relatively new to him, a lot. Is there any reason he'd abandon his curveball other than some sort of injury?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-22021371249663731062011-05-30T23:52:47.426-05:002011-05-30T23:52:47.426-05:00I don't see how you can conclude that the prob...I don't see how you can conclude that the problem must be injury. I can understand how you might suspect that, but why could it not be something as simple as him tipping his pitches? If hitters are swinging at fewer pitches and then connecting more than in the past it could be they somehow know what's coming. Tori Hunter's comments after the game seem to support that idea as well.RickMcKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084171716718200637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-70201530932210947602011-05-30T22:35:22.201-05:002011-05-30T22:35:22.201-05:00Just going to point this out.
I said two years ago...Just going to point this out.<br />I said two years ago, in comments on this site, that I did not believe that Dayton Moore could get us to a championship simply because he has no clue at all how to handle major league players. He does not know how to evaluate them, he does not know how to trade for them, he doesn't really know how to sign them unless he developed them, he doesn't know Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289646785852748255noreply@blogger.com