Tigers vs. indians Game Thread August 21

[bdemil1]

I don't think Porcello was throwing at Cabrera. He's trying to throw inside and he had a couple of wild pitches in the 1st inning.

 

[mikem2780]

How would that have any affect on h is velocity?

The truth is, Porcello was never a pitcher that consistently hit mid 90's.

Yes he was..

No he wasn't

 

[tazmac]

Yes he was..

No he wasn't

Good Lord you two, your acting like a couple of kids.....

 

[tigers99888]

Mitch[/color]]

It's common knowledge.. The majority of pitchers that come out with high velocity and an array of pitches are either in the minors 2 to 3 years or are drafted out of college IE Strasburg, Verlander..

Like Clemens and Gooden, lol.

1 2 3, guess he's solid again, lol.

Clemens debut at 21, Porcello at 20.. Doc Gooden was an anomaly.. He was just a monster from the get go..

 

[Mitchrapp]

Mitch[/color]]

Like Clemens and Gooden, lol.

1 2 3, guess he's solid again, lol.

Clemens debut at 21, Porcello at 20.. Doc Gooden was an anomaly.. He was just a monster from the get go..

That's not the point you made.

 

[tigers99888]

It's common knowledge.. The majority of pitchers that come out with high velocity and an array of pitches are either in the minors 2 to 3 years or are drafted out of college IE Strasburg, Verlander..

What a statement. The correct statement is that most very talented pitchers regardless of velocity are in the minors for 2-3 years.

Well that's not true.. If you draft a guy out of college, he's more likely ready than a HS prospect and could be brought along quicker..

 

[mikem2780]

No he wasn't

Good Lord you two, your acting like a couple of kids.....

LALALALALALLALALA!!! I can't hear you!

lol

 

[tigers99888]

Back to the game, need to crush Ubaldo here...

 

[Thumb]

Betemit sure can hit, but he also swings at some of the worst pitches....

 

[mjsb2]

How would that have any affect on h is velocity?

The truth is, Porcello was never a pitcher that consistently hit mid 90's.

Yes he was..

No, he wasn't.

Porcello himself said he had no idea where the rumors came from that he was, said himself he always worked in the lower 90's.

What probably happened was he threw a few pitches in the mid 90's and a scout said that Porcello could touch mid 90's, and then word got around that he was somebody who threw that hard all the time.

Stuff like that happens all the time with scouting of HS players in all sports.

 

[tigers99888]

Base hit!!!.. 1-0 Santiago may be earning more playing time?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Nice inning.

 

[mikem2780]

Ramon for MVP this year

 

[bdemil1]

Rod Allen quit making excuses for Ulbado not being able to throw inside.

 

[tigers99888]

Yes he was..

No, he wasn't.

Porcello himself said he had no idea where the rumors came from that he was, said himself he always worked in the lower 90's.

What probably happened was he threw a few pitches in the mid 90's and a scout said that he Porcello could touch mid 90's, and than word got around that he was somebody who threw that hard all the time.

Stuff like that happens all the time with scouting of HS players in all sports.

When a player is drafted straight out of HS, their velocity usually isn't capped.. You see what velocity a particular pitcher can touch, and you get an idea what their normal velocity on their fastball will be once they hit the majors and reach their full potential.. Rick hasn't reach his full potential and it's pretty obvious he was brought up too fast.. HS prospects are scouted differently from college players..

 

[Thumb]

Old-bald-ass is just not as good as people thought, last year was anomaly + Coors.

 

[tigers99888]

Don't stop now boys!!

 

[staegrac]

RS needs to start most games

 

[Mitchrapp]

The CF play was brutal.

 

[tigers99888]

Bad strike call there..