Heroic Shrimp
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Nik the Trik said:
Yankees used 8 pitchers. There goes some benefit of an off-day yesterday.
Jays 1 game behind now.
Series 35: Athletics at Blue Jays
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Yankees used 8 pitchers. There goes some benefit of an off-day yesterday.
Jays 1 game behind now.
Captain Canuck
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Thank you Cleveland! Not only for beating the Yankees, but for decimating their bullpen. New York is going to have to call up a fresh arm or two from Scranton Wilkes-Barre now.
Heroic Shrimp
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Nik the Trik said:
I welcome this correction.
bustaheims
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First time in franchise history the team has had multiple 9+ game winning streaks in the same season.
L K
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RA Dickey and Mark Buehrle are switching spots in the rotation.
Dickey is going to pitch tonight and Buehrle will go on Thursday. Dickey has given up 3 earned runs or less in 12 of his last 13 starts. Over that stretch he has taken his ERA from 5.53 to 3.93.
Buehrle has 12 straight starts with 3 or fewer runs. I'm not really sure why they made the move unless they are planning on skipping Hutchison on Sunday against the Yankees.
Dickey is going to pitch tonight and Buehrle will go on Thursday. Dickey has given up 3 earned runs or less in 12 of his last 13 starts. Over that stretch he has taken his ERA from 5.53 to 3.93.
Buehrle has 12 straight starts with 3 or fewer runs. I'm not really sure why they made the move unless they are planning on skipping Hutchison on Sunday against the Yankees.
bustaheims
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L K said:
They said during the game last night it had something to do with giving Buerhle and extra day off while keeping Dickey on his regular throwing schedule. Dickey has had some issues in the past when getting extra rest. With a knuckleballer, that's not super surprising. It's better to have a slightly tired arm so you don't throw it too hard.
bustaheims
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Frank E said:
Yeah. It's something I've heard a few knuckleball pitchers comment on, and it makes sense when you think about it. Most knuckleballs are thrown fairly softly, to allow for more movement. Build up too much energy in your arm, throw it too hard and it doesn't move as much - or, sometimes, has too much spin to move a lot - and becomes much easier to hit. Dickey's is a little different, since he throws a hard knuckler, but in his case, when he has too much arm strength, he seems to have more difficulty controlling it - largely because it doesn't move the way he expects it to.
GhostofPotvin29
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Gibbons said after the game:
dappleganger
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Hutchison is 9-1 at the dome with a 2.68 ERA and 1.12 WHIP. That's Cy Young territory.
The difference between his home/road splits are unreal. He'd be pitching in A-ball if he only pitched on the road.
The difference between his home/road splits are unreal. He'd be pitching in A-ball if he only pitched on the road.
GhostofPotvin29
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L K said:
I assume he means something nagging him, not beat up performance wise.
bustaheims
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Potvin29 said:
Yeah. Sounds to me that it's more likely about him not being 100% in his last start rather than being hit hard. Being pulled with low pitch counts but quality performances of late would also imply that.
Heroic Shrimp
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L K said:
Yankees 1 through 5 hitters over last 3 games: 2-for-66 (.030 BA), 23 K, 7 BB, 0 extra-base hits, 0 RBI
Ouch.
