Quote: Pelfrey Made some Stupid Pitches
In yesterday’s loss to the Marlins, Mike Pelfrey let up six runs and seven hits, while walking three, in just four and two-thirds innings pitched, raising his ERA from 3.85 to 4.11.
Pelfrey is 0-3 with a 10.67 ERA against the Marlins this season, yet 10-5 with a 3.45 ERA against everyone else.
Pelfrey, speaking to reporters after yesterday’s game, said:
“Numbers don’t lie, the last few starts I’ve struggled against them. You can’t dispute that…I think that I executed some bad pitches, made some bad pitches, and I threw some stupid pitches. I made some stupid pitches that I shouldn’t have thrown.”
…ok, then…tell us how you really feel, mike…
…today’s narrative in print and on radio seems to be that pelfrey is burned out, since he’s on the verge of throwing the most pitches in a season for his career…
He has thrown 138 innings this year, second-most on the team.
Pelfrey threw 152.2 innings last season, and is on pace to throw 191 this season.
As Ken Davidoff points out in Newsday today, “The conventional wisdom calls for a young pitcher to exceed his previous season’s total by no more than 30 innings.”
Maunel, speaking to reporters about Pelfrey, following yesterday’s loss to the Marlins:
“This is actually his first full major-league year, so that could be an issue, but we’ll do everything we can to try and keep him fresh.”
Pelfrey is on pace to next start against the Pirates, then the Braves, then the Astros, after which he’ll face the Marlins in Miami late in August.
