Comments on: pmLinks: Crazy, Niese, Love, Chavy, Santana

By: Ceetar

Ceetar — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:04:06 +0000

$1516 for the UR/Saturday Pack. 4 tickets. I think it’s exactly the same as last year (still got those around here somewhere..)

By: bkfitz

bkfitz — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:03:40 +0000

His faster 12-6 I’m pretty sure is really a splitter.

By: rustyjr

rustyjr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:58:31 +0000

yeah ollie was being too cutsey – peterson woulda ripped his 70’s perm out if he was still the coach

By: metsftw

metsftw — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:55:43 +0000

where did people get the idea johan threw 98?

his average velocity in 2005 was 92.4 and his avg velocity in 2006 was 93.1.

he may have TOUCHED 98 earlier in his career, but consistently 96-98? lefties don’t throw 96-98 (unless you’re wagner or clayton kershaw, both freaks of nature).

By: SimulatedGameMVP

SimulatedGameMVP — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:36:00 +0000

What’s the damage on the tickets?

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:33:53 +0000

The stuff Johan’s throwing now isn’t true “ace” stuff, but in the past he has, his fastballs pretty good but for most of his career is was up in the 96-98 zone, which makes a pretty good pitch a lot better, same with his slider. Now he just knows how to pitch.

From what I’ve read about Niese he’s sort of the same way as Pedro is now, his pitches themselves won’t blow you away but he uses them well and hides them to deceive batters.

By: Ceetar

Ceetar — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:31:14 +0000

He’s never really ‘looked good’. As long as he gets around them, and on them, better than the alternative.

By: Tidewater

Tidewater — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:26:23 +0000

JUST GET IN!!!!!

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:23:22 +0000

“Get into a rhythm?” Are you on crack? Did you see him come in that last time? He was wincing and hobbling the whole way from 3rd to home. I would like for him to play if he’s healthy, and he really looked good when he came back, but damn. He did not look good out there on those bases today.

By: Dafatone80

Dafatone80 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:22:45 +0000

If we can get a better 2B, or develop one, great.

Until then, Castillo’s better than, say Argenis Reyes. And I like Easley off the bench.

I’m fine with platooning Castillo and Easley, but neither are really playing very well.