Posted May 21, 200519 yr Al sure can't complain about a lack of run support. The offense bailed him out of another questionable outing and he just managed to pick up the W............. .............and managed to raise his ERA from 6.06 to 6.20 in the process. :thumbdown
May 21, 200519 yr im awaiting what happens when Ish comes back and we have two spots in the rotation where the SP only goes 5.
May 21, 200519 yr If Logan Kensing is the best AA has to offer it may be awhile before Jeremy Hermida is major league-ready. I like Kensing, I think he'll be a terrific pitcher some day, and he might be a terrific pitcher tomorrow after his appearance tonight gives him something to reflect on, but aside from one really good changeup, the Rays had his number, and quickly.
May 21, 200519 yr im awaiting what happens when Ish comes back and we have two spots in the rotation where the SP only goes 5. 778709[/snapback] McKeon said the other day it's Moehler's job now so I don't see how Ish has a rotation spot unless someone gets hurt or Moe starts to lose it.
May 21, 200519 yr im awaiting what happens when Ish comes back and we have two spots in the rotation where the SP only goes 5. 778709[/snapback] McKeon said the other day it's Moehler's job now so I don't see how Ish has a rotation spot unless someone gets hurt or Moe starts to lose it. 778719[/snapback] Why not consider a brief 6 man rotation or Replacing Al with Ish?
May 21, 200519 yr When l picks up the pace he seems to do much better than when he "thinks" too long about the next pitch. I can't put my finger on it but when he got the ball back from LoDuca and just went about pitching he was fine. I started timing (as in "one thousand one, one thousand two...") between pitches and the longer he took to deliver the next pitch the greater lielihood it wuld be a ball. I don't know if anyone else noticed this or not, or agrees, but by the third inning I thought it was quite predictable.
May 21, 200519 yr If Logan Kensing is the best AA has to offer it may be awhile before Jeremy Hermida is major league-ready. I like Kensing, I think he'll be a terrific pitcher some day, and he might be a terrific pitcher tomorrow after his appearance tonight gives him something to reflect on, but aside from one really good changeup, the Rays had his number, and quickly. 778717[/snapback] I am going to completely disagree. Kensing is arguably the 4th best pitcher on the Mudcats staff, let alone the best there is in AA
May 21, 200519 yr Well, if we were going to lose a game, it was going to be this one. We have AJ and Dontrelle next (right?), so we should sweep these fellas. *knocking on wood*
May 21, 200519 yr im awaiting what happens when Ish comes back and we have two spots in the rotation where the SP only goes 5. 778709[/snapback] Moehler is our #5 starter, the job won't just be handed to Valdez when he comes back, he'll have to earn it.
May 21, 200519 yr Moehler will have to completely bomb for the rest of the season to get his job back. I'm glad thats the way it'll be. :thumbup
May 21, 200519 yr Well, if we were going to lose a game, it was going to be this one. We have AJ and Dontrelle next (right?), so we should sweep these fellas. *knocking on wood* 778737[/snapback] Willis goes on Monday I believe. Should be #5 starter on Sunday.
May 21, 200519 yr Author Well, if we were going to lose a game, it was going to be this one.? We have AJ and Dontrelle next (right?), so we should sweep these fellas. *knocking on wood* 778737[/snapback] Willis goes on Monday I believe. Should be #5 starter on Sunday. 778774[/snapback] Yes, it's Fossum vs. Moehler on Sunday.
May 21, 200519 yr If Logan Kensing is the best AA has to offer it may be awhile before Jeremy Hermida is major league-ready. I like Kensing, I think he'll be a terrific pitcher some day, and he might be a terrific pitcher tomorrow after his appearance tonight gives him something to reflect on, but aside from one really good changeup, the Rays had his number, and quickly. 778717[/snapback] I am going to completely disagree. Kensing is arguably the 4th best pitcher on the Mudcats staff, let alone the best there is in AA 778731[/snapback] Ramp, "completely disagree"? ooooh nevermind, you missed the point...
May 21, 200519 yr If Logan Kensing is the best AA has to offer it may be awhile before Jeremy Hermida is major league-ready. I like Kensing, I think he'll be a terrific pitcher some day, and he might be a terrific pitcher tomorrow after his appearance tonight gives him something to reflect on, but aside from one really good changeup, the Rays had his number, and quickly. 778717[/snapback] I'd say that strikeout he got with his slider wasn't bad either. DVH & Roxy made it seem like he was missing with his fastball a lot. That happened last year too.
May 21, 200519 yr If Logan Kensing is the best AA has to offer it may be awhile before Jeremy Hermida is major league-ready. I like Kensing, I think he'll be a terrific pitcher some day, and he might be a terrific pitcher tomorrow after his appearance tonight gives him something to reflect on, but aside from one really good changeup, the Rays had his number, and quickly. 778717[/snapback] I'd say that strikeout he got with his slider wasn't bad either. DVH & Roxy made it seem like he was missing with his fastball a lot. That happened last year too. 778867[/snapback] I think we're talking about the same pitch. :mischief2 I was there. I'm sure if PB was there from his seats he'd agree there was no fear on the part of the Rays in facing him. But you're right he was consistently off the plate with his fastball. Whether that was by design or accidental we'll never know.
May 21, 200519 yr Author Unfortunately I wasn't there, but did see the pitch on the tele. Waltz called it a curve, but it did look more like a nice slider. Hey, the kid threw a quality pitch when it counted, so give him credit for that. He seems to lack control to a degree, so yes the Rays were just waiting for him to make a mistake. I expect Kensing will only be used in long relief until Mota returns.
May 21, 200519 yr I think Kensing has at least earned a couple more innings. If he settles down a little he could be a very good pitcher for us. His fastball has an unbelievable amount of downward movement, and his slider is nasty when he keeps it down. I hope that he'll gain confidence from yesterday's outing and maybe he'll be able to locate his pitches better.
May 21, 200519 yr Well, if we were going to lose a game, it was going to be this one. We have AJ and Dontrelle next (right?), so we should sweep these fellas. *knocking on wood* 778737[/snapback] Willis goes on Monday I believe. Should be #5 starter on Sunday. 778774[/snapback] Yes, it's Fossum vs. Moehler on Sunday. 778803[/snapback] That's good, I'd like Dontrelle to open against the Phils.
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