February 23, 200422 yr I don't see Burnett ever having the control needed to be as good as Beckett, much less better.
February 23, 200422 yr Tommy John Surgery usually increases arm strength. (imagining Burnett) Old AJBurnett: Consistantly-94,95,96 and sometimes 97MPH Topped out: 101 The new AJ Burnett: Consistantly-96-97-98 MPH Will top out: 103 :mischief2
February 23, 200422 yr I don't see Burnett ever having the control needed to be as good as Beckett, much less better. What are you talking about? Burnett puts it down the pipe and the hitters still have trouble with it.
February 23, 200422 yr Tommy John Surgery usually increases arm strength. (imagining Burnett) Old AJBurnett: Consistantly-94,95,96 and sometimes 97MPH Topped out: 101 The new AJ Burnett: Consistantly-96-97-98 MPH Will top out: 103 :mischief2 ahhh.I doubt it dude.
February 23, 200422 yr Why you doubting it? He will throw harder, thats for sure. He will be conditioning more than ever.
February 23, 200422 yr Why you doubting it? He will throw harder, thats for sure. He will be conditioning more than ever. yeh but 103...seems a little high :confused
February 23, 200422 yr I don't see Burnett ever having the control needed to be as good as Beckett, much less better. What are you talking about? Burnett puts it down the pipe and the hitters still have trouble with it. he was incredibly wild before the injury. Do you not remember his no-hitter? It pains me to watch him sometimes because he walks so many.
February 23, 200422 yr I don't see Burnett ever having the control needed to be as good as Beckett, much less better. What are you talking about? Burnett puts it down the pipe and the hitters still have trouble with it. he was incredibly wild before the injury. Do you not remember his no-hitter? It pains me to watch him sometimes because he walks so many. yeh in the no-hitter he walked like 8.
February 23, 200422 yr Last season, in AJ's 23 IP, he had 18 walks! Thats almost 1 walk an inning. Josh Beckett: in his career has 0.40 walks per inning. AJ Burnett: 0.50 per inning. Josh Beckett has shown much better control, too, year by year. In 2001, he threw .458 walks per inning. In 2002, he threw 0.41 walks per inning. In 2003, he threw .39 walks per inning. AJ: In 1999, he threw 0.60 walks per inning. In 2000, 0.53. In 2001, 0.48, and of course in his injury-riddled 2003 season, 0.78 walks per inning. He has shown improvement, but has had longer to do so, and is still nowhere near the level of Beckett.
February 23, 200422 yr no doubt beckett has more control, but if both play to their potentials AJ might be just a bit better
February 23, 200422 yr I don't see Burnett ever having the control needed to be as good as Beckett, much less better. What are you talking about? Burnett puts it down the pipe and the hitters still have trouble with it. he was incredibly wild before the injury. Do you not remember his no-hitter? It pains me to watch him sometimes because he walks so many. yeh in the no-hitter he walked like 8. 9 And the 103 is a max. Though it probably is a tad high for anyone.
February 23, 200422 yr Last season, in AJ's 23 IP, he had 18 walks! Thats almost 1 walk an inning. Yea, its amazing he even pitched those 25 innings considering................................... HE ALREADY HAD NO LIGAMENT IN HIS ELBOW!!!!!!!!!
February 23, 200422 yr Josh has a lot of confidence now...He pitched great in the playoffs...I say he is better than AJ.
February 23, 200422 yr Josh has a lot of confidence now...He pitched great in the playoffs...I say he is better than AJ. you will eat these words when A.J. strikesout #300............. someday maybe not this season or the next......... but someday............
February 23, 200422 yr 9 And the 103 is a max. Though it probably is a tad high for anyone. and 1 hit batsmen
February 23, 200422 yr speaking of hit batsmen in a no-hit bid, any1 remember kevin browns no-hitter against san fran. the ONLY mistake he made was a hit batter that he had on 2 strikes. the only thin that made the difference between a no-hiter and a perfect game :confused ah meng, what could have been
February 23, 200422 yr speaking of hit batsmen in a no-hit bid, any1 remember kevin browns no-hitter against san fran. the ONLY mistake he made was a hit batter that he had on 2 strikes. the only thin that made the difference between a no-hiter and a perfect game :confused ah meng, what could have been I remember that.
February 23, 200422 yr Tommy John Surgery usually increases arm strength. (imagining Burnett) Old AJBurnett: Consistantly-94,95,96 and sometimes 97MPH Topped out: 101 The new AJ Burnett: Consistantly-96-97-98 MPH Will top out: 103 :mischief2 Can you say Steve Nebraska ??????? lolololol
February 23, 200422 yr Josh has a lot of confidence now...He pitched great in the playoffs...I say he is better than AJ. you will eat these words when A.J. strikesout #300............. someday maybe not this season or the next......... but someday............ I meant Josh is better than AJ-now But in a few years-AJ might be better.
February 23, 200422 yr Last season, in AJ's 23 IP, he had 18 walks! Thats almost 1 walk an inning. Yea, its amazing he even pitched those 25 innings considering................................... HE ALREADY HAD NO LIGAMENT IN HIS ELBOW!!!!!!!!! ok, look at the rest of my post! And as for whoever said that they will eat their words when Burnett strikes out #300: Who cares how many strikeouts he has? I care about wins and ERA.
February 23, 200422 yr Last season, in AJ's 23 IP, he had 18 walks!? Thats almost 1 walk an inning. Yea, its amazing he even pitched those 25 innings considering................................... HE ALREADY HAD NO LIGAMENT IN HIS ELBOW!!!!!!!!! ok, look at the rest of my post! And as for whoever said that they will eat their words when Burnett strikes out #300: Who cares how many strikeouts he has? I care about wins and ERA. EXACTLY...who cares about strike out numbers?...that dosent matter...
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