Posted by edsortails on 11/2/2016 3:42:00 PM (view original):I could easily slap 98/99 into left field all day long.....100/101 though would probably be too much
Posted by Jtpsops on 11/2/2016 1:59:00 PM (view original):Posted by tecwrg on 11/2/2016 1:40:00 PM (view original):I had less of a problem with him coming in in the 7th, and even pitching the 8th. It was an elimination game, with the heart of the order coming up. But with a 9-2 lead in the 9th, it was foolish to have him start the inning. It was only 5 pitches, but add in his 8 warmup pitches, even if they were only at 80-90%, that's an additional 13 pitches that didn't need to be thrown by him with a seven run lead. I was surprised that neither Smoltz nor Buck commented that Chapman's fastball was "only" clocking in at 98/99 while facing Guyer in the 9th (I think one pitch hit 100), rather than the 100/101/102 he'd been routinely throwing to everybody else on Sunday, and in the 7th/8th last night.Maybe he was intentionally taking something off with a huge lead to save his arm. Even if he's tired though, I think 99 will do just fine.
Posted by tecwrg on 11/2/2016 1:40:00 PM (view original):I had less of a problem with him coming in in the 7th, and even pitching the 8th. It was an elimination game, with the heart of the order coming up. But with a 9-2 lead in the 9th, it was foolish to have him start the inning. It was only 5 pitches, but add in his 8 warmup pitches, even if they were only at 80-90%, that's an additional 13 pitches that didn't need to be thrown by him with a seven run lead. I was surprised that neither Smoltz nor Buck commented that Chapman's fastball was "only" clocking in at 98/99 while facing Guyer in the 9th (I think one pitch hit 100), rather than the 100/101/102 he'd been routinely throwing to everybody else on Sunday, and in the 7th/8th last night.
Posted by tecwrg on 11/2/2016 6:14:00 PM (view original):Posted by Jtpsops on 11/2/2016 1:59:00 PM (view original):Posted by tecwrg on 11/2/2016 1:40:00 PM (view original):I had less of a problem with him coming in in the 7th, and even pitching the 8th. It was an elimination game, with the heart of the order coming up. But with a 9-2 lead in the 9th, it was foolish to have him start the inning. It was only 5 pitches, but add in his 8 warmup pitches, even if they were only at 80-90%, that's an additional 13 pitches that didn't need to be thrown by him with a seven run lead. I was surprised that neither Smoltz nor Buck commented that Chapman's fastball was "only" clocking in at 98/99 while facing Guyer in the 9th (I think one pitch hit 100), rather than the 100/101/102 he'd been routinely throwing to everybody else on Sunday, and in the 7th/8th last night.Maybe he was intentionally taking something off with a huge lead to save his arm. Even if he's tired though, I think 99 will do just fine.Granted, I've never pitched, but does it make sense that one can be so in tune with their body that they can intentionally reduce their velocity by a factor as small as 1-2%?
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