“He’s so precise with his repertoire, pitching coach Rick Anderson occasionally has to remind him to throw a ball above the letters just to give hitters a different look. Think Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen ever does that with Oliver Perez?” — Jerry Crasnick on Minnesota Twins’ starting pitcher Kevin Slowey
Tag Archives: MLB
Zack Greinke On Winning The Cy Young For His Phenomenal 2009 Season
“That’s pretty much how I pitch, to try to keep my FIP as low as possible,” Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke said on having the best Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) in the majors after he won the 2009 American League Cy Young Award
On The Performances Of Starting Pitchers After Signing Big Contracts
“No,” he says. “I thought it’d be much worse.” — An executive’s opinion upon hearing the results of a crude study on the performances of starting pitchers after signing big contracts
Mark Shapiro On Not Trading Grady Sizemore
“It would alienate our female fan base.” — Mark Shapiro’s 5th reason for not even thinking about trading All-Star center fielder Grady Sizemore (The Sporting News 2 March 2009)
The Dark Knight + Goose Gossage
I honestly can say that I can’t wait for the summer when Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is finally released. I probably shared the same mixed reaction to Heath Ledger being cast as Joker. But hand it to both Nolan and Ledger that Christian Bale has quite the adversary.
San Diego Padres + New York Mets Might Not Play In October
Leading their respective divisions for much of the season matters little since their rivals played better than they did in September. If you combine the add the days that both the Padres and Mets led their divisions over the course of the season, you’d probably get a full year’s worth.
Bank Of The West Semifinal + MLB Hall Of Fame
This is kind of a late — very late — post but I think I really wanted to comment on it. This weekend held two cool sporting events: the WTA Bank Of The West tournament and the 2007 MLB Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony.