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  1. a700hitter
    Is there no official statistical record of velocity prior to 2006? The fact that scouts also take readings makes Theo's attempts to misrepresent the velocity seem quite silly and pointless.
  2. a700hitter
    I am curious to look back at Pedro's recorded velocity in 2004. If it shows him in the high 80's and low 90's the stats are not genuine, because according to him, he was not throwing that hard.
  3. a700hitter
    If teams can mess with that, it really calls into question the reliability of the data.
  4. a700hitter
    Which guns are the feed for statistical data? It wouldn't be handheld guns used by scouts.
  5. a700hitter
    ^ That will not be enough.
  6. a700hitter
    I think it would be a huge mistake if they don't upgrade the rotation. Relying on their performance in the last 2 months of 2015 continuing into 2016 would be a mistake. Rebuilding the bullpen from the ground up is a necessity.
  7. a700hitter
    Here is a question for you. How many guns are on the pitcher during a game. Is there a different stadium gun? Was Theo meddling with the gun or just the reading posted on the score board? It makes me wonder about the integrity of the data we get on pitchers. I have already heard stories that the guns at Fenway were quicker than at other ballparks because of the closer proximity of the gun to the pitcher.
  8. a700hitter
    There were a lot of interesting stories in the book that I did not know. As Pedro tells it, Schilling's ankle injury resulted from Schilling adopting Pedro's technique of "hooking the rubber" where the pitcher's foot is partially on the rubber during the delivery. Shill noticed this with Pedro in Spring Training and they talked about it. Most pitchers just have only the side of their foot next to and touching the rubber as they deliver the ball. Pedro always had part of his foot on top of the rubber. It gave him more stability and leverage when delivering the ball. When Big Schill tried it, it added a couple mph to his fast ball so he stayed with it. It pinched his ankle joint and damaged the nerve. Doctors warned him the he would get necrosis in the joint if he continued, but he was having too much success and he continued until the point where he needed regular injections of numbing agents. Pedro believes that at age 37 and with Schill's big body it was too late for him to incorporate the technique.
  9. a700hitter
    I read Pedro's book and was surprised to learn that Theo ("Young Buck" as Pedro called him) was jacking up the radar gun at Fenway for competitive advantage when Pedro pitched in 2004. Pedro was throwing mid to high 80's by then, but Theo had them pump the gun by a couple of mph. Pedro could pitch just fine at that velocity as long as he had his command. He had enough of a repertoire to keep hitters off balance and he had some heat in the tank when needed. I'm not sure what Young Buck thought he was achieving.
  10. a700hitter
    Ah, but I spotted him as a problem on a play that he was 100+ feet away from the play. Lol! No one would have seen it on TV and few people at the game picked up on it. Edit: By the time I saw him making or should I say butchering plays, it was pretty comical.
  11. a700hitter
    After Porcello's last out, his ERA sits at 5.02 with one scheduled start left in 2015. Do you think they might sit him out to preserve the 5 ERA?
  12. a700hitter
    Lol! Don't forget that these old expert eyes spotted Hanley as LF trouble in my first spring training game.
  13. a700hitter
    Another Hanley Triple goes into Bradley's glove for a routine out.
  14. a700hitter
    Xander choked.
  15. a700hitter
    Hanley would have played that third out into a Triple.
  16. a700hitter
    Porcello is insisting on finishing the season with a 5+ ERA. Another gopher ball.
  17. a700hitter
    Then who do you think leaves? There is no room for 2 new top of the rotation guys and Porcello, Miley, ER, Kelly, and Buch.
  18. a700hitter
    Kicking the crap out of Pineda. 6-0 Sox in the first inning.
  19. a700hitter
    I didn't read that anywhere. He should have taken the interviuew. A prolonged family vacation is not a good idea.
  20. a700hitter
    oh? I don't think that I gave you much of an argument on that. I never understood the deal after having signed Pablo.
  21. a700hitter
    told me so? I never would have given Crqwford $143 million. That was an insane overpay.
  22. a700hitter
    if they can unload him like Crawford got unloaded, the Crawford signing would probably win the boobie prize.
  23. a700hitter
    That is more about his groupies than him.
  24. a700hitter
    i have nothing against Theo. He made some bold moves in 2004 which were just what that team needed. I never thought he was a very good negotiator when it came to giving out contracts as he tended to overpay. He's not our GM anymore so he means nothing to me. He's not even in charge of a team in our league. He's irrelevant as far as I am concerned. The only reason I even know his name is because he used to be our GM. I couldn't name the GM of any other team in that division.
  25. a700hitter
    The worst Red Sox FA signing that I can remember by any GM.
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