Bud Norris ladies and gentleman.
Bud Norris ladies and gentleman.
Cheap grand slam off the Pesky pole.
Why is Norris on the team? I don't understand.
No sh*t!Originally Posted by bravesnumberone
I've hit a softball further.
Dude, it hit 30' high on the pole.
Welcome back folty.
He's a good pitcher though, lol. :)
Because he's a solid veteran pitcher who provides quality depth and will make our team palatable this year. He's thrown a lot innings and can win you a ball game. These young arms need to see that.
Is that good, Hart and Coppy?
Tyrell Jenkins, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
Yea but what is it? 204 down the RF line?
I have no effing idea why we keep running that jackass out every five nights.
The Norris signing is quickly going the way of Trevor Cahill pick-up last year. Not that it's much of a surprise, just saying. Gimme two or three Chacin's any day over him.
Good thing Freeman caught that and good thing AJP stayed out of his way because we know he'd missed it.
What's even more irritating is Fredi is going to run the bullpen ragged again. Just leave the guy out there. The game is over. We can't ****ing hit.
Gant sitting 93-94 mph mostly so far, I still like his potential a lot with his deception. He's hit 94 mph a few times.
Gant's has been tipping his pitches at times this year so far. That needs to be fixed and if so he'll do much better IMO.
Last edited by Braves1976; 04-27-2016 at 07:13 PM.
If win "you" a ballgame means the other team wins every game he starts, the statement is accurate.
Still think he needs to mix in a curve or something. He's a pretty much a change up/fastball pitcher. Has a good looking splitter though.
I looked at his stats during the offseason which showed he was in decline but I sure as hell didn't expect him to be THIS bad. I was expecting a .230 -.250 hitter & slightly below average defense.
Last edited by Garmel; 04-27-2016 at 07:19 PM.
He has a curve but you're correct to say that he needs to mix it in more, at least when starting. I think he's went with mainly his two best pitches so far due to pitching out of the bullpen. As fangraphs notes: "Gant throws a low- to mid-90s fastball with great command, an average-ish curve elevated by his ability to throw it for strikes to both sides of the plate, and a wicked changeup with split-type action."
He still might settle in at that if he plays with us long enough, but I expected his below average defense to further decline, just wasn't sure by how much.
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