Not about throwing it hard, its about making pitch.
Freddy Garcia's best years are better than Harang.
Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz were still good pitchers in their older years despite the loss in velocity, I have no doubts Freddy the seasoned vet could still get away with throwing 88mph. Not always about the velocity, it's the pitch.
Garcia proved to me at the end of last year and Game 4 that he still had juice in the tank.
Forever Fredi
JohnAdcox (03-26-2014)
I think the difference is negligible. I'm just glad we have one for insurance.
Natural Immunity Croc
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50PoundHead (03-26-2014), JohnAdcox (03-26-2014)
I have HATED watching Harang pitch. I have never said this before .. but there is no way in hell I spend my time watching him throw meatballs in Braves' home opener. I'm anywhere else that night.
The signing is the equiivalent of A Bridge Too Far. Wren must be suffering from hubris. I would rather see Schlosser take his lumps and learn from it. What an awful move.
Shouldn't Hale, a ground ball pitcher, pitch game 3 in Milwaukee and Harang, a fly ball pitcher, pitch game 1 in Washington? Small things add up over 162 games.
And now Gearrin with an elbow "sprain" and tenderness???
BTW, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Wren's talking to Bedard's people. Would make a lot of sense as he tries to patch things together for a few starts, and Harang and Bedard could certainly be useable pen pieces when Minor and Floyd are ready and beyond. They actually would provide Fredi the opportunity to limit everyone's innings early on since he could use those two for 2-3 inning stretches a couple times a week.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
Blanton released. I'd rather have him than Harang or Garcia.
Garcia hasn't generated a ton of interest? Frankly I'm shocked.
Tommy Hanson released. I'd rather have him than Harang or Garcia.
What? Oh, sorry. I thought we were going to do this with every pitcher released at the end of spring training.
NYCBrave (03-27-2014)
Why would anyone want Blanton? Especially over Harang. At least Harang has resembled a decent pitcher in the last couple yrs.
You'd rather have Tommy Hanson? We no longer have McCann or David Ross, two catchers that could help make up for Tommy's slow delivery.
Forever Fredi
If time of possession was important in baseball, I would take Hanson in a heartbeat.
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