GDT 5/10 Braves @ Marlins

[bravesfanMatt]

Needs to finish this game. Hung a few sliders. But still probably like spring training for him.

 

[thewupk]

Neck looks stoned

 

[msstate7]

I really hope Gohara can get his conditioning/weight in order because he could be a stud.

He'll be fine. There are many examples of pitchers not being fine tuned athletes

 

[thethe]

Folty took a step in the right direction but lol at the fact people evaluating wildness on balls and strikes. So much more to pitching

 

[Braves1976]

I guess the rumors of him sitting at 91 were not true

If they were he must've been working on something as he was hitting 94-95 mph according to reports the game before that one. So why would he drop off like that for the next game without injury?

 

[thewupk]

lol Freeman

 

[thethe]

Congratulations to freddie! 5 hit game!

 

[msstate7]

Neck looks stoned

There's your change this year

 

[UNCBlue012]

5-5 lol

 

[wowbobwow]

Out of all the main 4 SPs, Folty throws the 2nd most strikes. This notion that he’s excessively wild is pure ignorance.

You probably shouldn't throw around the word ignorance so lightly, we're just having a civil discussion about our favourite baseball team, right? No need to start throwing insults around if someone disagrees w/ your opinion. RE: Folty's ability to throw strikes - command and control are not the same thing. Folty, to his credit, has improved tremendously w/ getting the ball into the strike zone. He is a pretty good picther because of that improvement w/ his control, and he does deserve some credit for that improvement. I very seriously doubt he ever really masters the ability to command the strike zone itself though, eg - spot that FB to different quadrants consistently. Admittedly, I did question Smoltz in the exact same way midway through 1991 though, right before he went on that 2nd half tear... so, who knows? we shall see!

 

[Garmel]

Let's hope Gohara doesn't eat his way out of baseball. The guy is blessed with so much natural talent.

 

[thewupk]

There's your change this year

haha right

 

[thethe]

That play right there is why signing neck is never a bad idea.

 

[Ozzie Swanson]

You probably shouldn't throw around the word ignorance so lightly, we're just having a civil discussion about our favourite baseball team, right? No need to start throwing insults around if someone disagrees w/ your opinion. RE: Folty's ability to throw strikes - command and control are not the same thing. Folty, to his credit, has improved tremendously w/ getting the ball into the strike zone. He is a pretty good picther because of that improvement w/ his control, and he does deserve some credit for that improvement. I very seriously doubt he ever really masters the ability to command the strike zone itself though, eg - spot that FB to different quadrants consistently. Admittedly, I did question Smoltz in the exact same way midway through 1991 though, right before he went on that 2nd half tear... so, who knows? we shall see!

Lecturing enscheff on message board etiquette is about as useful as trying to teach Fredi Gonzalez how to manage a bullpen.

 

[wowbobwow]

I guess the rumors of him sitting at 91 were not true

I watched the last few innings of his last start in AAA when he got shelled... the lack of velo was definitely not overstated, at least for those couple of innings. He looked nothing like the pitcher he was end of last season in MLB

 

[thewupk]

That play right there is why signing neck is never a bad idea.

Not unless you can get a better player

 

[msstate7]

Not unless you can get a better player

AA will probably want to try Bautista in rf just to sure there's nothing left

 

[jpx7]

Respectfully, I disagree... Folty never has any idea where his FB is headed. It's not a matter of thinking, it's a matter of him not have the tactile feel to control the location of his pitches

Hey thethe, nice second account.

 

[Carp]

Lecturing enscheff on message board etiquette is about as useful as trying to teach Fredi Gonzalez how to manage a bullpen.

For real. Yet, that was incredibly mild for an Enscheff "insult." Is calling an idea ignorant really an insult?

 

[thethe]

Hey thethe, nice second account.

Sav can easily confirm this is not true.