Friar Watch

David Wells: Boomer’s second strong outing in a row. 8 days off between starts may have had something to do with it, or perhaps he’s feeling pressure to stay in the rotation. Whatever the cause, the result was 7 IP, 1 ER. David walked two, both in the 7th when he seemed […]

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Jake Peavy: Jake had a rough time in the first, giving up a run but more importantly throwing 30 pitches. The high pitch count limited Jake to 6 innings. I like that Bud Black took Peavy out after 98 pitches, it would have been real easy to leave him in for another inning […]

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As great as Trevor Hoffman has been throughout his career it sometimes seems as if Trevor Hoffman should be easy to hit. After all his fastball is comes out of his hand at about 88mph on a good night, his change up is even slower and on the rare occasions he throws a slider […]

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Justin Germano: Who would have guessed that after his first three starts Germano’s ERA would sit at 0.47? Another terrific outing by Germano, 6 IP, 6H, 1 BB, 0 ER but also no strikeouts. As good as he’s been you have to think this is unsustainable. Justin has only struck out […]

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Justin Germano: Wow. Germano was even stronger than his first start, he was perfect through the first 4 innings and finished with 7 strong innings, 3 hits, 3 strikeouts and zero walks. What really impressed me was he seemed to throw fewer curves than last time. The Gameday velocity data backs this […]

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What an odd series. Odd start times, no HD feed, no Matt and Mud, no crowds at the park. The whole series seemed like some kind of minor league affair. Only 15,310 fans were in attendance Sunday afternoon when Jake Peavy shut down the Marlins and the crowd looked even smaller on […]

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Chris Young: CY bounced back from a poor outing to have his best start of the year. In his last start Young looked very uncomfortable between pitches, he spent a lot of time stepping off the mound to regroup. Tonight he was in a groove early, working quickly and confidently. He had […]

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Greg Maddux: A bit of a rough start but the Professor got into a groove in the 4th and didn’t allow another baserunner. Maddux is just a joy to watch when he’s on. He doesn’t waste time, hits the strike zone and gets guys out on very few pitches.
Scott Linebrink: Another strong […]

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Clay Hensley: Clay continues to improve after a terrible start. He’s still not where he needs to be but was very effective in spots. His command was off, leading to 4 walks, but he probably had the best movement all year. It was nice to see him throw curveballs for strikeouts rather […]

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Jake Peavy: Wow. Jake is back to 2004/2005 form. 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 16 K. 9 strikeouts in a row. His slider was moving all over the place. Guys were swinging at balls they thought were strikes but LaForest was catching them two feet off […]

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