When I decided to write a blog through the full course of a baseball season I anticipated this would be a chaotic year as the team went through its step back from the team of Felix, Robbie and Nellie to step up to the Mariners of Mitch, Marco and Mallex. I never imagined it would be so crazy. Two days, two blow-out losses to Boston have been disturbing as, quite frankly, most of this roadtrip has been.
I keep going back to what I said about fundamentals the other day. Baseball has been played long enough that what comprises good pitching is as understood as well today as it was 100 years ago. But this Mariners bullpen pitches as if totally ignorant of those fundamentals.
In last night's throttling by the Red Sox, M's pitching gave up 15 hits, ten which scored runs. I kept track, All but two of those hits came with the pitcher ahead or even in the account. Smart baseball says to play with the hitter... try to get them to chase. You've got pitches to spare.
Not this staff. Five times they gave up hits with two strikes on the batter. Why? Why throw a hittable pitch while the advantage is to the hurler?
Frustrating.
Come on Ms, pitch smart!
I keep going back to what I said about fundamentals the other day. Baseball has been played long enough that what comprises good pitching is as understood as well today as it was 100 years ago. But this Mariners bullpen pitches as if totally ignorant of those fundamentals.
In last night's throttling by the Red Sox, M's pitching gave up 15 hits, ten which scored runs. I kept track, All but two of those hits came with the pitcher ahead or even in the account. Smart baseball says to play with the hitter... try to get them to chase. You've got pitches to spare.
Not this staff. Five times they gave up hits with two strikes on the batter. Why? Why throw a hittable pitch while the advantage is to the hurler?
Frustrating.
Come on Ms, pitch smart!
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