mvn.com - 7/29/2009
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When was the last time Scott Kazmir went seven innings in a start? Try over a year ago on July 21 against the Oakland A's where he pitched seven innings and allow no runs with nine Ks for his eighth win of 2008. Tonight, Kazmir went seven innings and throw to one batter in the eight allowing a ...
Kazmir Gets Smart And Uses The Slider He Never Lost
mvn.com 8/3/2009 — I am working on doing less pitch f/x from each game but I think using today's start from Scott Kazmir fits perfectly in this discussion. In the start today against the Royals, Kazmir used 33 sliders which was about 30% of his total pitches, up from the 23-24% average he had this season. Compare ...
Revisiting Scott Kazmir For Victor Zambrano
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 8/5/2009 — From Mets blog (via Rays Index ), here is what former New York Mets general manager Jim Duquette had to say when recently asked about the infamous Scott Kazmir trade: “I’m still answering questions about the Kazmir trade. It was six years ago… Kazmir, here’s a guy that what we talked about ...
Revisiting Scott Kazmir For Victor Zambrano
mvn.com 8/5/2009 — From Mets blog (via Rays Index ),
here is what former New York Mets general manager Jim Duquette had to
say when recently asked about the infamous Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano trade : "I'm
still answering questions about the Kazmir trade. It was six years ago...
Kazmir, here's a guy that ...
Fantasy Files: Scott Kazmir
mlbnotebook.com 7/19/2009 — Coming into the 2009 season, the prevailing notion was that Scott Kazmir is the ace of the Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff. He's been a member of the team since they were the Devil Rays and wore green. He leads the team in all-time wins (51), strikeouts (836), and innings pitched (791). Despite ...
An Improving Kazmir, Pitch F/X Of Course
mvn.com 6/28/2009 — One of the few games which I really was excited to watch beforehand because I will get to see the pitch f/x of the night. Scott Kazmir made his return from the DL, and threw only five innings due to being on a pretty strict pitch count after throwing 92 pitches. A good start overall, fell into ...
Jim Duquette’s Revisionist History Of The Scott Kazmir Deal?
raysindex.com 8/5/2009 — Recently, former Mets GM Jim Duquette was asked about one of the most famous trade deadline deals in baseball history. That would be the one that sent Scott Kazmir and a minor leaguer to the Rays for Victor Zambrano and a minor leaguer.
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What To Look For In Kazmir Tonight
mvn.com 6/27/2009 — A change in mechanics to change his old mechanics caused Scott Kazmir to go on the DL last month. An obvious dip in his fastball velocity over the past few seasons with him down to around 89.6 average to 91.7 last season. Fastball velocity isn't everything. It is however for Kazmir since he has ...
Buzz: Angels like Kazmir, no Talks
metsblog.com 7/25/2009 — Yesterday, Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse said the Rays may look to trade Scott Kazmir , which, according to other reports, could free up money to help them acquire a pitcher like Cliff Lee.
Buster Olney of ESPN.com later said the ...
Kazmir Looking Good in Rehab
mlbnotebook.com 6/23/2009 — From Will Carroll, Baseball Prospectus: The Rays also got some good news on the pitching front. During his start in Triple-A, Kazmir looked... well, nothing at all like the Kazmir we've seen so far in 2009. He showed good velocity, solid mechanics, a nice mix of pitches, and (gasp) efficiency ...
Quote: Jim Duquette on Scott Kazmir
metsblog.com 8/3/2009 — Speaking of the trade deadline…
In 2004, on the trade deadline, Mets GM Jim Duquette traded a 20–year-old LHP Scott Kazmir to the Rays for Victor Zambrano , who had gone 21-17 in the previous two seasons.
Kazmir had been 25–17 ...
KAZMIR, LONGORIA STAR IN RAYS' 6-2 WIN —
NY Post: Sports 7/29/2009
> Scott Kazmir outpitched CC Sabathia to win for the first time in more than two months, and the Tampa Bay Rays slowed down the streaking New York Yankees with a 6-2 victory Tuesday night. Evan Longoria hit a solo homer and Carl Crawford had ...
Rays slow down Yankees, get win vs. Sabathia —
SI.com - MLB 7/29/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.(AP) Scott Kazmir outpitched CC Sabathia to win for the first time in more than two months, and the Tampa Bay Rays slowed down the streaking New York Yankees with a 6-2 victory Tuesday night.