As Tucker rises, so can Marlins -- South Florida Sun

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Closing Time: A must read for fans of bulleted content
Published 6/9/2008 at Roto Arcade
... . On the plus side he won, allowed only two hits and used his mid-90s fastball to fan six Cincinnati batters Sunday. Of concern, only 50.6 percent of his pitches went for strikes and he walked five and hit a batter. It might be too early for Dontrelle Willis comparisons, but that's just what you're getting in South Florida these days. ...

Ryan Tucker to stay in the rotation
Published 6/9/2008 by craig at FishStripes: Front Page Posts
... of, this year. (I couldn't resist.) It will be interesting to see how Tucker performs in his next start.  But after watching his first one, I'm not sure he is starter material in the long run.  His stuff seems like it is better suited for late inning bullpen action.  However, it's probably not fair to make that assessment on just one outing. The Fish will go with 13 pitchers through upcoming the road trip, at least. Oh, one interesting tidbit about Ryan . There were a few Ryan Tucker fans in the ...