Al's Ramblings — ... for the entire month of April. Please donate to assist his family as they overcome his tragic loss. Thursday, April 23, 2009 (4/23/2009 11:46:00 PM) - Al If I went to a high school game and saw a right-handed pitcher topping out at 90 without much sink and featuring a curve that hit 70 with some wind behind it, I’d assume that he had a pretty good chance of not getting drafted this summer. You can read the whole thing here , but sometimes I wonder how dense these supposed "experts" are...many HS pitchers get drafted who don't throw anywhere near 90...but with proper ...
Friday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... Some things to read while wearing neckerchiefs and tassels. As the Phillies series, the first Brewer series win of 2009, drifts away in the rear view mirror, the biggest story of all three games may turn out to be the starting pitchers:
Yesterday, Dave Bush threw a near no-hitter in front of his hometown. FanGraphs has a look at his stuff, which might not have been as good as one would expect, given the results.
Wednesday, Braden Looper continued to be the Brewers' most consistent starting pitcher. Chuckie Hacks compares ...
How did Bush do it?
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew —
... Dave Cameron from FanGraphs is puzzled as to how Dave Bush could have even come close to throwing a no-hitter against the defending World Series Champions. ...
Don’t Get Too Excited About Dave Bush
Fantasy Baseball@Times Union —
Dave Bush is a guy that disappoints every year. He always has the peripheral stats that point to a big year, but that year never comes. A few days ago he nearly no-hit the defending world champs. Clearly the big year has come, right? Wrong.
Here’s an analysis of what really happened. In short, he got incredibly lucky. He was wild, he was not over powering and had all the stuff that would normally lead to him getting smacked around. Check it out…
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/bushs-near-no-no
Friday chat: Cubs at Brewers
Another Cubs Blog —
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Plate Discipline
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4/23/2009 - Bush's Near No-No by Dave Cameron
11/20/2008 - Don't get Bush-Whacked by Peter Bendix
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Weeks, 2B
Hart, RF
Braun, LF
Fielder, 1B
Cameron, CF
Hardy, SS
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