fangraphs.com - 6/25/2009
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Last evening, Cardinals righty Joel Pineiro put on a pitching clinic that would make Roy Halladay look downright inefficient by comparison. Tossing exactly 100 pitches in a complete game shutout against the Mets, Pineiro pounded the zone for 62 strikes while generating an absurd 22 groundball ...
stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com - 6/24/2009
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By Matthew Leach / MLB.com 06/23/09 11:56 PM
ET NEW YORK -- Perhaps it's not fair to...
call Joel Pineiro a one-trick pony. After all, he did have two hits on Tuesday night. But on the mound it was all about one pitch for Pineiro in a 3-0 win over the ...
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hardballtimes.com - 6/26/2009
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A breakdown of the Cardinals starter's epic ground
ball extravaganza on Tuesday against the Mets. Click the...
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Joel Pineiro’s scorched-earth policy
rockinthered.com - 6/24/2009
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Breaking down Cardinals starting pitcher Joel Pineiro's great
start to the season is harder than watching Chris...
Berman wear a Hawaiian shirt in HD.
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Joel Pineiro Who?
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Reversal of Fortune
Viva El Birdos —
... This brings us back to Pineiro. (I thought I’d end w/ some good news!) There’s a great article at fangraphs about the additional movement Pineiro’s getting on both his regular 4-seam fastball and his 2-seam fastball. While his fastball speed is down, his movement is up and, as a result, he leads the majors in GB%. Even though he’s striking out fewer hitters than ever (and he never was a strikeout pitcher) he’s having more success b/c he’s not walking anyone and he’s getting ground ball after ground ball. He’s been, partly b/c of Carp’s injury, our best starter this year ...
Joel Pineiro’s scorched-earth policy
The Hardball Times —
... would bring him back to the mound once the game resumed. [image] Pineiro isn’t a hard thrower by any stretch of the imagination. As David Golebiewski pointed out at FanGraphs , he’s sacrificed speed for a more pronounced break on his sinking fastball. This year he’s throwing his fastball at an average speed of 88.5 mph, down from the 90.8 mph he threw back in 2007. Not only does he gain movement via his reduction in velocity, it makes him a great candidate to sit out a long rain delay (or inning) and pick up right where he left off. (His pitch speed graph from his start is ...
Series Preview in Blog: St. Louis Cardinals
The WGOM —
... for the struggling righty. Lefties apparently destroy Wellenmeyer, so perhaps we should have Joe play catcher and third base just so he can get the extra plate appearances. Liriano v. J. Pineiro Piñeiro has been very, very good this year for St. Louis. Apparently he took a little bit off of his fastball, gained some extra movement, and has actually been " keeping the ball down " with a league-leading GB%. This has resulted in a low K rate and a super low HR rate. If you're thinking you've seen that combination before, it appears that Piñeiro is actually a Hall of Fame ...
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Pineiro Continues To Torment Mets
metsfansforever.com 6/24/2009 — Author: Paul Zinn
Pitcher Joel Pineiro has made a habit of tormenting the Mets, and it continued last night at Citi Field, with a 3-0 victory by the hurler and the Cardinals over the depleted Metropolitans.
Pineiro improved to 6-8 by tossing a complete-game shutout, in which he yielded ...
This Guy Again!?
theballclub.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — I don't know what the hell it is about Joel Pineiro, but it seems like every season he sort of just shows up and puts up mediocre numbers year after year, bouncing around from team to team, and generally just sucking it up and filling a roster spot. That is, until he faces the Mets. THEN FOR ...
Pineiro Does the Cramp Dance
rockinthered.com 6/19/2009 — That was probably the scariest leg cramp I have ever seen last night from Joel Pineiro. The worst ones I have ever experienced have been in the dead of night, when you're lying in your bed helplessly writhing in pain as you wait for the clamp on your leg to loosen.
Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past
vivaelbirdos.com 6/26/2009 —
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by Frank Franklin II - AP
The question must be asked: Could Joel Pineiro throw a sinker so good that not even Joel Pineiro could put it into the gap? ...
Pineiro struggles against the Mets
novafantasysports.com 8/5/2009 — Update: Joel Pineiro struggled mightily on Tuesday, but the Cardinals' offense bailed him out as they defeated the Mets 12-7 in ten innings. Pineiro went five innings and allowed seven runs on 11 hits while not walking or striking out a batter. read more
Pineiro goes distance for Cards
novafantasysports.com 5/20/2009 — Joel Pineiro threw a three-hitter for his first shutout in six seasons and first complete game since 2006 as the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game slide with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. He retired 23 of his final 24 batters, interrupted only by Mike Fontenot's ...
St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets - Recap - June 23, 2009
sports.espn.go.com 6/24/2009 — Pineiro fights off hour delay to two-hit Mets and halt personal slide NEW YORK -- Inducing one harmless grounder after another, Joel Pineiro ended a monthlong losing streak in style and made the depleted Mets look feeble. Pineiro pitched a career-best ...
