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They Said the Same Thing About Downing
Published 8/8/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
Insan at ArmchairGM accuses Mike Bacsik of grooving a pitch to Bonds . With time running out for Bacsik, in the 5 th inning, Bacsik made the most of the opportunity. On another 3-2 count allowing Bonds to chase the ball, Bascik threw an 84 mph pitch down the center of the plate for Bonds to smash it into the right field stands. Mission accomplished! An 84 mph pitch on a full count is a very weak pitch that is easy to hit, especially for guys like Bonds. What makes it worse is that during his post-game press conference, Bacsik says that he was trying to throw a fastball down and away for a strike. Really Bacsik? Are you really that bad that you ended up throwing an 84 mph pitch right down the strike zone? He stated "I wanted to go after him; I was trying to get him out. I threw a pitch that he really likes to hit and he did it." Well if Bonds really likes to ...

BLOG: Quick Links 8/8/07
Published 8/9/2007 by Baseball Crank at Baseball Crank
... *Did Mike Bascik purposely make it easy for Bonds to go deep? The argument isn't wholly illogical, but I find it very unpersuasive for such a serious charge. Occam's Razor suggests that Bacsik is just a bad pitcher, albeit one who was willing to try to make Bonds hit the ball and not just get a free pass. ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, August 9
Published 8/9/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... 'SLEEZEBALL TO SLEEZEBALL': That's what the blog Armchairg.com is calling the Bacsik-to-Bonds connection, since it claims Bacsik intentionally grooved one to Bonds to get himself a little publicity. But David Pinto of Baseball Musings ...

Happenings and Mishappenings: Hurry
Published 8/9/2007 by Luke Halpert at Nyjer Please
... Did Mike Bacsik grove one to Barry Bonds? - Armchair GM ...