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Due to the rule change I imagine we'll never see another one like this, but I remember it like it was yesterday. Watched the whole thing live, to the finish.
Edit: this is a really fun/interesting article BTW. I wouldn't bother posting if I didn't think some of you might enjoy it.
Yep. Was too young to hang in that late back then but I've heard about it.
The worst situational hitting team I’ve ever seen. At least they can hit the long ball
To this day it is the most memorable game, in any sport, that I've ever watched. Really hard to convey how bizarre/amazing/incredible it was.
Kind of like the 7 OT LSU-A&M game a couple of seasons ago, just in long form. I got stuck on that one and couldn't turn it off even though it was 130 in the morning or something like that.
Great memory of that one. Rick Camp swung the bat worse than Oglvie in bad news bears.
That article reminded me how much I hated John Sterling in those days.
Love it. Two great observations.
Agree that Wright and Toussaint will both eventually figure it out, just not there yet.
So the future looks a little brighter - Soroka, Freid, Anderson, Wright, Toussaint and maybe even Folty making a comeback. Those are some good arms...if and when they "get it" it could be a nice staff.
Whoever taught Anderson how to PITCH needs to work with 4-5 other guys. I worry about our minor league coaches actually teaching PITCHING over THROWING.
His fastball is 93-96. Not always 96. And it doesn't look max effort. His changeup looks like his fastball, cause it's the same effort. And his curve is a 8% of the time pitch.
Most importantly, he doesn't seem to have major psychological problems like Newcomb, Folty, Wright, etc.
Braves should invest in a shrink for Gwinnett...
Do the Braves have a minor league developmental guy specifically for pitchers? I wonder if the # of misses or guys who don't pan out after being brought up to the majors is about the same across the league. Does any other team have a consistently higher % of guys who make it?
Paul Davis is the current pitching coordinator for our farm system. I believe he replaced Dave Wallace who held that role for several years off and on through 2019. Wallace was a highly respected veteran instructor but a bit long in the tooth. (73 years old as of today.)
We hired Davis away from the Cardinals, where he was their "manager of pitching analytics." Interestingly, he also taught psychology at the university level before joining the Cardinals’ organization. Hopefully he is the right man for the job. Too early to tell.
For those interested to know what the rest of our minor league pitching staff looks like:
Mike Maroth is the pitching coach at Gwinnett (AAA). He was once a 3rd round draft pick and spent five years in the bigs. He has been with the Braves for five years and has worked his way up from A ball. I imagine that means he's pretty good.
David Chavarria is the pitching coach at Pearl, MS (AA). He was a minor league player and has been in coaching since 2001, mostly with American League clubs.
Dan Meyer is the pitching coach at North Port, FL (high A). He was once a 1st round pick of the Braves (2002), traded away as a prospect as part of the deal that brought us Tim Hudson. Ended up spending five years in MLB.
Thanks!!
my other question revolves around how many drafted pitchers actually make it in the bigs. I've heard the saying "you have to draft 10 to get 1". Does anyone know if any teams are more successful than the average (whatever that may be) in selecting/developing pitchers?
No way Acuna is being thrown out at third on his bases clearing "triple" today. Score it what you like Mets, it's still a 7 to 0 thumping!