He was in trouble. By my eye, he could no longer keep the ball low in the strike zone.Why did Sully pull the starter today after 4+ innings?
Dyson loaded the bases with no outs; struck out the next guy and then Sully played the odds and brought in Butler to go lefty on lefty. Got out of it with a K and a weak ground ball.Why did Sully pull the starter today after 4+ innings?
Yeah, there was back to back lefty's coming up when he pulled Dyson.Dyson loaded the bases with no outs; struck out the next guy and then Sully played the odds and brought in Butler to go lefty on lefty. Got out of it with a K and a weak ground ball.
Dyson was visibly upset about coming out, but he had lost control of his fastball and had loaded the bases. One thing O'Sullivan knows is pitching. He protects arms and know how to use his bullpen. I like it when starters are emotional and want to stay on the mound. But one thing Dyson and Kowar have had trouble with is pitch count. They throw too many balls and run their pitch count up way too early. All 3 of our weekend starters are very, very good, but we have a ton of pitching talent on the team and Sully uses it as he needs. Pulling him when he did was the right thing to do, as Butler obviously came through.
Dyson loaded the bases with no outs; struck out the next guy and then Sully played the odds and brought in Butler to go lefty on lefty. Got out of it with a K and a weak ground ball.
spitting juice into a paper cup... Go Gators!!
There's a word for that spit = ambeer. Tobacco juice is amber in color & often expressed into a drink can.
Most of our guys are basically two pitch guys, with Byrne being the obvious exception. Faedo was almost exclusively fastball/slider last year, as was Singer. Kowar was fastball/changeup. Both Singer (changeup)and Kowar (curve) have tried to develop a 3rd pitch, but I don't think either (or Sully) fully trust them yet. So you can be an ace at the college level with only two pitches, but you're 100% correct that you better be able to command them.I spoke to a guy recently who seems to be in tight with a lot of the scouts that are at the games on Fri. and Sat. Talking about Dyson specifically, he is still a very young pitcher regarding how long he has actually been a pitcher and has a great arm, but as of now, really only has 2 pitches. So I was told that if he does not have good command of both pitches, he can really struggle. Told he needs to develop a consistent 3rd pitch and also have better command of his other 2 pitches. I think he will make that jump next year, but if he can command his 2 best pitches this year, he makes for a great 3rd starter.