Comments on: About Last Night: Boston’s Mr. Lester Teaches Rangers Mr. Holland An Opus About Pitching

By: chris

chris — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:20:16 +0000

i was pretty impressed with him through the 4th inn. that slider Lowell hit a homer on was a good pitch, can’t blame that one on him. One thing it seems like everyone fails to see is he’s not calling the pitches, and i don’t see him shaking off many signs, and i don’t see how salty gets a free pass for all his k’s with all the attention paid to Davis’s. I think Teagarden deserves a shot 2 play regularly, and if he ever gets to play long enough to get in a rhythm it’ll be his job to lose..

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:49:20 +0000

61 of 93 pitches is 65%, not 69%. 80-70-65 seems like a wonderful progression learning how to mix pitches. He may have thrown a few more fastballs than “optimum,” but I don’t buy that as explanation for his struggles last night. He started strong, then hit a wall hard in the 5th. If his first 10 pitches were fastballs, that means 51 of his last 83 were–or 61%. Seems like the more he mixed last night, the more trouble he got into. But I’d need to see pitch data for the 5th to say that with any confidence. More likely, it was a combination of exhaustion (3 day’s rest) and ineffective off-speed stuff.

By: Jolly

Jolly — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:50:15 +0000

3 starters with 5 wins…2 with 4 wins….there’s no room for a great prospect that is 1-3 right now……..don’t rush him….leave him in the bullpen and let him work it out……seems the perfect place to have him as a contributor……….he seems like he will be great as he develops “IF” he’s not abused too much along the way…..

By: Sunday morning Rangers things

Sunday morning Rangers things — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:40:52 +0000

[...] Evan Grant writes that last night’s game provides a contrast between where Derek Holland is now, and what the Rangers hope he becomes. Jon Lester consistently threw strikes and got ahead of hitters, while locating his pitches well, whereas Holland struggled to throw first pitch strikes. [...]

By: Florida Ranger Fan

Florida Ranger Fan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:09:29 +0000

No matter how he pitches this afternoon, send out Padilla … eat 50% to 75% of his contract if need be, but make room for Holland now … don’t wait until the off-season. And right behind him, send out Benson … bring Hunter back up to work out of the ‘pen … serve the youth!!!

By: Little O

Little O — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:09:07 +0000

C’mon Evan, you’re better than that with the headline