Follow Manny Parra's first Nashville start
He gave up a run in the first and has walked a couple through the first two innings.
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darn
I hope he doesn’t go Turnbow on us
by keephopealive on Jun 17, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
3 hits in 4+, not bad.
… lots of pitches though.
by Mykenk on Jun 17, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How's Heether defensively?
any chance he’ll be a september call-up or compete with hall for the job next season?
Escobar’s above .300 as well, which actually surprised me (having tuned out the minors this season)
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 17, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not spectacular
But he’s not terrible, and he can play multiple positions (at the very least 2B and 3B… I think they may have played him in the OF some last year as well.) Decent range, makes the routine plays.
by Tom (RFTN) on Jun 17, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Courtesy of Mass Haas at BF
“I basically forgot who I was, forgot my mentality as a pitcher,” he said. “Normally I’m a power pitcher who commands my offspeed (pitches) along with my fastball. I’d kinda gotten to a point where I’d lost some confidence, changed to a guy who was trying to trick guys and get them to swing at bad pitches – just less aggressive.”“Although it’s unfortunate I had to get to this point, I’m happy to be here so I can make progress to get back to where I was before,” Parra said. “It makes it a little easier on me by being out of the limelight a little bit so I can go ahead and make adjustments and understand that there’s not so much pressure necessarily.
”I’m just disappointed that I let myself get to that point where I was actually getting demoted. I know they gave me so many opportunities to turn it around at the big league level. It’s disappointing.
“But I got to a point where I realized I can either worry about that and think about everything that got me to that point, or I can take it from this point and look at the positive and move forward. That’s what I’m basically doing right now, looking forward to getting some things squared out and getting my confidence back.”
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jun 17, 2009 1:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good for him, that’s exactly what I want to hear. I really hope he figures it out, we need him to perform for a run.
by SgtClueLs on Jun 17, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very well said.
While it has been miserable watching him pitch almost every outing, this really puts it in perspective as to how miserable he has been feeling. Not a bad first outing for him today, but he needs to get his head back in the game. This might turn out to be the best thing to happen to him this season. The timing is perfect.
::Another 95% plus FanGraphs win goes right down the fucking tubes:: Indians fan after Prince's Grand Salami
by Wizzyconsin on Jun 17, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 Walks...
Not acceptable.
Parking Lot Pimpin'
by CATALYST on Jun 17, 2009 1:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
4Ks too
give the guy a break.. he’s not going to be lights out right after struggling in like 10 consecutive starts.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 17, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Parra's strikeout rate was never the problem
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jun 17, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just saying...
4 BBs aren’t going to get him back to the majors. I understand he won’t be lights out, but 4 walks against AAA batters isn’t really a sign of progress at all!
Parking Lot Pimpin'
by CATALYST on Jun 17, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's what i was about to say
a walk is a walk… at any level
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually the strike zone is a little bigger in the minors
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 17, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a mixed bag today.
114 pitches. 75 for strikes. Encouraging.
And, yet, he still manages to walk four batters. Argh.
by Rubie Q on Jun 17, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm encouraged
hopefully this is the first step to turning it around. Maybe in a couple of months he’ll be ready for the bigs again. Of course, he won’t if he has a repeat of tonight’s performance, but the trend is there.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 17, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to TH:
Melvin says that Parra started on three days rest today so he’s “on schedule to be ready to pitch on June 27, when the Brewers need a fifth starter again.” However: “no promises were made to Parra and he would have to have two strong starts with the Sounds in the interim to be recalled.”
Does today qualify as a “strong start”?
by Rubie Q on Jun 17, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The problem with that is:
a) 4 days rest would have him pitch on the 22nd.
b) The Sounds do not play on the 22nd.
So he would either need to pitch on:
a) the 21st (3 days rest) or
b) the 23rd and have 3 days rest before the 27th.
More likely they pitched him today because:
a) he only pitched 1 1/3 4 days ago and
b) They needed someone to take Mike Burns spot so that he could pitch on the 21st lining him up for the 27th
by grant76 on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ain't speculatin' ...
I’m just tellin’ you what I heard, er, read.
by Rubie Q on Jun 17, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, our old buddy Jose Capellan gave up the winning run in the 11th.
He’s 1-8 for the season with an ERA of 8.58 now.
by Zeyes on Jun 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Walks
I agree the four walks are unacceptable. He is not down there to work on mechanics. His mechanics are fine by all accounts. He is down there to work on his confidence and that means pounding the strike zone. Just another game of Manny being Manny.
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
by GoCrew on Jun 17, 2009 4:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You sure on that?
I am by no means an expert, but his mechanics looked different in the past three games to me. Maybe not better or worse, but different than the past two years.
I last May, still no more than Nick Neugebauer not.
by Jordan M on Jun 17, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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