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Some Manny Parra Fatigue Trends
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Jeff Suppan is not fixed just yet
We last looked at Jeff Suppan after he experienced some control problems in his first two starts, which prompted me to ask if he was even capable of recovering. I concluded that his stuff has deterior...
Rob "R.J." Swindle's Debut
Doug Melvin burglarized the other 29 major league teams by signing Rob "R.J." Swindle to a minimum major league deal this off-season, and he made his season debut with the Brewers last night after an ...
Friday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while your agent rants about Saved By The Bell. The Brewers make their first visit to Citi Field tonight, opening a three game series against the Mets. It's also Willie Randolph's...
Is Jeff Suppan a Lost Cause?
In his two starts this year, Jeff Suppan has thrown 67 fastballs. Before reading ahead, do you care to take a guess as to how many times hitters have swung and missed those fastballs? Keep in mind tha...
Dave Bush's Gas Tank
Josh ("dixieflatline") looked at Dave Bush's fatigue and quick dropoff in fastball velocity last season, and we know how quickly things can go bad for him late in his starts. We have spent lots of tim...
A Short Look at Today's Brewer Pitchers
I will not pretend to have procured all of this data by myself, but to feed the opening day baseball fever frenzy I wanted to check out a few things on today's Pitch f/x data. Now that Josh Kalk's too...
Manny Parra Should Not Throw More Fastballs
A link in Thursday's Mug led me to this story at The Junkball Blues. The basic point is that Manny Parra throws his fastball fewer times than almost all other hard-throwing left-handed starting pitche...
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