He wad facing the heart of the Twins lineup and didn't give in to them. Made them try to hit HIS pitch. Yes, they were all over the place but who knows, maybe that's the reason they couldn't square it up. At the end of the day. Fulmer's outing was down the list of things for us to be complaining about in the loss.
So if he would have grooved some fastballs right down the middle and they hit 3 home runs, you would say at least he threw strikes? There's an art to being effectively wild. And yes, luck was involved. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
Wasn't worse? He faced the heart of their lineup and didn't give up any runs. Never gave into them, made them swing at his pitches. I only wish Soto would have pitched as bad as Fulmer and not allowed any runs to score
Fulmer had the much more dangerous part of the Twins lineup to face. He didn't give up any runs. He threw more balls than strikes? Good, he didn't just pitch to their power, he kept the ball away from them and let them get themselves out.
I have a friend I've known since the 2nd grade. It seems like the only time we talk anymore is when someone we both know/knew passes away. Yeah, I haven't heard from him in a while. 🤫
I concur. I would purchase something like we that. But I guess it's being offered to Miggy. Speaking of Miggy, the announcers on Bally said he wanted the ball. But so did the Hall of Fame. I wonder if he gets the choice or if MLB would take possession of it?
Yes, Pineda could give us a lot of innings. My concern is if they call up more young pitchers, we'll need to limit their innings like we did for the youngsters last season. And God forbid any more SP injuries....it's only April. Like I heard Sparky say one time, you can't win a division but you can lose it.
So, Mize, Manning, Chafin, Funkhouser, Cisnero, Turnbull and Boyd all hurt in the last year. Am I missing any? Tigers pitchers are snakebit. That's almost a whole ML pitching staff.