oblong Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I’ll never forget when in an early game Ausmus left him in the game during a challenging situation. People ripper Ausmus. Mark came in to explain that a knock against Norris in the minors something like lacking a killer instinct or something like that. So Ausmus was probably testing him. That stuck with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microline133 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 29 minutes ago, oblong said: I’ll never forget when in an early game Ausmus left him in the game during a challenging situation. People ripper Ausmus. Mark came in to explain that a knock against Norris in the minors something like lacking a killer instinct or something like that. So Ausmus was probably testing him. That stuck with me. Just to be clear....that was the knock on him since high school! Soft as baby poo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 In those first few games after the trade, I remember that Brooks was reporting life/spin on Norris' FB way into the top percentiles. But the constant tweaking to try and fix the unsustainable unreproducible delivery and the various assorted injuries along the way soon enough resulted in that FB being long gone. The last time we saw him I didn't recognize anything interesting in his pitch dynamics. It's too bad, he seemed like a good guy at heart, but for all his supposed athleticism, his body just betrayed him as a pitcher. It made/makes no sense that a guy that athletic could never coordinate himself into any semblance of a normal controlled delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Interesting that Micro said "since high school", it makes me picture him as a basketball player. He would have a lousy jumper because he couldn't repeat his stroke, and would not have the competitive fire to win games in the closing minutes by the sheer force of his will power. A brilliant athlete who is on the bench during the last 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gilmore Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I tend to find the use of multiple exclamation points are best reserved for something really significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Reds have Buck Farmer pitching high leverage innings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Didn't even pitch once in a regular season game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbomb13 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 4 hours ago, LongLiveMaroth said: “Yes!!” as in we get to bat against him next month? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 He must be trolling us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Imagine John Lowe doing a tweet like that over Doug Baker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 When we traded for Norris he was averaging nearly 96 and topping out at 98 with over 12 inches of vertical movement, 2 years later and he was down to 92 and topping out at 94-95 with 5 inches more drop. Just a crazy drop in stuff in a short amount of time and that is just the FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microline133 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 57 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: When we traded for Norris he was averaging nearly 96 and topping out at 98 with over 12 inches of vertical movement, 2 years later and he was down to 92 and topping out at 94-95 with 5 inches more drop. Just a crazy drop in stuff in a short amount of time and that is just the FB. The problem is his stuff had been that volatile since he was on the prospect radar. You could see home one start in HS and he'd be electric and the next he was completely ordinary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, microline133 said: The problem is his stuff had been that volatile since he was on the prospect radar. You could see home one start in HS and he'd be electric and the next he was completely ordinary. Yeah can't speak for HS but it was like that for the Tigers for sure, kinda reminds me of Manning since he has been called up for the Tigers. Haven't seen much this year but in prior years he will show flashes of electric stuff but then look relatively ordinary stuff wise other starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Edman85 Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 To answer Barney's grandson's question. Fulmer already returned with the Twins last year. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 LMFAO! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 No Drew Smiley video tribute? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL2 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 When is the jacque jones tribute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Hey, this topic works great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 He even has his lifetime ERA under 5.00 now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: He even has his lifetime ERA under 5.00 now. Tell you what though: the Reds have gotten way more out of Buck Farmer than the Tigers ever did. So, good for them, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, chasfh said: Tell you what though: the Reds have gotten way more out of Buck Farmer than the Tigers ever did. So, good for them, I guess. The Braves guy responsible for turning around Robbie Grossman must have moved to Cincy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) Quote The Braves guy responsible for turning around Robbie Grossman must have moved to Cincy. So Chris Fetter never got to Buck's case in 2021? Edited September 13, 2023 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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