State of Erik Bedard, 5.3.11 (part one)
Q. Any Poli Sci 101, 102 prereq's to this class, Dr?
Q. Any Poli Sci 101, 102 prereq's to this class, Dr?
Q. With such good stuff, why did he get only six swinging strikes and only three strikeouts?
Doug Fister FOREVER IN DEBT TO YOUR PRICELESS ADVICE Dept. - We didn't write a postgame after that one, but Doogie again fanned 5 guys in 6 innings, running his streak to 17 in his last 19 innings.
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Q. Is SSI willing to consider the possibility that Bedard isn't throwing well? That he won't come back all the way?
Q. First root cause of the 6 runs: you say the ball was up in the zone?
A. Check out the strike zone plot from Brooks.
PROPS TO BRENDAN RYAN whose sac fly in the 2nd was 1) critical, and 2) technically admirable. That was a real tough jam pitch on which to get the ball in the air -- Ryan got it deep enough for Jack Cust.
PROPS TO FELIX for being a Seattle Mariner. They have a saying in golf, usually applied when assessing new golf courses -- "Par is supposed to be a good score."
SLOPS TO ICHIRO for the dropped fly ball that cost Bedard two runs and seven pitches. Coincidentally, the Mariners lost by two runs.
Looo-Kee here, Josh and Danny: this is where your torso winds up on a baseball-pitch followthrough. - Your friend, Dr D
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