Watching Koch last night the HUGE difference was he threw first pitch strike to all 3 batters, and he kept the ball down. Plus he used his off speed stuff much more effectively which kept the hitters off of his fastball.
Going into the season who would you have guessed would have been 7-1 with a 2.05 era and who would have been 2-6 with an era of almost 4. And if you say Loiaza at 7-1 you are a LIAR!
This is going to kill him when he gets to the higher levels. Players are going to better recognize the break on his pitches and lay off of them. It is the same problem that guys like Garland have had when they get to the bigs.
Neil is going to have to dramatically drop his walk totals or he will be in trouble at the major league level.
Maggs had 4 point with a double, walk, and a run scored.
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Congrats to the first day winners.
I don't know about stupid, but it seems like he has been taking baserunning tips from Carlos. The first inning was partially Jose's fault for not getting the bunt down. That last play was just bad.