soxfan420 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 ive heard alot about his weight and i was wondering how bad it really is??? is he gonna flop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI1020 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 He's not skinny and he's never gonna be. Additionally his motion puts a lot of stress on his arm and shoulder. He has made some adjustments in his pitch selection in recent years, setting up hitters instead of trying to blow everyone away. I say relax. He'll get in good enough shape. With any luck at all, this should be one of the best Sox acquisitions in a long time. Just having Colon on the staff should help every other starter, expecially Buehrle. How'd you like to face those two guys back to back in the same series? Two completely different styles. I've never been a fan of Sox management. But maybe, just maybe someone got the message, the fans are tired and 1917 was a long time ago. I look forward to seeing Colon pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkDJ Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 KW says he looks the same as he did last year and he has no health problems. But of course thats just KW speaking. Check out this photo from him in the US vs. Japan games. That was November 17 so just over 2 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 He doesn't look like he's in bad shape there....in fact, he looks like the pitcher we all saw last year and in years past. However, you can add a lot of weight in 2 months if all you do is sit around and eat....I'm sure he loses most, if not all the added weight before ST...and then during ST, he will lose even more weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 In Lane 1, Bart Colon In Lane 2, Wilbur Wood In Lane 3, David Wells In Lane 4, Micky Lolich In Lane 5, Terry Forster 50 yard dash - who runs 1 mile run - who finishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanaSox83 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 Yeah, I have no problem with Colon's weight, some people are just meant to be bigger than others...fortunately for us our big guy can win 20 games at 260 pounds! More power to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkDJ Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 He doesn't look like he's in bad shape there....in fact, he looks like the pitcher we all saw last year and in years past. However, you can add a lot of weight in 2 months if all you do is sit around and eat....I'm sure he loses most, if not all the added weight before ST...and then during ST, he will lose even more weight. Well he also trained for the Dominican league and pitched 5 innings before the Expos shut him down so I'm thinking he didn't just sit around and eat for 2 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI1020 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 In Lane 1, Bart Colon In Lane 2, Wilbur Wood In Lane 3, David Wells In Lane 4, Micky Lolich In Lane 5, Terry Forster 50 yard dash - who runs 1 mile run - who finishes Not a handsome face or a svelte body among any of them, but all are/were pretty damn good pitchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cy Young Porzio Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 i wouldnt worry about his health. most of thesegood players now how to stay in shape and never got to where they are by sittinon their asses. he will be in good shape for the season and we all should expect what we saw last year from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 In Lane 1, Bart Colon In Lane 2, Wilbur Wood In Lane 3, David Wells In Lane 4, Micky Lolich In Lane 5, Terry Forster 50 yard dash - who runs 1 mile run - who finishes Not a handsome face or a svelte body among any of them, but all are/were pretty damn good pitchers. kinda my point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsSuck1 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 Just a question, why is it so important for a pitcher to be thin? I mean obviously it would be benificial for anyones health to be thin but its not like colon will be batting leadoff or playing center field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan420 Posted January 19, 2003 Author Share Posted January 19, 2003 its not but if it affects there abiltiy to go late in the game. then it is a problem babe ruth was another one on that over weight list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggio202 Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 In Lane 1, Bart Colon In Lane 2, Wilbur Wood In Lane 3, David Wells In Lane 4, Micky Lolich In Lane 5, Terry Forster 50 yard dash - who runs 1 mile run - who finishes Not a handsome face or a svelte body among any of them, but all are/were pretty damn good pitchers. kinda my point i think david wells was in lane 3 and 4 if memory serve me correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 its not but if it affects there abiltiy to go late in the game. Colon is one of those rare pitchers that has always appeared to get STRONGER as the game went on. Plus, he's pitching for a new contract somewhere next year. Colon will be fine..... barring any unforeseen injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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