RockRaines Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 04:44 PM) He was effective for how many years in Japan? MLB figured him out in 1 year, lmao. He will be effective again. He lost his release point, and we lost our patience. I think his experience and maybe working with his old pitching coach should restore shingo. He just needs his breaking balls to be called strikes and we are in business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 04:57 PM) He's not a regular like Sanberg but he has written a few columns. They have like 20 ex MLB players writing for them. Oh.. Like BlackJack did last year I assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 04:57 PM) He will be effective again. He lost his release point, and we lost our patience. I think his experience and maybe working with his old pitching coach should restore shingo. He just needs his breaking balls to be called strikes and we are in business! He is almost 37 years old. Can't it be that he's just losing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 04:58 PM) Oh.. Like BlackJack did last year I assume. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Sox Josh Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Do you guys mean Todd Jones? He was writing columns for Sporting News and still does. He is also the closer for the Marlins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie Montana Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 This is good news for our bullpen. I hope he can fix his problems and come back to help this ball club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Sox Josh Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 05:10 PM) This is good news for our bullpen. I hope he can fix his problems and come back to help this ball club. If he can fix his problems than Leaky Luis will be gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 03:59 PM) Do you guys mean Todd Jones? He was writing columns for Sporting News and still does. He is also the closer for the Marlins. No Doug Jones was a closer with the Indians, and pitched for several other teams. He couldn't break a pane of glass with one of his pitches, but he had a great change and located well. He looked like a weekend softball player and had one of those moustaches you have to lift up with one hand while you shove food in your mouth with the other. Edited July 28, 2005 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(3E8 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 05:41 PM) Yeah we caught thunder in a jar with that guy. Edited July 29, 2005 by knightni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 QUOTE(knightni @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 08:05 PM) Hahaha LMAO. He obviously meant lightning.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Sox Josh Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 06:25 PM) No Doug Jones was a closer with the Indians, and pitched for several other teams. He couldn't break a pane of glass with one of his pitches, but he had a great change and located well. He looked like a weekend softball player and had one of those moustaches you have to lift up with one hand while you shove food in your mouth with the other. yeah but Todd Jones has the column for the SN that you are thinking of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 No, you guys are thinking of Barnaby Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 QUOTE(knightni @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 07:05 PM) I was purposely trying to be humorous by replacing 'lightning' with 'thunder', and 'bottle' with 'jar'. It's just lost on you people isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Two things about Shingo: - Part of his struggles is control, the other is that hitters know what to expect from him. Last year, hitters were chasing all of his pitches, even if they weren't close to the zone. This year, he's not a novelty. - Japanese pitchers have a history of breaking down fast late in their career. When they're in the early stages of their professional career, they throw an insane amount of pitches. 200 pitches a game is not uncommon for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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