Balta1701 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 QUOTE(beck72 @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 08:33 AM) Buerhle pitches into the 7th, 8th inning his next start with 3 or less runs and everyone will forget his recent troubles Make it the next 3-4 starts. It'll probably take that to get his ERA back down to 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Tipping his pitches maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Maybe he;s trying to over due it. Maybe thats why his pitches are up in the zone. I think he's due for a win streak. So is Javy. Garland has already started his. Garcia is never going to have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangar18 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 08:19 AM) Maybe he;s trying to over due it. Maybe thats why his pitches are up in the zone. I think he's due for a win streak. So is Javy. Garland has already started his. Garcia is never going to have one. I think hes tired, his velocity is down a bit and the pitches he thinks hes going to sneak by people (the very poorly placed "fastballs" hes thrown the last 5 starts) are getting CRUSHED by hitters. Everyone is swinging first pitch and it doesnt help his velocity is down, hes getting hammered. HEck, every guy he puts on, scores, because EVERYONE is making contact, which is BAD BAD BAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 One thing I'd like to see Mark do when he is getting rocked is step off the mound and compose himself. I realize it might never happen, because his pace is such a big part of the type of pitcher he is, but when gets lit up, it happens in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSoxFan Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Well the one bright side as one poster above noted is that he did go through a stretch like this last year (maybe not as severe), then pulled it together at the end and for the playoffs. But yes it's disconcerting when your horse is slumping, because our starters are so hot/cold this year (or just plain cold). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(knightni @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 04:54 AM) Tipping his pitches maybe? I really hope that's the problem. Considering how everyone's jumping on him early, it certainly fits, and that's the one possibility that's easily fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 03:44 PM) Stats can indeed be decieving. Look at Iguchi's first two ABs, swinging bunt, somehow stays fair and then he shattered his bat and was 2-2. Pauly didn't even get credited with a base hit when he ripped one into right and Thome got forced out at 2nd. Just saying.. Sure stats can be deceiving - AJ Pierzynski is largely recognized as having a horribly unlucky year last year, as a lot of the balls he hit were made into outs, thus leading to his lower average. However, a career 3.71 ERA is not deceiving. A pitcher with a career ERA of 3.71 in the AL in one of the best hitter's parks(especially for right-handed hitters) in the game is very good. The guy's not an ace, but he sure as hell is a solid ass pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Sox Fan Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 After the rough go Mark had late in the year, he pitched a gem when we needed it most in game two of the alcs. Everybody remembers the aj play -- MB doesn't get enough credit for how he kept us in that game. I'm not giving up on him yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygoat Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Ozzie: "Right now, the way I see it is the cutter is not cutting, the changeup is not changing and the fastball is not fast," said Guillen of Buehrle, whose ERA jumped to 4.43. "When you are facing a team like that, you have to bring those pitches down and make pitches. If Buehrle stays up, he's going to get killed. That's not his style." [/quote once he gets some confidence he will be back to normal, but hte problem is with all our pitchers, not just mark we could easily go 7 or 8 games back if we dont play good against the tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thominator Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 06:00 PM) I didn't see the game today, but one thing I noticed in Buehrle's previous two starts (Cubs, Boston) is that both teams were hacking away first pitch because they knew he was coming right in there with a strike. I'm not sure what the deal is with Buehrle, but I'm really starting to get concerned that the word is out on how to get to him and do it quickly. He definitely needs to look at making a few adjustments and maybe not be so predictable on the first pitch. Has anyone else noticed anything in his past few starts besides the fact that he's just gotten totally owned as of late. This is the toughest stretch I can ever remember for him. I thinks his confidence his struck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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