Last night Tim Beckham, tonight David Price...I can't lie though, I was a lot more excited to see Price pitch....It drizzled all day, but about twenty minutes before first pitch everything cleared up and it was time to play ball. Maybe the rain all day threw David Price off, maybe it was all of the guys with cameras stalking him during his bullpen, but it wasn't Price's best night. He got hit hard all night. No dinks or dribblers, just a bunch of solid line drives and hard ground balls that were mostly hit right up the middle. It was my first time seeing the kid pitch, so I am going to chalk it up to nerves.
His fastball velocity was there all four innings he pitched. It sat 91-95 all night, but his location was not. He would catch too much of the strikeone and the ball would get smacked right back up the middle. His slider looked pretty good, he got a lot of swings and misses and strikeouts with it. That pitch has a lot of potential. There were four Rays' bigwigs sitting right behind homeplate and all of the Bulls' would sneak a glance at them when they were on deck. It was obvious they were there to see if Price was ready for Tampa Bay. I think his next start will be telling. He might have been a little too amped up tonight. Let's see how he fares next time out....
Last night Tim Beckham, tonight David Price...I can't lie though, I was a lot more excited to see Price pitch....It drizzled all day, but about twenty minutes before first pitch everything cleared up and it was time to play ball. Maybe the rain all day threw David Price off, maybe it was all of the guys with cameras stalking him during his bullpen, but it wasn't Price's best night. He got hit hard all night. No dinks or dribblers, just a bunch of solid line drives and hard ground balls that were mostly hit right up the middle. It was my first time seeing the kid pitch, so I am going to chalk it up to nerves.
His fastball velocity was there all four innings he pitched. It sat 91-95 all night, but his location was not. He would catch too much of the strikeone and the ball would get smacked right back up the middle. His slider looked pretty good, he got a lot of swings and misses and strikeouts with it. That pitch has a lot of potential. There were four Rays' bigwigs sitting right behind homeplate and all of the Bulls' would sneak a glance at them when they were on deck. It was obvious they were there to see if Price was ready for Tampa Bay. I think his next start will be telling. He might have been a little too amped up tonight. Let's see how he fares next time out....
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Thanks for this blog Jordan! Keep up the good work--greg
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