EDWAR!!!

mood not bashed- he stuck out the side, two of the guys are all star caliber players, it was his first MLB game at Yankee stadium- Paul O’Neil thought his stuff looked filthy…

we’ve been screaming for this guy for two months

we’ve been vindicated

i’m in a pretty good fuckin mood

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Mike K says:

July 4, 2007 at 8:40 am

He looked great, but the only thing I worry about is that his fastball seemed to top out at around 92 (I could be wrong about this). Thus, if he gets behind in the count, he will be able to be hit. If he had 3-4 mph more on that, his changeup would be a lot more nasty.

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Joseph P. says:

July 4, 2007 at 9:27 am

Mike K,

If he gets behind in the count, he’ll throw the change.

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John L. says:

July 4, 2007 at 11:56 am

Got to see the video on MLB.com. That changeup makes me super happy; 78 MPH and it just falls of table. Morneau et al looked really surprised. Let’s hope that he’s able to keep it up once the league gets a look at him.

Also, with respect to the fastball, I think 92 is a fine speed as long as his change stays in the 78 MPH range with that movement and he throws it with the same arm action/speed as the fastball. I haven’t seen him enough to know if this is the case, but (obviously) it didn’t seem to be a problem last night.

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Mike K says:

July 5, 2007 at 12:00 pm

Joseph,

If he gets behind in the count, yes he can throw the change, but players can still sit on it.

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