Thoughts on CC fastball today?

[bksballer89]

Topped out at 88 MPH today.

I'm not all that concerned yet since it's the first start of the spring but I would hope to see it between 92-94 MPH by opening day

 

[purguy12]

He is in trouble. He looks bad. I mention this before the season and got heat for it. I said the Yankees might not be able to trust him.

Side Note: Tanaka looked ok but he is no Darvish.

 

[purguy12]

Did not look good today. I think he is going to have another bad year.

 

[$500 Million]

Not worried about CC, I'm focused on Tanaka, Nova, and Pineda.

They're the future of this team, CC is the past.

 

[bksballer89]

I'm concerned. CC may not be the future but this team is still counting on him to be one of their 2 best starters this year

 

[purguy12]

I agree with bksballer. CC having a bad year like last year can kill this team. This means we have no #1.

 

[purguy12]

well CC had a good game today. I think this what we will see from him this year. Very up and down. Lets hope there are more ups.

 

[bksballer89]

Another dominant performance from CC

 

[bksballer89]

CC Sabathia walked off the field to a standing ovation tonight. He struck out his final batter on a high fastball, then disappeared into a sea of dugout high fives. Seven scoreless innings. Seven strikeouts. A what-do-you-think-of-me-now moment if he wanted it to be.
“If I pitch like this April 1, then I’ll be happy,” Sabathia said. “… It’s spring training. I do feel like I have a lot to prove, but it kind of is what it is. I wasn’t right last year. I wasn’t the same guy. I feel confident, I feel strong. Hopefully I can carry this into the season.”
This start came after Sabathia’s five no-hit innings in Panama. According to the TV radar gun, Sabathia’s fastball sat around 88-91 mph, but there is no radar reading displayed at Steinbrenner Field, and Sabathia said he never asked how hard he was throwing. He was more concerned with the way he was mixing pitches. Some sliders for strikes. Some cutters when the situation called for it. And quite a few changeups, a return to the pitch that abandoned him at times last year. Sabathia, in turn, occasionally abandoned the pitch.

 

[purguy12]

like he said its spring training. I am very concerned.