10/22 GDT World SERIOUS Game 2

[calsnowskier]

May be the last we see of him this series.

 

[Number7]

Yeah, Strickland gave up a huge hit and a HR and he's yelling at them?

 

[MarcoPolo]

Who is the dip shit fan wearing a Marlins jersey right behind home plate?

Who is the mystery Marlins fan at the World Series? - SBNation.com

and

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...--a-well-traveled-baseball-fan-021139312.html

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Strickland still clearly immature. Not ready for this moment

 

[ColinCoby]

Again, Strickland's fastball has no movement. It is fast batting practice.

…and no breaking ball.

 

[Number7]

May be the last we see of him this series.

I can't imagine Boch justifying putting him out there again. He's averaging like a HR an inning.

 

[jeep99tj]

We still got 9 outs to get it back. A little over optimistic but it is baseball and these are our Giants.

 

[calsnowskier]

Not willing to give up on him completely, but he was simply taken out of the oven too soon.

 

[Number7]

I think he might be able to be a good pitcher, but not in these playoffs. Confused why Boch had so much confidence in him since he usually is the best at this kind of stuff.

 

[ColinCoby]

Who is the mystery Marlins fan at the World Series? - SBNation.com

and

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...--a-well-traveled-baseball-fan-021139312.html

 

[Number7]

Jesus, can we get a fucking out from ANYONE. Should have just left Peavy in. Bullpen sucks.

 

[calsnowskier]

We have HFA.

Don't matter none.

 

[ColinCoby]

Have Strickland move in with the Posey family during the offseason. Learn how to keep a level head in this game.
Or better yet, let him hang with Bum. Bumused to be a hot head as well. He's still intense but almost never loses his focus.

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Strickland is not ready to be a late-inning reliever. Needs another season in the minors

 

[SF11704]

Strickland is not ready to be a late-inning reliever. Needs another season in the minors

Sure hope so ... but not a given. I agree with mays-fan. Fastball has little or no movement. maybe you get away with that in the minors. (95 is still fast. But at the MLB level they will just mash it time and time again. I still have visions of Harper taking him deep ... and deeper ... just crushed the damn ball.

I'm also not sure you can teach movement. Think they would have tried already ...

 

[Number7]

Well walks help. Let's get some runs!

 

[ColinCoby]

A hit by Panik here and suddenly there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[1phlapdown]

6 straight balls

 

[ColinCoby]

Sure hope so ... but not a given. I agree with mays-fan. Fastball has little or no movement. maybe you get away with that in the minors. (5 is still fast. But at the MLB level they will just mash it timke and time again. I still have visions of Harper taking him deep ... and deeper ... just crushed the damn ball.

I'm also not sure you can teach movement. Think they would have tried already ...

He seems to hide the ball well. If he's hitting his spots and has a good breaking ball, he can be effective (even with the lack of movement).

He's been very inconsistent with control. It's not like he's making great pitches on the corner and getting hit hard. His breaking balls with in the dirt or hangers. Fastball-FAT.

Maybe he needs more seasoning simply to learn another pitch. Does he throw a change up?

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Crazy talk: Does Posey need to be in there right now? Maybe let Susac in?