New Arms of the Week - August 17-23
by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 25, 2009 12:55 AM EDT
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PrintI am giving Harry a week off and doing the new arms this week. Ricky Vaughn of the Cleveland Indians is the only new arm this week.
Ricky made his debut in the sixth inning against the Yankees this last week. Here are his pitch f/x numbers:
| Name | Pitch | # | vs RHH | vs LHH | MPH | PHX_X | PHX_Z | DEG |
| Ricky Vaughn | FA | 14 | 6 | 8 | 97.8 | -6.49 | 8.67 | 35.8 |
His fastball, the only pitch he threw, had first rate speed, but he could not control it at all. Vaughn walked the bases load on 12 staight pitches and then severed one down the middle to Haywood who jumped all over it for a hit a home run. Vaughn hit the next batter he faced and the umpire immediately threw him out of the game. With his velocity, Vaughn will be getting a few more chances in the majors, but if continues to throw like his first outing, he might end up killing someone.
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Nice piece Jeff
You forgot the location chart though:
Thanks
by vivaelpujols on Aug 25, 2009 1:57 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
on the other hand
you gotta hand it to their veteran catcher Jake Taylor, he managed to not let anyone score with all these crazy wild pitchs. all on bum knees too.
Exactly
I tell you, people really underestimate the impact that a good veteran catcher can have.
Smoltz.
by vivaelpujols on Aug 25, 2009 4:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I tried looking him up
But can’t find any minor league stats. Where’d he pitch before the callup?
The HK-47 hitting droid is the finest line drive machine ever built
California Penal
Seems like he has a little shaky past.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 25, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Cleveland is getting pretty desperate for bullpen help this year.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 25, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Vaughn would fit right in with the Giants pen at the end of the game last night
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
GET THAT VORP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
I heard he got a new vision prescription
supposed to radically change his game, like when Brian Roberts got contacts.
I heard he's gonna get LASIK in the offseason
Maybe that’ll turn his game around
Brewers Baseball and other assorted nonsense (mostly the assorted nonsense) at my blog, What's a Tararrel?
Good thing he's with the Indians and not the Cards
Duncan would have him take a few mph off the heater for better location
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Or if you have cable
It is on every single day. I always watch it.
I never really liked the old tagline.
CougCenter
by Craig Powers on Aug 26, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I enjoyed the time off
but I wonder how he had “rising” action on a fastball with top-spin that was delivered over hand.
by Harry Pavlidis on Aug 26, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions
Not sure on that one.
All I am going to say is that Vaughn’s fastball is eerily similar to Joel Zumaya’s fastball
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 26, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Must be all those times
he spent playing “Wild Thing” on Guitar Hero.
by Tommy Bennett on Aug 26, 2009 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t trust this guy for some reason.
by Roger Dorn on Aug 27, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
"I only got one thing to say to you..."
“…strike this mother******* out!”
I never really liked the old tagline.
CougCenter
by Craig Powers on Aug 30, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
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