Comments on: Yeah, so Putz is injured

By: John D.

John D. — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:30:49 +0000

Re: # 13, # 19, and others):

It always seemed like while in years past he [PUTZ] got the save, he threw more pitches to get that done than some other closers.

Small Sample Theater:

For the last 25 Saves, Closers have thrown an average of 19.05 pitches.

BTW, who is more dominant? The pitcher that uses 9 pitches to strike out the side, or the pitcher that uses only 3 pitches, to induce 3 long drives that are caught at the wall?

By: jsa

jsa — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:31:28 +0000

#25, I don’t think its mechanics. You could see it in his face. He used to have a steely stare in to get the sign.

Several here have remarked that he looked scared. Flushed face.

If his mechanics are off its a symptom, not a cause. They are off because something hurts, like #30 said. He’s been trying to tough it out and he’s not been terribly successful at it. He has some saves, but most of those are shaky affairs.

Nope, I’m not a doc either.

By: galaxieboi

galaxieboi — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:31:31 +0000

Whatever. Putz has been injured since the rib thing he pulled and didn’t say anything about during Game 2. As was discussed then, it hurts like a b****. Really hurts. It took me months to get over it and I wasn’t throwing baseballs for a living and was 18 years old. I say godspeed to him for next season.

By: Lefebvre Belebvre

Lefebvre Belebvre — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:13:04 +0000

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By: nwtrev

nwtrev — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:10:42 +0000

26- Huh? I didn’t think we had a roof with tiles. Or did I just get whooshed?

By: tomas

tomas — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:01:13 +0000

Why do I get the feeling that Putz has hit the wall? That he’s gonna be a can of worms from now on? Is it just my Mariner cynicism?

By: wabbles

wabbles — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:35:27 +0000

The next big Mariners news…

M’s to become ‘road warriors’
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners baseball team will become “road warriors” for the second time in team history after tiles from the Safeco Field roof crashed into stadium seats shortly before Friday’s game.
In 1994, the Mariners were forced to play the final 15 games of that strike-shortened season on the road after similar incident at the Kingdome, the team’s former home field.

By: smb

smb — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:28:34 +0000

I wonder if maybe when a pitcher’s mechanics are off, and he’s otherwise been feeling fine, if injuries like hyperextensions aren’t more common as they try different things to get out of a funk. With the kinds of forces a body endures while throwing a ball around a hundred miles per hour, it seems like even minor changes to a delivery could easily strain the hell out of a ligament or other small but critical body part. Clearly I am not a doctor. Seems intuitive enough though.

By: PADJ

PADJ — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:55:14 +0000

Ok, ok…JJ is a deity…apologies for the blasphemy…

But the point of #19 was to ask if in order to achieve his numbers he’s put unusual miles on his arm.

By: mstaples

mstaples — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:52:24 +0000

It was nearly impossible that he could be traded before 2008, given the team’s hope to contend, but it sure would have been nice to get something of value. That hope is gone now.