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Aaron Nola to pitch against the Yanks on Friday
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:45 am
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:45 am
LINKGetting him some work against big league hitters. Look for him to be called up by July.
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Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:23 am to TigerBlood17
can Nola be considered best pitcher in LSU history?
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:24 am to Bert Macklin FBI
Nola is one step below McDonald but in my mind he's one of the greats
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:25 am to Bert Macklin FBI
I'd go with Ben Mcdonald, but he's up there
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:29 am to MegaTiger3
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Nola is one step below McDonald but in my mind he's one of the greats
im pretty young so i never saw McDonald pitch, what was he like? was he a power pitcher with a good fast ball or was he a movement pitcher that had nasty off speed stuff?
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:43 am to Bert Macklin FBI
Aaron Nola was 30-6, with a 2.09 ERA and a WHIP of 0.88.
Somebody find McDonald's numbers and see how they stack up.
Somebody find McDonald's numbers and see how they stack up.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:46 am to LSUtoOmaha
It's kind of hard to compare the numbers with the differences in bats. McDonald pitched in a totally different era of college baseball.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:50 am to wryder1
That's a valid point. I guess you would have to compare them to same-era counterparts.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:06 am to TigerBlood17
Paul Byrd gotta be in the discussion.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:51 am to Meauxjeaux
There have been some nasty LSU pitchers. Nola stacks up with any of them. He has a Maddux-esque quality about his composure and control.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 12:20 pm to wryder1
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It's kind of hard to compare the numbers with the differences in bats.
I was about to post a similar sentiment. Its difficult to compare stats given all the equipment changes in college baseball over the years.
I seen them both and would give an edge to Ben but that in no way is meant to diminish Nola's talents.
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 3/24/15 at 12:24 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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im pretty young so i never saw McDonald pitch, what was he like? was he a power pitcher with a good fast ball or was he a movement pitcher that had nasty off speed stuff?
Sports Illustrated article on LSU's Ben McDonald
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McDonald set out to dazzle the scouts early this season, and in
his first eight appearances he put together a streak of 44 2/3
scoreless innings, a Southeastern Conference record. Particularly
impressive was a 6-0 win over power-hitting Oklahoma State on Feb.
24. He fanned 14 and gave up no walks and only four hits. His
curveball bit, his changeup baffled, and his first and last fastballs
reached 98 mph on the JUGS gun. ''The best-pitched college game I've
ever seen,'' Kansas City Royals scout Glenn Balsamo called it. Scouts
from teams with late picks looked on forlornly. ''They just closed
their books right there,'' says LSU coach Skip Bertman.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 1:08 pm to Choupique19
Nola was supposed to be slow balled through AA Reading and AAA Lehigh this year, but Cliff Lee's arm injury and potential retirement, plus Cole Hamels trade talks has thrown a wrench into those plans.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 1:14 pm to OchoDedos
Also McDonald played in a different time in regards to pitch counts. He would throw 200-300 pitches in a weekend, starting one day and relieving the next.
He once threw 250+ pitches in an extra inning high school game, then came back the next day and pitched the last 4 innings the next day
He once threw 250+ pitches in an extra inning high school game, then came back the next day and pitched the last 4 innings the next day
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 3/24/15 at 1:15 pm to wryder1
quote:
It's kind of hard to compare the numbers with the differences in bats. McDonald pitched in a totally different era of college baseball.
This.. Both were great............
Posted on 3/24/15 at 1:19 pm to dustoff
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He would throw 200-300 pitches in a weekend, starting one day and relieving the next.
That's an exaggeration. If you are counting the 4 day regional at Texas A&M in 1989, then perhaps it happened once. But it wasn't routine for Ben to pitch more than once in a weekend.
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