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re: The Craig Kimbrel Conundrum
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:05 am to stansbury10
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:05 am to stansbury10
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One thing that bothers me is when he becomes set and starts towards the plate, he stares at the third base dugout all the way until he releases the ball. Just seems like he is picking up his spot really late. Not sure if he has always done that, but I have noticed that the last couple outings.
With the Braves, he would look at the plate right before starting his delivery
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Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:46 am to VinegarStrokes
Exercepted from a Boston Herald piece this morning:
HOUSTON -- It’s been clear all postseason that Craig Kimbrel’s fastball has been wild and his vicious breaking ball wasn’t getting bites.
Entering last night, the results had been horrendous. Opponents were hitting .385 off his fastball. They weren’t swinging at the breaking ball. And Kimbrel had allowed at least one run all four times he’s pitched.
Finally, he fixed the problem.
Kimbrel threw a hitless ninth inning to close out the Red Sox’ 4-1 win over the Astros to punch their ticket to the World Series, which begins Tuesday at Fenway Park.
“We knew he was tipping his pitches yesterday, and we knew he was going to be fine,” manager Alex Cora said. “You saw his hands today. Yesterday they were up, today they were down. He’s been tipping his pitches for two weeks.”
Said Kimbrel, “We found a few things last night after the game. Some stuff I’ve been struggling with for a while. I feel like I was able to hone it in tonight, get back online and pitch like I’m supposed to.”
Kimbrel
HOUSTON -- It’s been clear all postseason that Craig Kimbrel’s fastball has been wild and his vicious breaking ball wasn’t getting bites.
Entering last night, the results had been horrendous. Opponents were hitting .385 off his fastball. They weren’t swinging at the breaking ball. And Kimbrel had allowed at least one run all four times he’s pitched.
Finally, he fixed the problem.
Kimbrel threw a hitless ninth inning to close out the Red Sox’ 4-1 win over the Astros to punch their ticket to the World Series, which begins Tuesday at Fenway Park.
“We knew he was tipping his pitches yesterday, and we knew he was going to be fine,” manager Alex Cora said. “You saw his hands today. Yesterday they were up, today they were down. He’s been tipping his pitches for two weeks.”
Said Kimbrel, “We found a few things last night after the game. Some stuff I’ve been struggling with for a while. I feel like I was able to hone it in tonight, get back online and pitch like I’m supposed to.”
Kimbrel
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