The Staggering Implications Of The Pitching Success Of Mitch Maier And His Peers

Great article by Jeff Sullivan at Baseball Nation. It also includes of .gif of one of MITCH's "Special Pitches".

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I love that .gif

How does Varitek have a job again?

What I love even more is that Mitch SAWED HIS ASS OFF later in the at bat, and then Varitek AUTOGRAPHED THE BARREL and gave it to him the next day!

Yes I went semi-all caps there… This is just retarded…

by Tracer Bullet 82 on Jul 28, 2011 8:59 PM EDT reply actions

MITCH!!!!!!!

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by buddyball on Jul 28, 2011 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

That article was a fucking joke

I’m happy for Mitch. But let’s examine what would happen if he threw even semi-regularly.

1. Other teams would get scouting reports on him, and
2. Players would start to see him multiple times, or talk to those who have, and
3. Hitters would start to tee off against his fastball, or
4. Hitters would stop swinging at everything and make him throw a strike. Finally,
5. He’d think his job was dependent on pitching performance, at least in part, and would have a newfound sense of pressure on his shoulders.

An inning of scoreless relief, or even the 2.94 ERA compiled by these 14 emergency pitchers, has the significance of a fart in a hurricane.

by moregritplease on Jul 28, 2011 9:37 PM EDT reply actions

You should have stopped at..

“That article was a fucking joke”

Because it was.

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by averagegatsby on Jul 28, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

On closer inspection, you are right

I got caught up in righteous indignation. My bad.

by moregritplease on Jul 28, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha, your comment was funny

because it was dumb

by kcdc1 on Jul 28, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions

If I could delete it, I would

What more do you want?

by moregritplease on Jul 28, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Give us all poptarts

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by Lum on Jul 29, 2011 2:12 AM EDT up reply actions

I'll take strawberry

with frosting

I'm waiting for my wave of talent to arrive.

by mitchfreakingmaier! on Jul 29, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

My favorite is Wild Berry

but sadly, they don’t sell it in my area anymore.

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by Lum on Jul 29, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't know much but Mitch had "it" as s pitcher

Ned take heed

"Stay Classy Kansas City"

by Mas Cervezas on Jul 28, 2011 9:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

What I really wonder

Did one of the guys in the bullpen say something like,

“OK, Mitch, real quick, hold the ball this way for a fastball. If you want a curve, hold it like this. Vaya con dios, mi Amigo!”

by BlueEyes_Austin on Jul 28, 2011 10:18 PM EDT reply actions

I think this was mostly tongue in cheek

I do think the team that employs a guy that can serve as a bench player, and a non-embarrassing pitcher regularly will stumble onto a great roster ploy that will be followed by other teams. The Brewers kinda tried it with Brooks Kieschnick. But I think if you can find a guy on your bench that can give you decent mop-up innings that can save your pen for more meaningful innings, it allows you to build a better roster and a better pen.

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