Proceeds from the ads below will be donated to the
Bob Wuesthoff scholarship fund.
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 |
A Second Look At Weber
Pearly Gates noted Ben Weber's awful six-runs-in-one-inning outing the other day, but what didn't get much press is the game at Tacoma where he shut down the Raniers for a complete inning with one hit and two K's. Take him out of Salt Lake into a decent pitcher's park and suddenly he's da bomb. Well, not quite, but certainly 4,500 foot elevation Salt Lake will have some serious issues with home run generation. Whether you look at corrected or raw park factors, Salt Lake still owns the third-highest park factor in the PCL, and first in their division.
Salt Lake, for Ben, could easily become a tarpit; he's a sinkerball pitcher, and at altitude, aerodynamic effects don't work as well. Ergo, a guy who relies on breaking pitches -- like Ben -- is in some deep trouble. So it's good to see him figuring something out, at least for one inning.
Newer› ‹Older
 |
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.