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Post by klaiggeb on Aug 11, 2021 11:05:52 GMT -5
Since the All Star break I have been very disappointed with our starters, Logan Webb being the exception.
I didn't see Guasman's fall, nor Desclafini's fall coming.
Nor for that matter, Wood becoming, for all intents and purposes, a 4 or 5 inning pitcher.
Cueto drives me cookie-boo!
He gets out front 0-2, 1-2, and all too often ends up 3-2 or giving up a hit.
I get the fact that he no longer throws as hard as he once did, but his stuff should still plays.
His command is slipping, and based upon what I've seen from this group in the 2nd half, I think we should all be concerned because there is no help coming.
No cavalry riding in to save the day.
Desclafani and Guas simply MUST start doing at least 1/2 to 3/4 of what they did in the first half.
If not, we won't make it out of the 1st round, IMHO.
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Post by reedonly on Aug 12, 2021 9:05:27 GMT -5
Gausman was very much distracted by his wife's health scare and subsequent birth of his child. You mentioned last month that he was having issues with release point and muscle memory. Last night, Kapler said that the travel and baby had taken a lot out of him and they needed to work with him a bit.
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Post by Islandboagie on Aug 12, 2021 9:42:01 GMT -5
Over his last few starts it seems he's pitched better, but not quite like he did during the first half. No doubt the concern of his wife and baby played a part in his struggles, but regardless, his first half performance was going to be a tough act to follow. Same for Desclafani.
I love our depth with position players, but I worry the quality and depth of our pitching staff isn't capable of pitching deep into October.
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Post by reedonly on Aug 30, 2021 10:25:08 GMT -5
On KNBR today, Krukow said Gausman lost control of his split and was having trouble making the adjustment of pitching when all of his pitches were not working. He also said that the Friday game was Gausman's best since he lost command of the split.
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Post by reedonly on Aug 31, 2021 8:39:30 GMT -5
They have just disclosed that Gausman has been dealing with a hip problem since April and he tweaked it Friday.
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