OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

antidan444 · 06-10-2014, 10:28 PM

July 23, 2013 (Lancaster Jethawks at Bakersfield Blaze)

I suffered my first professional loss today (I had it coming weeks ago). That tends to happen when the other team throws a shutout. My effort was a tale of two halves: The first three innings, and the last 2 1/3 innings.

I had some control issues in the first three innings, but they didn't hit anything hard and I needed only 38 pitches to get to the fourth, surrendering only two walks. Three of my four pitches were good enough ... still need to work on my curve, but my slider came around a little.

Then, the fourth. The leadoff hitter went the other way for a double down the line on a slider down and away. Pretty good piece of hitting.I had the next guy down 0-2, missed just low with three straight pitches (a sinker, a slider and a change), then he teed off on a 3-2 sinker I left up, launching it 435 feet for a 2-0 lead. Oops. Then with two outs, I gave up a single, hit the next guy on a 1-2 pitch (a changeup that got away), and then the shortstop booted a pretty easy one to make it 3-0.

38 pitches for 3 innings. 32 in the 4th alone. Yuck.

I got out of a two-on, one-out jam in the fifth with a strikeout and a groundout to second. I used all four pitches in getting the strikeout, and that was probably my best sequence of pitches to any batter all summer.

In the sixth, I hung a 1-0 slider that got crushed for a leadoff double. I got the next guy on a comebacker before the manager pulled me after 104 pitches. The reliever promptly gave up an RBI double, so that got added to my final line: 5 1/3 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 4 Ks, HBP.

I threw first-pitch strikes to just 13 of 25 hitters. Not good enough. My overall percentage (61 for 104) wasn't very good, either. I feel like I had better stuff today and just didn't harness it as well as I should have.

06-10-2014, 10:28 PM	#11
antidan444 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 158	July 23, 2013 (Lancaster Jethawks at Bakersfield Blaze) I suffered my first professional loss today (I had it coming weeks ago). That tends to happen when the other team throws a shutout. My effort was a tale of two halves: The first three innings, and the last 2 1/3 innings. I had some control issues in the first three innings, but they didn't hit anything hard and I needed only 38 pitches to get to the fourth, surrendering only two walks. Three of my four pitches were good enough ... still need to work on my curve, but my slider came around a little. Then, the fourth. The leadoff hitter went the other way for a double down the line on a slider down and away. Pretty good piece of hitting.I had the next guy down 0-2, missed just low with three straight pitches (a sinker, a slider and a change), then he teed off on a 3-2 sinker I left up, launching it 435 feet for a 2-0 lead. Oops. Then with two outs, I gave up a single, hit the next guy on a 1-2 pitch (a changeup that got away), and then the shortstop booted a pretty easy one to make it 3-0. 38 pitches for 3 innings. 32 in the 4th alone. Yuck. I got out of a two-on, one-out jam in the fifth with a strikeout and a groundout to second. I used all four pitches in getting the strikeout, and that was probably my best sequence of pitches to any batter all summer. In the sixth, I hung a 1-0 slider that got crushed for a leadoff double. I got the next guy on a comebacker before the manager pulled me after 104 pitches. The reliever promptly gave up an RBI double, so that got added to my final line: 5 1/3 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 4 Ks, HBP. I threw first-pitch strikes to just 13 of 25 hitters. Not good enough. My overall percentage (61 for 104) wasn't very good, either. I feel like I had better stuff today and just didn't harness it as well as I should have.