The Hell With It, This Deserves A Post Of Its Own
by Jeff on Sep 12, 2008 3:17 PM PDT
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Not to put too much pressure on Brandon Morrow or anything but please behold the pitch that will singlehandedly put Seattle back on the baseball map. It is the pitch that will save the franchise and the pitch after which twenty years down the road mothers will be naming their children.
If this were kindergarten, I'd hate to be the guy who has to come after Morrow in show-and-tell.
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Me too, but I'll be leaving shortly.
I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.
by Montucky on Sep 12, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Every single thing about that pitch right down to the final location is absolutely perfect
by Jeff on Sep 12, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, and it's against Vlad.
It’s sort of like watching some nightmarish creature take an amusing pratfall.
His swing plane goes up, then down, then blaehghhhh. Beautiful.
by marc w on Sep 12, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's walking off the mound before Vlad finishes swinging
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pick me up a pair too, will ya?
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
by Thingray on Sep 12, 2008 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Here is a quote and a tale of caution.
Ron Gardehire in 2005 after Felix’s second start.
“I don’t think we’re talking about poise,” Gardenhire said. “He has a 97 mph fastball and the curveball from hell. You can look past the poise. He had pretty good stuff.”
by Sec 108 on Sep 12, 2008 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know, and I miss it badly.
I am not allowing myself to get too excited about Morrow’s just yet because of the loss of the Royal Curve.
by Sec 108 on Sep 12, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am allowing myself in this one instance to be completely irrational
by Jeff on Sep 12, 2008 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will shut up and allow that
My callous heart is not your problem.
by Sec 108 on Sep 12, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Such a nice pitch my screeb is kinda named after it.
It’s usually Slurve though not Slurvey.
by Slurvey on Sep 12, 2008 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm ready to rename Robert after it.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Appropriate for both.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's almost like the suggestion was intentional
by Jeff on Sep 12, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've regressed too much for me to know.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The two to Vlad/Jeter
appear to go up and then down. Absolutely SICK. WMD! WMDs. He’s got WMDs!!
The other one to Wood acts more like a split. Straight, then down. Still nasty, but the first 2 are other worldly.
I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.
by Montucky on Sep 12, 2008 3:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That "copyrighted" shtick is copyrighted.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just happy that everyone is spelling copyrighted correctly.
Seriously, this site spoils the rest of the Internet for me.
by Teej on Sep 13, 2008 3:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
copyrite?
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 13, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dittonotleft.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Sep 13, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Xeroxnotincorrect
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 13, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You will find ohhhhhhhhhhh. IT A BEAUTFUL CURVE!
by Slurvey on Sep 12, 2008 5:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
my spelling is off... beautiful is what I meant.
by Slurvey on Sep 12, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you just drunk all the time?
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I just type and post faster than i can read my posts.
I never stop and look back at the post and I’m underage =\
by Slurvey on Sep 12, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Jeff
For my BIRTHDAY present.
Because its my BIRTHDAY.
DAY OF BIRTHYNESS.
Wow that curveball is icing on my BIRTHDAY cake. With sprinkles.
by Slica on Sep 12, 2008 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I recall Meche and Pineiro having good curves too....
Don’t fall into the trap of loving curvy things. A 97 mph fastball is what makes Morrow’s world go round.
by Edgar for Pres on Sep 12, 2008 5:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I loved Pineiro's curve and he betrayed me by taking a 1-way train to sucktown
by Nick S on Sep 12, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss Erik Hanson's Curve...
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Sep 13, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I think his change will be more important to his sucess as a starter
Than the good curve he is showing right now. It also seems like developing control of a curve baffles many pitchers for their whole career. A 95 mph FB and 80 mph CU are a deadly combo. The CB is a welcome surprise but I still think he needs his CU more so his platoon splits don’t kill him.
Heck, I’m amazed by him so far. With Felix, Bedard, and Morrow we are pretty well set. Maybe a couple of contract extensions this offseason for Felix and Bedard and we have an amazing rotation. I mean absolutely amazing.
by Edgar for Pres on Sep 12, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
jeebus
Starts off letter high like most of his fastballs and then just dives like it has a 20-lb weight attached. Good luck with that AL hitters…
by kirkd on Sep 12, 2008 6:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So weird how it starts out flat
and looks almost like a fastball for a second, then it’s like the baseball goes, ‘oh yeah, I’ve got a lot of spin on me, I better start moving!’. Weird for it go from almost NO movement, to bizarro movement.
Anton Chigurh for GM!
by 300ZXNA on Sep 12, 2008 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A year ago Morrow was nothing but fastball, with nary a hint of an offspeed pitch. And now he has that and more.
Think about that.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe...
it just takes that long for the Magnus force to kick in
by nathaniel dawson on Sep 12, 2008 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a Screwball not Curveball.
I haven’t checked pitch f/x, but the movement sure looks 11-5 to me, which for a RHP would make it a Screwball – only 15 mph faster than a Screwball is usually thrown.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Sep 13, 2008 3:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The angled right-side view gives it that appearance
Straight ahead, the 12 to 6 movement is more apparent.
by Gomez on Sep 15, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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