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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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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

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

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

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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