Bartolo

[fan_since79]

We're just getting it from all sides now...

 

 

Colon (6-2) struck out and three and walked none for his 11th career shutout. He has 34 complete games, third-most among active pitchers behind Roy Halladay (67) and CC Sabathia (35).

He also became the first American League pitcher with a shutout after age 40 since Boston's Curt Schilling won 1-0 at Oakland on June 7, 2007, according to the A's.

 

Colon...looked as spry as ever on the mound in front of an announced crowd of 16,416 at the Oakland Coliseum.

 

While the A's struggled at the plate, Colon continued to pound the strike zone and challenge hitters. He threw 106 pitches - 77 for strikes - and hasn't walked a batter in eight of his 11 starts this season.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/colons-5-hitter-leads-past-044006374--mlb.html

[nando714]

Test him again!

[RallyMo]

lol

 

so he doesn't need steroids like he did last year?

[fan_since79]

Yeah, I left out the part about his 50-game suspension. 

 

What really hurts, though, is his performance put us one more game back in the hunt for the 2nd wild card.

[Angelsjunky]

The wonders of stem cells.

[sneaky_flute]

he's had a very generous strike zone his last few starts. he's really not that good and is probably the least deserving cy young winner in baseball history.

[Angel Oracle]

The wonders of stem cells.

Thus likely making him W's least favorite player.

[fan_since79]

Seventh straight win last night. 

 

98 pitches, 66 strikes.

 

10 wins, 2 losses.

 

40 years old.

[tdawg87]

 

What really hurts, though, is his performance put us one more game back in the hunt for the 2nd wild card.

 

You mean, we might not make the playoffs? Oh NOES

[HaloMagic]

We should be grateful for Colon. Every time he goes out there he beats teams that we need to lose in order for us to get the second wild card. Which at this point in the season is practically everyone.

Thanks Farto!

[Tank]

The most surprising thing?

"In front of an announced crowd of 16,416 at the Oakland Coliseum."

That's got to be some kind of record.

[SmallSampleSize]

And not a single fck was given.

Except that I wish he'd help our staff with waaaaeva he's taking.

Weaver with velocity AND location again?

Bang 7 gram rocks all day, don't care.

[Angel Oracle]

If Colon isn't using, no one is using.

[FabulousFabregas]

They're getting their money's worth with him before he gets blackballed from the game when that list of guys gets suspended.

[AngelsLakersFan]

He #throwsstrikes

He's old and winning with excellent command. He may have benefited from the roids but he follows a classic pattern for success late in a pitchers career, and that's excellent control.

[Angel Oracle]

Control is one thing, but hitting close to mid 90s at age 40 is another.

[dimitrig]

Control is one thing, but hitting close to mid 90s at age 40 is another.

 

Force = mass times acceleration and Colon has a lot of mass.

[nando714]

Oakland should vacant all his winning decisions when he gets suspended again

[fan_since79]

Forty years old, and he's dominating the Cardinals tonight, leading 6-1 in the 8th inning.

 

Tell me this large man is not juicing.

 

 

[RallyMo]

There's no way he's juicing.

 

He hasn't juiced in the past, and even if he had, no baseball player would be stupid enough to juice again after being popped for roiding.

 

Look at Arod, for example. He got caught and never juiced again.

[Sciosciapath]

Force = mass times acceleration and Colon has a lot of mass.

So basically we need to get Weaver morbidly obese to save his fastball. I'm down

[Jay]

I love this thread

[Chuck]

He's not juicing, he just developed a nasty cutter and improved his 2-seamer which went from good to GREAT. His four-seamer still hits 93-95 MPH.

Colon is just a naturally big, strong dude. I remember reading he used to climb cocunut trees as a teen and young adult.

[Jay]

He's the missing link!

[nando714]

He looks like Andre the Giant