Kazmir since mid-June

[Angel Oracle]

Kazmir starts against us on Saturday.

His past 56 innings in 9 starts back to mid-June:

34 hits, 45/14 Ks/BBs ratio, 1.93 ERA, 0.86 WHIP 

 

First Rodney, then Kazmir

 

Go away Butcher, just go away!

[James]

Stupid thread. 

[tdawg87]

I have a good feeling about this thread.

[Amazing Larry]

XBOX and bong rips: the ingredients to a successful career revival.

[Angel Oracle]

Just sayin.

 

Has there been a pitcher, since 2010, that Butcher has fixed who was pitching as poorly as Rodney and Kazmir were? 

Wilson did have a poor 2nd half of 2012 and struggled in the first half, before rallying.   Maybe I'll give Butcher that one. 

But otherwise, it is possibly an indictment on Butcher that Rodney and Kazmir found themselves with someone else's help.

 

Besides, how many people are confident in Butcher?

[fan_since79]

When fastball velocity increases like his has, I can't help but think of PED's.

 

I know, that's wrong to assume, but I can't help it.

[tdawg87]

That xbox guy was right. I guess Kazmir just felt like waiting a little while longer before dropping the hammer. It was probably attached to his bong so he wanted to find another one before dropping it.

[SoWhat]

He's hitting 96 with his fastball, that's a huge jump in velocity.

[Stradling]

Using Scott ****ing Kazmir as your argument against Mike Butcher takes away whatever credibility you have. Do you blame Carew for Tony Phillips being a crack head?

[austin724]

Scott Kazmir was with this team 4 years ago. I think it is time to get over it.

[Season Over]

Kazmir was awful in his last season in Tampa and in independent ball.  I don't think Butcher was responsible for his lack of velocity and control.

[Angel Oracle]

PEDs could indeed be possible, with that velocity jump.  

Do PEDs though improve command (only 14 BBs in past 56 innings)? 

[Homebrewer]

Scott Kazmir was with this team 4 years ago. I think it is time to get over it.

He was on the opening day roster in 2011

You are only wrong by 50%

[Homebrewer]

With the team-wide pitching failures of the past many seasons, (before Dipoto and after) There is zero reason to keep mike butcher.The guy stinks.

[stormngt]

He's hitting 96 with his fastball, that's a huge jump in velocity.

 

PED's

[VariousCrap]

I'm happy for the guy.  It is a great comeback for him.

[Mile High Dreams]

Was it PEDs for either Weaver or Hanson when they got their velocity back? That argument is as tired as calling someone a hater because you don't agree with their opinion. Get overyourselves.

[Angel Oracle]

Weaver/Hanson regained about 4-5mph.

Colon/Kazmir each gained some 8-9mph.

[ScottT]

Jackie Autry should obviously get the blame for Tony Phillips doing crack.  

[disarcina]

Kazmir is a case that defies description.

 

Was a real ace with Tampa Bay, we made that deal, he showed some promise for us -- I thought the deal for him was great.

 

we extended him and it all went to heck.

 

he lost velocity and seemingly the will to pitch, the will to play ball.

 

When the Halos let him go they really had little choice -- they really gave him chances and he just couldn't get anyone out.

 

He was out of baseball then wound up with that Texas Skeeters team in the Independent league and had something like a 15.75 ERA in five games.

 

He was awful..........

 

now he's back in the bigs with Cleveland and doing well here in the second half........go figure.

 

but Kazmir is definitely not one that got away from the Halos.........he literally stunk the place up in Anaheim.

[disarcina]

the speculation on the posts here about his sudden retained velocity is understandable..........

[fan_since79]

I was at one of the better games Kazmir pitched during that dreadful stretch. But Kevin Millwood, who came into the game with a 2-14 record, shut us down that night and Baltimore won 5-0.

 

A couple of the runs were set up by Angel fielding miscues as I recall. Kazmir wasn't too bad.