Comments on: What Went Right in 2011

By: chad

chad — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:26:00 +0000

my memory of meek was that in his last outing this year, his fastball was up to 92-94 at least multiple times. a big increase from any of his appearances post-injury. hopefully it will edge up more by next year.

By: white angus

white angus — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:31:00 +0000

mccutchen’s numbers were down in the second half because of his obvious change in approach at the plate. every swing, and i do mean every, was for the fences. even with 2 strikes, his swing never shortened just to make contact. it was hit the ball hard every time no matter what is thrown or where.

i dont blame the lineup around him. tabata did the exact same thing after his hot start, and his numbers plummeted even before the injuries got to him.

cutch needs to go back to his normal approach; damn the HRs, small ball em to death.

By: Kevin Charters

Kevin Charters — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:19:00 +0000

Two things were left out in the list of upgrades. Clint Hurdle changed the entire ‘loser’ mentality of the Pirates and the fan support, especially from the middle of the season on, created an atmosphere not seen in Pittsburgh in many years. Keep the faith.

By: Ian Rothermund

Ian Rothermund — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:47:00 +0000

Is it just a matter of giving Meek more time to recover in order to gain back arm strength? I find it difficult to believe that he could be anywhere near as effective, or fit into that late inning role as he did, without gaining back that velocity. Other than lacking the powerful fastball, I think it’s drastically reduced the effectiveness of his breaking pitches, they just don’t seem have the snap they used to.