Comments on: Gerrit Cole Pitches Six Shutout Innings

By: Lee Young

Lee Young — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:56:00 +0000

Good stuff John as always!

By: JohnDreker

JohnDreker — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:43:00 +0000

Good stuff, a little misleading since there is no stadium radar gun and no one buzzed when he was throwing, 99% of the people there had no clue who he was or how hard he was throwing

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:35:00 +0000

From MILB.com:

“The numbers in Cole’s pitching line were tight, but the digits that left people in Waterfront Park buzzing came from the stadium radar gun. The 2011 first overall pick hit 100 mph five times Tuesday, including three times in the sixth inning.
The increase in fastball velocity over time, reminiscent perhaps of the equally hard-throwing AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, is no mistake, according to Cole.
“In the start of the game, I’m just looking to apply my mechanics and get a gameplan down,” said the Pirates’ No. 2 prospect. “But as I get deeper into the game, I can become more aggressive because I’ve faced these guys a few times and crank it up a little. I almost never get tired too, so I’ve usually got something left in the tank even late.”

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120731&content_id=35901256&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb

By: JohnDreker

JohnDreker — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:31:00 +0000

I did not, I was there with family, not on the media pass and Trenton doesn’t have any gun readings posted, the one thing I hate about that place. With the amount of late swings I saw, I’d say his fastball was definitely on tonight, which would put it at the 100mph(top end) range you saw at the futures game. The kid has remarkable focus on the mound, he gets the ball back from the catcher, he’s on the rubber, staring in for the sign.

Didn’t mention it above, but Trenton is the top hitting team(OPS) in the entire Eastern League. They have 130 homers, no other team has more than 90

By: nickmid13

nickmid13 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:22:00 +0000

Just curious, but were you able to get any readings on how hard he was throwing?

By: Casey Jensen

Casey Jensen — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:05:00 +0000

Love to see starts like this =P