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DJ's left nut · 07-22-2020, 05:14 PM

Well hello, Kim.

That was a sterling performance. One bad pitch (strike 3, out 27 was a hung slider) and everything else was nails. Saw the full repertoire - fastball in and out ranging from 90 to 94 and almost always on the black. Elevated it once for strike 3 (got it good and above the hands) and otherwise was just drilling the bottom of the zone with it; probably threw 6 or 7 of them that were half in/half out of the zone at the bottom.

Big slow curveball that he looked to range from 68 to 80, slider that was in the 84 mph range and I'd just as soon see him stop throwing if he's in relief.

That was a damn impressive outing.

**BigRedChief** · 07-22-2020, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Well hello, Kim.

That was a sterling performance. One bad pitch (strike 3, out 27 was a hung slider) and everything else was nails. Saw the full repertoire - fastball in and out ranging from 90 to 94 and almost always on the black. Elevated it once for strike 3 (got it good and above the hands) and otherwise was just drilling the bottom of the zone with it; probably threw 6 or 7 of them that were half in/half out of the zone at the bottom.

Big slow curveball that he looked to range from 68 to 80, slider that was in the 84 mph range and I'd just as soon see him stop throwing if he's in relief.

That was a damn impressive outing.

Damn Kim looked fantastic. Has there been a successful non flame thrower closer in baseball in the last 20 years or so?

'Hamas' Jenkins · 07-23-2020, 10:58 AM

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Damn Kim looked fantastic. Has there been a successful non flame thrower closer in baseball in the last 20 years or so?

Trevor Hoffman managed 600 saves mainly on the back of his changeup.

**BigRedChief** · 07-23-2020, 11:06 AM

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Trevor Hoffman managed 600 saves mainly on the back of his changeup.

agreed. Good example.
Kim went from a 68 mph curveball to a 91 mph fastball. Thats a helluva difference.

jd1020 · 07-23-2020, 11:13 AM

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agreed. Good example.
Kim went from a 68 mph curveball to a 91 mph fastball. Thats a helluva difference.

91?

Didnt Mariano Rivera's cutter top out around that and that's pretty much all he threw for the last 7 years of his career.

VAChief · 07-23-2020, 11:03 AM

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Damn Kim looked fantastic. Has there been a successful non flame thrower closer in baseball in the last 20 years or so?

How about Koji Uehara. Short run, but effing guy was nails in 2013 topping out at around 88.

Jewish Rabbi · 07-23-2020, 07:44 PM

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Damn Kim looked fantastic. Has there been a successful non flame thrower closer in baseball in the last 20 years or so?

Wouldn’t consider Rivera to be a flamethrower by any means.

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DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-630901	Well hello, Kim. That was a sterling performance. One bad pitch (strike 3, out 27 was a hung slider) and everything else was nails. Saw the full repertoire - fastball in and out ranging from 90 to 94 and almost always on the black. Elevated it once for strike 3 (got it good and above the hands) and otherwise was just drilling the bottom of the zone with it; probably threw 6 or 7 of them that were half in/half out of the zone at the bottom. Big slow curveball that he looked to range from 68 to 80, slider that was in the 84 mph range and I'd just as soon see him stop throwing if he's in relief. That was a damn impressive outing. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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