Wags

Using your stats in the thread, I got 5.79 ERA

ER / IP * 9 --> 36 / 56 * 9

So, explicating from this fact shows that we give up, on average, 2 (earned) runs every game when we can least afford it. However, this does not take in to account the fact that the bullpen alignment has undergone much change since the beginning of the year, when many of these runs were scored.

Yuri is now working as a long guy / spot starter (and doing well, I think) and Shawn has taken over the 8th/Closer role. This combined with Davis throwing very well as a lefty in the 7th/8th pushes that number into something much more manageable at the end of the game.

I don't have any charts available to me other than the ones on the website. I didn't play last year (I walked on this year).

I *believe* Lazer talked to someone in SID who was able to bring down some stat sheets today when he was talking to the pitching staff. I'm not sure but someone may be able to contact them? I remember the name Amy...

As of late, Lazer noted, the bullpen has done a much better job of closing the door and not allowing big innings (as was the case earlier in the season). Good work by Rowe and Lewis, and the continued outstanding efforts of Billardello and Sanford are keeping us in the games late. I think he quoted the bullpen as having a 1.50 ERA the last 6 games.

Let's keep up the quality work.

Pitt has won six games in a row, so it should be a good series this weekend. Hope to see a decent turn out, even with most of the student body out of town for break.

Actually, Yuri is throwing tomorrow. Otero is throwing Saturday.

Good win for the team, good start by Delaney.

Weak outing for me  :-/  Seemed like the plate was moving on me. Great job by Sanford to bail my wild self out... AGAIN.

Delaney started game #2, but only threw 2IP. I know he's ready to get back at them after last week.

//off to the field for BP  

Delaney starts today.

From the Oracle today -- "Prado said the Bulls will be missing pitcher Daniel Thomas over the weekend. The junior is out with an injured right knee. Prado added that senior Yuri Higgins will move into Thomas' slot in the lineup, and Chris Delaney, who starts tonight, "has to give us a good outing, especially since we don't have Thomas."

Senior Danny Otero will pitch Friday against Quinnipiac, and Higgins will make the Saturday start against the Spartans."

Hey now, I didn't want people to start hawking on Addy because he (may have) said something as strong as what was published.

I wouldn't mind, but talk to me when we're in Omaha. Then the story will be worthwhile.

Someone mentioned this to Addy the day after the Oracle ran it, and he says/claims/believes he was misquoted.  :

The Gators are a good team, no doubt about that. It will be interesting to see how they play the rest of the year, and hopefully we'll get another shot at them along the line.

Yuri is getting the start Friday night, so he wasn't available to close tonight.

Quevedo is getting the start -- as of now, he is our tuesday starter.

I lifted with him today and he seems confidant and ready to go.

Thanks for the support. I felt like I threw awful out there, but after watching the game, there wasn't anything hard hit. Having the infield constantly in didn't help much, but that's just baseball.

As sad as it sounds, my ERA went down to a 24.70... welcome to D-1 pitching Wags.

Hey Mike,

What happened with the baseball article in the Oracle today??

Final score 19-9.

Bloody series, glad to salvage one.

Central Michigan wins 6-2 on a 2-hitter. USF committed 6 errors and looked even worse than that.

It looked like we were suffering from a UF hangover and Central Michigan took advantage. Daniel Thomas pitched OK, but had to burn a lot of pitches to get out of lengthy innings.

2,300 of those 2,426 fans forgot to show up Friday night.

Looked like the 30 players in USF jerseys forgot to show up today as well. Tomorrow is another day...

I don't know if anyone else here reads the Baseball America blog, but I'm glad to see we're starting to get recognized in baseball circles.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=46

From the blog...

On to this week’s mailbag:

University of South Florida has some great arms on their pitching staff and now with a new coaching staff they are on a roll. How many of them do you think will be in this year’s draft and how far do you think they can go as a team despite losing some key pitchers to the 2006 draft and a two-way guy who transferred?

Gary Bernstein

Tampa

The Bulls are off to a 9-2 start, with their only losses coming in midweek games against Stetson and Florida. Their pitching staff is a big part of their early success, as righthanders Danny Otero (3-1, 0.76), Daniel Thomas (2-0, 1.12) and Chris Delaney (2-0, 1.12) make for a formidable weekend rotation. We highlighted Otero in Weekend Preview two weeks ago; here’s what South Florida coach Lelo Prado said then:

“Otero might be the best pitcher I’ve had beside Sam Militello. (He) has great control and doesn’t miss his spots . . . This guy can pitch for anyone in America and be their Friday starter.â€Â

With a fastball that reached 89 mph and a quality slider in the 79-81 range, the 6-foot-3, 205-pound Otero figures to be a solid senior draft, perhaps somewhere in the 10th-15th round range. But Thomas is the better pro prospect, even though he’s slightly undersized at 6-foot-1, 195. Thomas wasn’t drafted out of high school, having missed his entire senior season after having Tommy John surgery. But he could go somewhere between the sixth and 10th rounds this June, thanks to a fastball in the 90-93 range and a very good, hard slider in the low to mid-80s.

“He’s always had shaky command, but when he throws strikes with his fastball and slider he can be pretty good,†an American League scout said. “His fastball is straight unless he keeps it down, but when he keeps the ball down he can be effective.â€Â

The Bulls have a very intriguing series this weekend against Central Michigan, which has plenty of pitching in its own right. The Friday night matchup between Otero and Central Michigan junior righty Josh Collmenter could be a good one.

Haha, thanks for the bump... ya'll should talk to Prado and Lazer for me  

I think most of the relievers who haven't been getting innings (aka me, D.Lew, et al) are going to get work this weekend.

As far as I know, yes. Dt Friday, Otero Saturday, Delaney Sunday.

I would just like to note that pitching decisions such as rotation, substitution, and pitch calling are the primary responsibility of Coach Collazo, not Prado.

I believe it was 'mandatory' for athletes.

Side note: I believe the call was a balk AND a walk... Coach Prado told us after he spoke to the ump to NOT throw the ball if a balk is called (?)

USF BP starts @ 4:50  

Yeah, it looked like they had 'beach' chairs placed up on there...

On another note, I distinctly remember seeing beer cans on top of the hill during BP the next day...

I think building up and leveing the hills in left field would provide a great scenic value to watching games... I've noticed people out there Fri/Sat night.

I remember looking out there at one point and seeing a 2-3 foot flame glowing from behind the fence. Classic.