Guest Iubitul Guests Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 It's a good thing Henry Owens is falling off to the side - that's a line drive coming back up the middle...
seawolf17 Old-Timey Member Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 ="Iubitul"]How does Chad Bradford do that...That is a GREAT shot of Bradford. Sell it to Topps for his '07 baseball card.
Guest ScarletKnight41 Guests Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Great pix.It must have been rough for you to have to narrow it down to just those few Do you have the one with Valentin's stats when he was coming up to bat late in the second game?
nymr83 Old-Timey Member Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 nice shots, did you have good seats or just an insane zoom in on the camera?
Guest Iubitul Guests Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Nymr83 wrote:nice shots, did you have good seats or just an insane zoom in on the camera?We sat in the mezzanine boxes near section 24 for the first game. I went down to the loge behind home plate just to get a few shots of Pelfrey in the first inning. I noticed that there were just enough seats for all of us to sit together, so I called SK, and told them to come down...
Guest Iubitul Guests Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Thanks guys...Now, not to get all Greg Brady on you, but I zoomed in and took a closer look at the shot of Chad Bradford, and it looks like his foot is off the rubber before he let go...Original pic:Close up of foot:
Guest KC Guests Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 I love the Bradford pic with the rubber arm.As for toeing the rubber, I think as long as you keep your toe in the holemost guys do that than not. Not something ya really think about, but some-thing to tune into the second half for sure.
Elster88 Old-Timey Member Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Maine and Pelfrey look like they're doing it too. Zoom in on the Maine shot if you have a chance, Iubitul.
Guest KC Guests Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 I think it's the norm, just like the back line of the batters box being wiped outquickly to make up for the pitcher getting a little closer?
Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 I think it's the norm. A lot of ower pitchers probably have their rear leg exploding up in the air before the ball is released.I think if you go through your own motion, you'll find that most of us are at one leg at our release pont. The rules probably reflect that. Come to a stop on the pitchers' plate and get one stride off as part of your throwing motion.Check out Nolie. His rear foot is ten inches ahead of the rubber and he's still got the ball.
metirish Old-Timey Member Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Great pics, that Bradford pic is one of the best baseball pictures I have ever seen.
Guest OlerudOwned Guests Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 My arm feels sore just looking at the Bradford pic, great job.
Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 Considering Bradford's low speed, arm angle, small innings load, and success,I imagine it's worth a shot in the dark to try out a female NCAA softball star with a 0.22 ERA.Send her to Brooklyn and blow their minds.
Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 Not at all.A team as hundreds of minor leaguers under contract. Each is, by definition, an experiment. Some should be safe experiements, and some should be radical ones. There weren't a lot of peeps who thought Bradford could ever get major leaguers out. With movement, moxie, and enough control to put a very high percentage of his pitches at the knees and on the insde corner, Bradford has flourished. The first two qualities are in high supply among NCAA softball pitching ranks. What we're searching for is that last quality.Someday, some freak will be the first chick playing for a big-league affilliated team. And we know from the proliferation of miniscule ERAs at the NCAA level that many of these young women are playing below their level but have no other place to go. Why not try one out?The job of most minor-league players anyhow is simply to be the teammates of the prospects that the team takes seriously.
Guest Iubitul Guests Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 I think I already have someone in mind...
Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 Awesome. A catcher with filthy shinguards. Suit up Missy Pinkshirt and bi-racial girl in the yellow skirt also.
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