星期五, 7月 15, 2005

Damon on Schilling

四月時提到 Johnny Damon 的 Idiot 這本書,Damon 提到他眼中的 Schilling 是個 psycho,馬上請股溝妹幫忙找到這段話:

My most vivid memory about that series [the first home series vs. the Yankees] was watching Curt Schilling on the day he pitched. This guy is kinda sick. It makes you want to throw up, because he prepares so much. The day before he pitches he goes through all of his charts. He's got suitcases full of them. He has information on every hitter he's ever faced. In fact, he even has footage on DVDs of most of them. Curt has gone high tech.

I'm sure he has someone who works with him on the side. He figures this is his career and he owes it to the game to be very prepared. I wish I could be that dedicated, but I know I'd drive myself nuts. I need a different routine night in, night out. He has his set routine. He spends hours and hours going over his charts with Dave Wallace...and Jason Varitek...The day after Schilling pitches, Curt will take a day off to free his mind. The next day, he's a maniac in the bullpen, throwing a lot of pitches. And on the day he starts, the guy is down in the bullpen throwing for 20 or 30 minutes to get ready for the game. He throws a ton of pitches. Any other person would be worn out, but he just keeps going, and he isn't done until he's ready. The guy is a little psycho when it comes to that...

或許年紀大了 Schilling 有慢熱的習性,要發動他還要一套嚴謹的 ISO 9000 程序書,以後 Schilling 豈不第三局就開始熱身了?其實後面還有一段 Damon 提到等到 Schiliing 「發動」之後的優點就是耐操,如果教練在第七局或是他「只」投 100 球時上去....準被他白眼,這大概可以解釋前幾天為什麼他不贊成 Schilling 去當 closer

今天比賽我還沒看,可能是我烏鴉 (因為我看了 Damon 的書),我事先擔心的劇情真的發生了!!!或許可以考慮把 Schilling 調回先發,Arroyo 進牛棚,Arroyo 當 reliever 的 ERA 2.43 遠比他當先發好!在季初或許會捨不得 (當時 Miller 掛傷,Arroyo 是表現最穩的一人,還有所謂的不敗紀錄) 現在應該沒什麼好捨不得了吧!?

5 則留言:

Bubble 提到...

以他目前的狀況,現該是在小聯盟先發,慢慢把他的 strength 調回來。比較令人擔心的是,或許他跟教練們討論的結果,他今年不可能調整回來,所以只能看看能不能對牛棚有所幫助。

匿名 提到...

rumor : Joe Kerrigan 到洋基隊去做投手指導了

匿名 提到...

各位對於馬林魚的火球男AJ可能到紅襪的消息 覺得利還是弊呢
聽說要拿Arroyo加上??換 值得嗎

DLowe 提到...

John Henry 以前是馬林魚隊的人, 後來也把 Clement, Mantei 等老屬下弄過來, 如果說他要弄 AJ 可信度相當高

Lowell 過來是否代表受到歡迎的 Mueller 7 月就要走人?

還有.... 這並沒有解決現存牛棚的問題啊

匿名 提到...

BOS-FLA-SD 三者之間現在謠言很多種

Out: Arroyo, Alvarez, Shoppach
In: Burntt, Lowell

Alvarz, Shoppach 都是可以放掉的 prospect, 加上年底 Mueller, Millar 都變 FA, 不會和高薪的 Lowell 重疊

要是我就拍板, 只是...聽起來條件好像太好了