April 20, 2002
Ted Lilly:
I'm watching Ted Lilly pitch for the Yankees today, and I really like what I'm seeing. Last year he would have moments of brillance, but he would always tire around the 4th or 5th, and walks and HR would kill him. Alberto Castillo is catching, and Jim Kaat has lots of praise for Castillo's pitch calling. Castillo and Lilly are keeping things unpredictable. Lilly now has 8 K through 6 innings (he's walked 1 and hit 2), but has only allowed 2 hits. He's thrown 87 pitchers about 15 per inning. That's very efficient.
I like watching Lilly. He's not a big guy, but I love his curve ball. Reminds me of a shorter Bruce Hurst. He's doing a great job filling in for Pettitte today. I should also mention that Roy Halladay is pitching nearly as brilliantly. The difference is a HR pitch to Bernie Williams.
Posted by David Pinto at
04:26 PM
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