July 23, 2003
Schilling's Finish
Wil Everts rightly chides me for jumping on Schilling's case last night.
Just so you know, Schilling did pretty well, especially since he came back early from a broken throwing hand.
A broken hand means that you can't throw or keep your pitching arm up the entire time you are healing. Thus, his arm strength isn't there yet. His fastball is only hitting 93 (due to that weakness) where at full strength he'll hit 97+. Meanwhile, not fooling anyone? He had Bonds about a foot away from his 93 mph heater and made quite a few batters look pretty ugly.
Only giving up 3 runs and still not getting the grip on the ball or pitch speed he's used to is a pretty nice job if you ask me. 15 K and 3 earned runs in the last 2 starts since the break is not bad, and he'll be getting better.
Not automatic may be a true statement, but, in all fairness, no one is expecting him to be, at least if they know what they are talking about. His game isn't at 100% yet and by no accounts should it be.
That's what I get for not staying up late and watching the game.
Posted by David Pinto at
03:06 PM
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