March 16, 2008
Proving Peter Wrong
A few days ago, Peter Schmuck gave up on Daniel Cabrera. Today, Cabrera tried to prove that pessimism premature:
Cabrera allowed two runs and five hits -- three coming in his final inning. He walked one and struck out five, including four in a row, beginning with Lastings Milledge, to end the first inning.
"He was ahead or even in the count all the time, using all his pitches," catcher Ramon Hernandez said. "That's the key. You get ahead, you get quick swings. You get quick swings, you get quick innings. He did that today."
His posture on the mound was better:
Cabrera, listed at 6 foot 9, has been trying to stand taller on the mound and throw downhill. His delivery has been one of the projects bestowed upon new pitching coach Rick Kranitz.
"We've been working to try to keep it the same way," Cabrera said.
"He never slouched, he never hunched over," Trembley said. "He was tall on the mound and his tempo was very good. He got the ball and he threw it. There wasn't a lot of time between pitches and he was good out of the stretch. When he stays tall and throws downhill and doesn't fall off to the side, when he doesn't bend over, he's real good. He needs to do it again."
He should walk around with a book on his head between starts.
Posted by David Pinto at
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