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[msstate7]

Maybe you were a kid at 21 but I sure wasn't. I was a grown man!!

I don't know you, but reading the comments of your peers in this thread isn't an endorsement of your maturity at your current age (whatever that may be).

[yjnkdawg]

I don't know you, but reading the comments of your peers in this thread isn't an endorsement of your maturity at your current age (whatever that may be).

Excellent point 7.

[yjnkdawg]

I will be the first to admit . Pilk has stunk it up the last month. No way that guy shouldn?t be dominating more.
Projected 1st round draft picks entering their Jr season should be dominate.
But he does have the talent to take the mound Thursday and shove it up Fla ass. There is just no reason to think he will based on what he has done last handful of starts.

I think Pilk changed his game plan back when he was not getting the run support. I think he was pressing and putting more pressure on himself trying to make pitches in certain counts that he would have normally not done if he had the run support to back him up. Not having the run support is frustrating, even if a pitcher says it isn't, and has to have some type of effect or a psychological factor on your pitching performance to some extent. Now it seems his balls just don't have the velocity, movement, and accuracy that he used to have, and he seems to be worn down, but stress will do that. Great post Ari.

[preachermatt83]

I don't know you, but reading the comments of your peers in this thread isn't an endorsement of your maturity at your current age (whatever that may be).

This coming from the guy who is known for his innate ability to whine throughout entire game threads.

[Todd4State]

I think Pilk changed his game plan back when he was not getting the run support. I think he was pressing and putting more pressure on himself trying to make pitches in certain counts that he would have normally not done if he had the run support to back him up. Not having the run support is frustrating, even if a pitcher says it isn't, and has to have some type of effect or a psychological factor on your pitching performance to some extent. Now it seems his balls just don't have the velocity, movement, and accuracy that he used to have, and he seems to be worn down, but stress will do that. Great post Ari.

So will throwing 95+ and usually 100+ pitches every start over the last nine starts no matter how many runs you allow.

[yjnkdawg]

So will throwing 95+ and usually 100+ pitches every start over the last nine starts no matter how many runs you allow.

I agree there too, Todd. It seems like he has to get to a certain point in the game, no matter what his velocity, accuracy, pitch count or the score, before we have any reliever that can find their way to the pitching mound.

[Homedawg]

This coming from the guy who is known for his innate ability to whine throughout entire game threads.

This coming from a preacher who belittles more of our players than dang near the entire board. So there's that.