Comments on: Maine update …

By: The Coop

The Coop — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:23:43 +0000

If you think big picture and going back to most of Maine’s starts he has very high pitch counts going short into games. That changed in his last start and he seems to respond well to Warthen’s suggestions, at least at first. Of course we are approaching ASB, and he’s gotta have a tired arm. I wouldn’t be averse to skipping his next start or giving him a few days extra rest. As Taylor says, it happens. at the end of the year, Maine will be the best starter. I stand by my prediction of 18 wins.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:02:40 +0000

Maine’s K-rate is down from 8.7/9 last year to 7.3/9 this year.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:29:48 +0000

It happens. Maine is good. You can’t have it every night.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:58:35 +0000

I think it was Darling who said in response to the dead arm comment that Johnnie Maine needs to bring a changeup or curve if the fastball aint working.

By: runnin rebel

runnin rebel — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:40:07 +0000

Regardless of how Maine pitched, I cannot help but think that those three errors and their weak offense had more to do with why the Mets lost.

By: paulunde

paulunde — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:18:41 +0000

I keep waiting for Maine to put it all together. Coming out of spring training, he gave us much to look forward to. I was expecting he would establish himself as a solid #2 starter. Truthfully, he has been quite a disappointment. If he keeps pitching the way he has been for a large part of the season, he’ll be a a #3 or #4 – but not much better than that. I think we all look to this guy as a solid piece to the future of this rotation. Other than a few starts here or there, he has not deserved that kind of consideration.