Ervin Santana's average fastball so far through two innings today: 94.6mph, with a high of 96.3. Ponson's also being reported a bit higher than usual, but not to this degree. It seems Ervin may (may) finally be getting better.
* Do note that Ervin had good velocity in years prior to 2008 without being awesome, so this doesn't automatically mean that we're boned.
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You put up a post declaring him healthy or not every time he pitches.
Eyebrows - July 21, 2009
Also
Eyebrows - July 21, 2009
Music to my eyes
Poochie - July 21, 2009
What a lovely picture.
EnglishMariner - July 21, 2009
What a happy little chap.
msb - July 21, 2009
He's where he belongs now
OlSalty - July 21, 2009
Hell.
Poochie - July 21, 2009
I find it interesting
Jeff Sullivan - July 21, 2009
Don't you?
Healthy, 100% Ervin Santana is terrific.
Jeff Sullivan - July 21, 2009
I do.
I just think sometimes maybe it’s SSS? Shouldn’t you wait at least until he’s done pitching this one game? And I’m not convinced that you can say he’s healthy/hurt based solely on his average fastball velocity.
Eyebrows - July 21, 2009
Needs more inverted Ws
bluemax - July 21, 2009
This isn't so much a healthy/not healthy thing as a 100%/not 100% thing
and you can’t fluke your way into high velocity. It looks a lot like Ervin has improved today.
Jeff Sullivan - July 21, 2009
And he was looking pretty good during his last start as well wasn't he?
OlSalty - July 21, 2009
Not according to his velocity chart
Jeff Sullivan - July 21, 2009
Didn't he have the same thing six weeks or so ago
and came out the next start and got shelled? It could just be coincidence – isn’t this his first start post ASG?
seattlebruin - July 21, 2009
He hasn't thrown this well all year
We’ll see which way he goes. I’m just raising awareness.
Jeff Sullivan - July 21, 2009
I can't wait until next Felix start where you declare his velocity is normal.
Faux - July 21, 2009
For the next week every time Matthew posts something, you should post the most recent velocity chart of Santana's
seattlebruin - July 21, 2009
Except in years other than 2008.
Matthew - July 21, 2009
Well I assume the velocity spike wasn't an anomaly
Jeff Sullivan - July 21, 2009
I think I'll wait until the end-of-game recap post before declaring happiness.
Faux - July 21, 2009
Ruh Roh.
Slurvey - July 21, 2009
Reverse Felix!
PANIC PANIC PANIC
Poochie - July 21, 2009
This is just our bad news for the day
Which means any more news that comes out today will be good news
Tube - July 21, 2009
Good News!
Everyone on the M’s is now injured aside from Cedeno and Johnson!
Faux - July 21, 2009
It's impossible for Lopez to get hurt out of awesomeness
seattlebruin - July 21, 2009
His siblings, on the other hand...
seattlebruin - July 21, 2009
Oh come on you can't tee that one up for yourself like that.
Zwakamatsu - July 21, 2009
Like Bruce Coslet once said, you can't pull fat.
abender20 - July 21, 2009
As a large-bellied person, I will disagree.
Faux - July 21, 2009
So The Angels
get a scandalously fortunate sweep against the Yankees, and then get to add more talent. Stop this train, I think I know what the end of the line looks like
Trenchtown - July 21, 2009
Yuni and the Igniter
are coming to the rescue!
bluemax - July 21, 2009
According to the Angels' braodcast
the royals are 11-1 when willie drives in a run!
levnclf - July 21, 2009
Isn't this where Matthew gets mad at you for causing people to panic because of gun readings?
Robert - July 21, 2009
I think it's the part where he seethes silently for being bumped down another spot.
Faux - July 21, 2009
Guns usually cause people to panic
guns kill people.
People like Steve McNair
seattlebruin - July 21, 2009
No guns kill people who fuck around on their wives
Poochie - July 21, 2009
Actually, he was fucking around on that other girl
that was the problem
seattlebruin - July 21, 2009
Knives kill people who are married to runningbacks.
abender20 - July 21, 2009
OJ was a pretty awesome running back.
bluemax - July 21, 2009
All-time great slasher.
abender20 - July 21, 2009
No one made a cut like Juice.
waldo rojas - July 21, 2009
And people who drive with one on I-5 with the safety off
LauraBu - July 21, 2009
Hey man, look at this!!!!
msb - July 21, 2009
Last one was 97
but Jose Guillen hit a 2-run single off of it.
Fuckmikereilly - July 21, 2009
Santana hit 97 in the 3rd
and 96 at least twice.
bluemax - July 21, 2009
Angels have scored the second most runs per game in the AL
Anyone ever look at the Angels offense and think “That looks like a top of the line hitting force”?
Trenchtown - July 21, 2009
Any lineup with Figgins
Izturis and Willits in it, just doesn’t seem like it should score much.
bluemax - July 21, 2009
Figgins has like a 400 OBP.
Eyebrows - July 21, 2009
Right right
I know that Figgins is good, but he just doesn’t look like he should be.
It’s stupid and illogical.
bluemax - July 21, 2009
It's the way his first name is spelled.
LauraBu - July 21, 2009
His real name is Desmond DeChone Figgins
[themoreyouknow.gif]
Eyebrows - July 21, 2009
DeChone!
abender20 - July 21, 2009
His before the bigs just made me hate him more.
bluemax - July 21, 2009
It's almsot like Eyebrows has a relevant .gif for everything
seattlebruin - July 21, 2009
I would be happier if the Angels lineup was DeChone'd.
joof - July 21, 2009
I'm a big fan of 2008 Chone
Poochie - July 21, 2009
We should acquire his best friend Juan Pierre from LAD to mess with his head
Seriously though, I hate that I can’t hate LAA. They are scrappy, win games, are nice to animals, help old ladies across the street, speak grammatically, etc.
LauraBu - July 21, 2009
I have no problem wishing all of them immense pain and suffering.
Except Vlad.
Aaron Campeau - July 21, 2009
Eric Aybar's pretty awesome.
Decatur - July 21, 2009
At sucking leper cock for money, sure.
Aaron Campeau - July 21, 2009
Rec'd, but I wish he were sucking leper cock for the Mariners :(
Decatur - July 21, 2009
Izturis has a slash line of 303/349/412
With 0 < x <10 defense at short.
Eyebrows - July 21, 2009
Motherfucker.
EnglishMariner - July 21, 2009
I guess I should use more advanced stats.
.334 wOBA this year.
Don’t talk bad about my guy.
Eyebrows - July 21, 2009
I think we always knew it was pretty good
Jeff Sullivan - July 21, 2009
It looked bad on paper in December
Poochie - July 21, 2009
I predicted it to be above-average like a smart person
Jeff Sullivan - July 21, 2009
No once again you just lucked into not looking like a tard
Poochie - July 21, 2009
I don't know, I see Torii Hunter's name and I just fly into a profanity-laced tirade
OlSalty - July 21, 2009
54 pitches 40 strikes 14 balls
bluemax - July 21, 2009
DeJesus!
marinerdan - July 21, 2009
Nobody effs with DeJesus!
waldo rojas - July 21, 2009
Annnd the Royals take the lead!
OlSalty - July 21, 2009
5-4 KC!
Eyebrows - July 21, 2009
Added velocity means added velocity off the bat.
marinerdan - July 21, 2009
Maybe it's a Mark Lowe 96 instead of a good 96.
joof - July 21, 2009
Royals fantasy camp sounds like it would be immensely popular.
Mariner John - July 21, 2009
Considering that you'd have a good chance of making the club, yeah.
abender20 - July 21, 2009
Franklin Gutierrez can WALK on water, you stupid rubber ducky bobblehead.
LauraBu - July 21, 2009
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