How did your team do on Opening Day?

[barrysloate]

I agree with David that tearing down Yankee Stadium was blasphemous. There was nothing wrong with the old park, and it was torn down purely to add luxury suites. And now all the good seats are so expensive most fans are priced out.

But I'll still watch them for free on TV.

[Section103]

Tim Lincecum is just.....so freaking incredible. It makes me unbelievably happy to watch him pitch for my team every 5th day.

[mr2686]

Tim Lincecum's the real deal...no two ways about that. For my teams, locally the Padres...oh the Padres. Don't get me started. On a long distance note, I expect my Yankees to have another great year. And even if they dont, only 251 more hits for Jeter to get 3000.

[mayx2]

The Buccos won ,took the fisrt step toward the 2010 World Series!You heard it here first( and probably last) Lou

[barrysloate]

Lincecum is listed as 5' 11" and 160 lbs....how does he do it? Back-to-back Cy Youngs, and arguably the best in the game right now.

[JasonL]

It's all about torque and leverage
I just hope the throwing motion is properly designed so as to not wear out the various pivot points too early...

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Lincecum is listed as 5' 11" and 160 lbs....how does he do it? Back-to-back Cy Youngs, and arguably the best in the game right now.

The same way that guys like Pedro Martinez...and even Bobby Shantz did it. I never saw Shantz so he may have been a junkballer or had a great curve..never looked into it, but I know he was tiny.

edited to add: I'm more amazed by a guy like CC Sabathia who must weigh 300 lbs and he can still pitch.

[barrysloate]

Jason said what I've been thinking: he is going to have a short career. I don't think his arm will be able to handle 10-12 years of that pitching motion. Hope I'm wrong.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Jason said what I've been thinking: he is going to have a short career. I don't think his arm will be able to handle 10-12 years of that pitching motion. Hope I'm wrong.

I recently read an article...maybe in Baseball Digest about Lincecum and how his father defied every convention when teaching his son to pitch. Taught him the curveball when he was in the 8th grade, NEVER used ice on his arm, and obviously never gave him steroids.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

The same way that guys like Pedro Martinez...and even Bobby Shantz did it. I never saw Shantz so he may have been a junkballer or had a great curve..never looked into it, but I know he was tiny.

edited to add: I'm more amazed by a guy like CC Sabathia who must weigh 300 lbs and he can still pitch.

This is a great topic and I've often thought about it!
I can tell you, as an avid history buff of no-hit pitchers through time, that many dominant no-hit pitching performances have been turned in by guys that were amazingly small of stature. Pitching dominance does not always equal physical size and conversely physical size does not guarantee quality pitching performance and results. That being said, watching modern baseball games would almost lead you believe that all major league pitchers are 6'4" + and 220 lbs......

[BrockJacob]

Originally Posted by Section103

Tim Lincecum is just.....so freaking incredible. It makes me unbelievably happy to watch him pitch for my team every 5th day.

Hopefully pretty soon he will be pitching every fifth day to Buster Posey behind the dish. I'll be a big Giants fan when that happens.