Comments on: Rodney, Zumaya report to minors on Tuesday

By: ron

ron — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:19:34 +0000

Mechanics, shemanics. Hit the black with a little bit of movement at 85 mph. Simple.

By: JML

JML — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:33:38 +0000

The bullpen is just fine without them, trade them for some power hitters.

By: Angus

Angus — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:32:20 +0000

Bilfer, Thanks for the update. Appears that Zumuya will get his money whether he pans out or not. Hope that he can recover and settle down to be a force in our organization. Leave the keg stands and Guitar Hero to his younger brother.

By: billfer

billfer — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:01:54 +0000

Angus - Unless Zumaya gets optioned to the minors he will still be arb eligible. Time on the DL counts as service time, and a rehab stint while on the DL still counts as service time.

By: Eric Cioe

Eric Cioe — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:13:52 +0000

Mark in Chicago,

Yeah, I forgot I commented on that article. If it was something along the lines of, “he looks uncomfortable,” then I still think that.

Regarding Bonderman versus Zumaya on mechanics - look at Bonderman when his elbow is at the highest, and then look at Zumaya. Replicate each of them sitting in your computer chair. Bonderman’s arm mechanics probably aren’t great but they aren’t quite awful, and everything from the waiste down on him seems to work well. Looking at where Zumaya’s arm is before he releases the ball, it hurts. Try doing it. It isn’t comfortable.

By: Joel in Seattle

Joel in Seattle — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:41:16 +0000

They also weren’t meant to catch boxes with their shoulders, or play fake guitar.

By: Joel in Seattle

Joel in Seattle — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:40:00 +0000

You White Sox haters will enjoy a interesting quirk over on Bless You Boys right now… the Current AL Central Standings show the White Sox having lost their last 105.

If only…

By: Chris in Dallas

Chris in Dallas — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:34:48 +0000

Prior was also abused with some ridiculous pitch counts by Dusty so there’s that. Bonderman was capped at what, like 85 pitches in ‘03? They handled him with kid gloves. I don’t really think there’s a such thing as “perfect” mechanics since the act of pitching a baseball is so unnatural. The fact that Zumaya throws with such tremendous velocity has to put more strain on his joints than Bonderman does. Humans weren’t meant to throw tiny baseballs 102 mph.

By: Joel in Seattle

Joel in Seattle — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:34:29 +0000

Sounds like an infant maneuver.

By: Tigercub33

Tigercub33 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:28:37 +0000

You don’t want to know.