Comments on: An old dog teaching himself a new trick http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:59:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave BW http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95712 Dave BW Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:51:16 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95712 Great post, Coleman. I was saying the same thing, essentially, when the pine tar controversy occurred. In other words, your post was great because it concurred with my preexisting opinion :) Great post, Coleman. I was saying the same thing, essentially, when the pine tar controversy occurred.

In other words, your post was great because it concurred with my preexisting opinion :)

]]> By: judpma http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95691 judpma Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:15:31 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95691 Kenny has everything there ever was and has used it all at sometime or another....when he says he "invented it" he simply means he pulled it out of his over flowing bag of tricks. He ain't done yet! Kenny has everything there ever was and has used it all at sometime or another….when he says he “invented it” he simply means he pulled it out of his over flowing bag of tricks. He ain’t done yet!

]]> By: Eric Cioe http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95688 Eric Cioe Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:26:49 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95688 There's a video from Spring Training this year where Rogers, Bondo, Nate, and Chuck are all sitting around discussing pitching. They start talking about Bondo & Nate's over reliance on their sliders, which Rogers says "messes up your extension," though not as bad as a cutter, which he saw as "horrible for your extension." Funny that he's throwing one (or is he?) now. There’s a video from Spring Training this year where Rogers, Bondo, Nate, and Chuck are all sitting around discussing pitching. They start talking about Bondo & Nate’s over reliance on their sliders, which Rogers says “messes up your extension,” though not as bad as a cutter, which he saw as “horrible for your extension.” Funny that he’s throwing one (or is he?) now.

]]> By: Coleman http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95677 Coleman Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:24:51 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95677 Yes, Crafty Kenny...you know, there were rumors about him doing something to the baseball before the World Series, I think it was the Yankees were murmuring that he had something in his cap...and strangely enough, Kenny was wearing his regular cap in the playoff and WS, not the regulation special logo cap (this would never have flown in the NFL)...so he shows up to pitch with an obvious dark mark on his thumb. OK, what truly "crafty" pitcher would do that? Can you picture Gaylord Perry showing up in a WS that way? Especially now with about 75 cameras on him? And go back and look at the game, and you'll see him going to his cap with his right hand a lot (even while the announcers are all discussing his left thumb). Which is not to say there was something in his cap either; craftiness has many levels. So I say, leaning toward Crafty. (And bonus crafty points if he knew there's no way La Russa has him examined, because there's no way La Russa wants Jeff Weaver examined. Which Leyland should call for if he pitches in the Cleveland series, by the way). Also (and Gaylord Perry will back me up on this one), there are a lot of things you can do to a baseball, but few of them are as effective as what you can do with a batter's mind. What I'm saying is that Kenny may have bought himself a few extra strikes if just a couple of batters go up worrying about getting the "new cutter" from him.... Yes, Crafty Kenny…you know, there were rumors about him doing something to the baseball before the World Series, I think it was the Yankees were murmuring that he had something in his cap…and strangely enough, Kenny was wearing his regular cap in the playoff and WS, not the regulation special logo cap (this would never have flown in the NFL)…so he shows up to pitch with an obvious dark mark on his thumb. OK, what truly “crafty” pitcher would do that? Can you picture Gaylord Perry showing up in a WS that way? Especially now with about 75 cameras on him? And go back and look at the game, and you’ll see him going to his cap with his right hand a lot (even while the announcers are all discussing his left thumb). Which is not to say there was something in his cap either; craftiness has many levels. So I say, leaning toward Crafty.
(And bonus crafty points if he knew there’s no way La Russa has him examined, because there’s no way La Russa wants Jeff Weaver examined. Which Leyland should call for if he pitches in the Cleveland series, by the way).

Also (and Gaylord Perry will back me up on this one), there are a lot of things you can do to a baseball, but few of them are as effective as what you can do with a batter’s mind.

What I’m saying is that Kenny may have bought himself a few extra strikes if just a couple of batters go up worrying about getting the “new cutter” from him….

]]> By: Vince in MN http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95670 Vince in MN Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:52:42 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/an-old-dog-teaching-himself-a-new-trick/#comment-95670 The question is what did he cut it with - sandpaper, fingernail clipper, or one of those things you clean your cleats with? The question is what did he cut it with – sandpaper, fingernail clipper, or one of those things you clean your cleats with?

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