tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post5590665000848943015..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Looking for the grey clouds in a sunny skyEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-60348139269773222752015-05-09T11:38:01.996-05:002015-05-09T11:38:01.996-05:00I am more optimistic about Gibson than you are. H...I am more optimistic about Gibson than you are. He seems to be struggling a bit this spring, perhaps with his mechanics, certainly with his control. Still he isn't being hit very hard most of the time. When you watch him, he has good velocity, a lot of movement on his pitches(maybe more than he can handle at times), and 3 effective pitches. I realize most people want more strikeouts, but with a high ground ball rate and the amount of weak contact he generates(especially compared to others on the staff), I am inclined to think he will continue to be effective. Even if he has been a bit lucky up till now, if the control sharpens a bit, I believe(hope) that he will still see comparable results.Jim Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-79316352543849836332015-05-07T09:26:55.815-05:002015-05-07T09:26:55.815-05:00I think Gibson's game last night is a good ill...I think Gibson's game last night is a good illustration of why a team does not bring up all of their rookies at the same time and why a team instead lets their phenoms mature in the minors if possible.<br /><br />Can you imagine if every game was filled with walks, errors and timely hits by the opponent? <br /><br />We have seen plenty of that these last few years.<br /><br />At a time in that game last night the 6-7 run lead did not seem secure.<br /><br />Instead, Schaeffer, Robinson, Dozer, Plouff made some great and timely defensive plays that neutralized the A's base runners and kept the game in control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com