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• Laley23

  

  Best pitcher in the AL so far?
  
  James Shields, Jered Weaver or Justin Verlander?
  
  Close, Josh Beckett
• birddog23

  Laley23;814087 wrote:Best pitcher in the AL so far?
  
  James Shields, Jered Weaver or Justin Verlander?
  
  Close, Josh Beckett

  Verlander
  
  Halladay
  
  
  Weaver
  Shields
  
  
  everyone else.
  
  
  Verlander is virtually untouchable at this point.
• Tiger2003

  

  birddog23;814134 wrote:Verlander
  
  Halladay
  
  
  Weaver
  Shields
  
  
  everyone else.
  
  
  Verlander is virtually untouchable at this point.

  
  Halladay?
• birddog23

  Tiger2003;814171 wrote:Halladay?

  
  Yeah. Ever heard of the guy?
• SportsAndLady

  

  lol
• karen lotz

  

  I assume Tiger said that because Halladay hasn't pitched in the AL for a couple of years now.
• birddog23

  Wow, just re-read Laley's post and saw the "AL". My bad tiger.
• Laley23

  

  Verlander is untouchable. But Shields has 3 CG 1 SHO in his last 3 starts. Its very close. Verlander has been dominant for 5 starts, and Shields for 3...but those 3 maybe more than Verlander. Here are Shields last 3 for those who dont know.
  
  9 innings, no runs versus the Red Sox (who have like 200 runs in June)
  Followed by:
  9 innings, no ER versus the Marlins
  Followed by:
  9 innings, 1 ER versus the Astros
• birddog23

  Yeah but those 3 teams all are in the bottom half in the MLB in runs scored and hitting. Plus, I have a lot more faith in Verlander. Shields is very inconsistent.
• Laley23

  

  birddog23;814197 wrote:Yeah but those 3 teams all are in the bottom half in the MLB in runs scored and hitting. Plus, I have a lot more faith in Verlander. Shields is very inconsistent.

  
  Sorry, I meant Red Sox not White.
• Tiger2003

  

  birddog23;814175 wrote:Yeah. Ever heard of the guy?

  
  Nope never heard of him.
• Laley23

  

  I just dont know if I can concede that either. Im not saying JV isnt better, but it is MUCH closer than anyone in the country is giving credence two.
  
  JV has given up 3 ER or less in 16/17 starts, Shields in 14/16 starts. Here are the numbers in a breakdown:
  Verlander--------Shields
  3-----------------------2
  3-----------------------5
  2-----------------------2
  3-----------------------1
  3-----------------------0
  3-----------------------1
  0-----------------------1
  1-----------------------2
  3-----------------------3
  6-----------------------0
  0-----------------------3
  2-----------------------7
  1-----------------------3
  0-----------------------0
  1-----------------------0
  0-----------------------1
  
  Shields has been inconsistent almost his whole career. But it isnt fair to label him that way this season. He has been remarkable.
• TBone14

  

  Bucs lead the Texans 14-10. Bottom of the 9th at Reliant Stadium
• Ironman92

  

  Bobby Valentine just said Willie Mays got to first bast in 3.4
  
  I don't believe him.
• jordo212000

  

  Bobby Valentine just said Willie Mays got to first bast in 3.4
  
  I don't believe him.

  I don't believe a lot of things that he says
• birddog23

  Ironman92;814760 wrote:Bobby Valentine just said Willie Mays got to first bast in 3.4
  
  I don't believe him.

  I can believe it. It's 30 yards. I can easily see Mays running like 4.2 - 4.4 forty yard dash.
• Laley23

  

  birddog23;814784 wrote:I can believe it. It's 30 yards. I can easily see Mays running like 4.2 - 4.4 forty yard dash.

  
  We are talking about after a swing. So his momentum is not taking him directly to first.More towards SS/3rd.
• Ironman92

  

  Drew Stubbs is 3.7 from the right side....would love to see the fastest NFL combine guys swing a bat and get clocked from contact and then do it on dirt opposed to fast field turf...and time the final stride to hit the base in the best place.
• riders1

  

  some more times.
  
  http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_fastest_time_by_a_MLB_player_running_to_first_base
• hoops23

  

  Anybody see Troy Tulowtizki hit the ball twice in one swing? Never seen that before, ever.
  
  http://mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16259051
• Tiger2003

  

  hoops23;814895 wrote:Anybody see Troy Tulowtizki hit the ball twice in one swing? Never seen that before, ever.
  
  http://mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16259051

  
  Ya I saw that. Was pretty impressed he got a single out of it.
• Ironman92

  

  Dodgers have 17 hits thru 6 innings
• karen lotz

  

  Braves don't have any hits yet.
• karen lotz

  

  hoops23;814895 wrote:Anybody see Troy Tulowtizki hit the ball twice in one swing? Never seen that before, ever.
  
  http://mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16259051

  
  
  WTF? Someone told me about that yesterday but I forgot to look it up. Doesn't seem possible at all.
• Ironman92

  

  Yeah....but fortunately they are still shutting out the Mariners.