he's not a little kid who just got out of high school. he pitched for Duke and has more innings under his belt than other rookies. I wouldn't want him doing it every start, but one start like this wont hurt him long term.
great shot of Stroman in the dugout. have to think Gibby said "not bad kid, we'll clean up your mess." lol Stroman has to be able to take a lot of confidence with him after this start. good step in his learning curve.
He's going to have up and down night, but this is what we hoped we were getting and hopefully it's more ups.
great start!! pen gets some rest. good all around.
not the first time an ump has called a game like it's already done. I just hope it doesn't come back to bite the jays tonight. they have been really good. Especially Stroman...
they only play 6 days a week in the japanese bigs. six man rotation with 6 starters. so they only start once a week. But they throw a lot. every player has an intense regime they follow every day.
Asian teams do everything more and they start at a very young age. repetition and fundamentals are beaten into them from the day they start playing organized ball.
the worst part is that it is a lot better than it used to be. all teams at every level used to use players like bic lighters. when it runs out of fuel you throw it away and abuse another one. look at how many pitches guys used to throw in the majors. it's come a long way, but still it's abusive at times.
the top colleges are usually a lot more protective, but there are definitely a lot of college coaches trying to rid kids to the top. NCAA wins mean huge budgets, donations, league bonuses....
a lot of little league coaches dont know s***. dad's and beer drinking wanna be types that think winning little league game completes their manhood. the anything to win attitude causes a lot of problems. Best kid on the team starts every game.