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miguelcabrera said:arnt you from pitt?
markakis8 said:Mariano Rivera is the most overrated pitcher of all time.
Even as a Red Sox fan I will have to disagree with this statement. No one has been as dominant a closer for as long as Rivera. Dude can flat out pitch and I hate it :lol: Hopefully this season is his last, then the Yanks are in trouble!markakis8 said:Mariano Rivera is the most overrated pitcher of all time.
scotty21690 said:On the other hand, that James Shields guy is quite overrated if you ask me...
markakis8 said:Mariano Rivera is the most overrated pitcher of all time.
scotty21690 said:Hopefully this season is his last, then the Yanks are in trouble!
vwnut13 said:scotty21690 said:Hopefully this season is his last, then the Yanks are in trouble!
To be totally honest with you. I'm not really worried for when Rivera decides to retire.
David Robertson has shown amazing ability. He has a fastball he dialed up to 95 tonight. He has a devastating Curveball, and throws a Rivera-esque cutter at about 93.
Robertson is 5'11. Stride Lengths are typically 70-100% of a pitchers height. Robertson strides 7' (118% of his height) What does that mean? When Robertson throws his fastball, he releases it 14" closer to home plate than the average pitcher. That's why he is so hard to hit.
Oh, and Topps, can we get some David Robertson Autographs? Every time I see him pitch I go to eBay to see if he finally has an auto card.
Wes said:vwnut13 said:scotty21690 said:Hopefully this season is his last, then the Yanks are in trouble!
To be totally honest with you. I'm not really worried for when Rivera decides to retire.
David Robertson has shown amazing ability. He has a fastball he dialed up to 95 tonight. He has a devastating Curveball, and throws a Rivera-esque cutter at about 93.
Robertson is 5'11. Stride Lengths are typically 70-100% of a pitchers height. Robertson strides 7' (118% of his height) What does that mean? When Robertson throws his fastball, he releases it 14" closer to home plate than the average pitcher. That's why he is so hard to hit.
Oh, and Topps, can we get some David Robertson Autographs? Every time I see him pitch I go to eBay to see if he finally has an auto card.
14" closer than all pitchers or all pitchers his height?
Wes said:14" closer than all pitchers or all pitchers his height?
markakis8 said:Mariano Rivera is the most overrated pitcher of all time.
noaskiecards said:Quote for stupidity....what kind of comment is that after 1 bad game?
scotty21690 said:Even as a Red Sox fan I will have to disagree with this statement. No one has been as dominant a closer for as long as Rivera. Dude can flat out pitch and I hate it :lol: Hopefully this season is his last, then the Yanks are in trouble!
On the other hand, that James Shields guy is quite overrated if you ask me...
homerun28aa said:I'm a sox fan and that's dumbest thing I've ever heard. The last year even two years he obviously wasn't vintage Rivera but to call his career overrated is pure stupid
vwnut13 said:Wes said:14" closer than all pitchers or all pitchers his height?
He throws the ball 14" closer to the plate than the "Average Pitcher"
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/w ... index.html
I'd say that it is pretty amazing that at 5'11 he can stride 7ft (The furthest in the AL) Here is a list of the longest AL strides....
David Robertson - 5'11 Height / 7'0 Stride
Sergio Santos - 6'3 / 6'10
Jered Weaver - 6'7 / 6'10
Jeff Neimann - 6'9 / 6'10
Mark Hendrickson - 6'9 / 6'10
Jamey Wright - 6'6 / 6'9
Felix Hernandez - 6'3 / 6'8
David Purcey - 6'4 / 6'8
Gavin Floyd 6'6 / 6'8
Tommy Hunter 6'3 / 6'7