Scouting Report on Bumgarner and Alderson

Hope both Bumgarner and Alderson can master the change.

Alderson tipping his pitches?

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I had no idea Alderson was 6’7". Yikes

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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 29, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions

His brother’s 6’10". I wonder if Tim’s completely finished growing or not.

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by JT Jordan on Apr 29, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions

I stood 5 feet away from him in the bullpen. The guy really is a Giant

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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 29, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions

He is very tall. Everyone’s taller than me, though.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 29, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I am 6’5" and I don’t like people taller than me b/c they are BIG. Honestly though, I am not used to looking up at anyone, it freaks me out

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by say hey nation on Apr 30, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Um...

Yikes? What in the world does him being 6’7" have to do with how good of a pitcher he is?

by ololo3 on May 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I love how you interpreted the word “yikes” to mean: “OMG he’s way too tall to ever be a good pitcher”. My intended connotation was more along the lines of, “that’s surprising”.

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by Useful_Idiot on May 2, 2009 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions

both madbum and tim2 got rocked pretty good in their starts this week :(

by po on Apr 29, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions

Tim, yeah, but not really for Madbum. He gave up some hits that were groundballs that found holes, he was victimized by errors and he still had a 6:1 K/BB ratio for the start.

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by jponry on Apr 29, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope Tim figures out those mechanical problems soon… He should be gaining velocity at his age, not losing it

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by theghostofjasonellison on Apr 29, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah. the errors caused a lot of extra pitches that shortened his outing.

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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 30, 2009 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Maybe he’s just throwing the change-up more.

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by oldjacket on Apr 30, 2009 8:19 AM PDT reply actions

Good info in there, especially re. Alderson. Two thoughts:

- It’s possible the Giants told him, don’t worry about getting hit, just work on the change-up.

- And the pitch-tipping could come from him tinkering on the mound with his change-up grip. It’s an awkward pitch to grip sight-unseen (ie, with your hand hidden in your glove) if you’re still figuring it out.

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by leftymalo on Apr 30, 2009 9:57 AM PDT reply actions