3 Starts
10.1 Innings Pitched
21 Hits
20 Runs
14 Earned Runs
6 BB
5 K
4 HR
1 Trip to the Minors??
Unfortunately for Bergy, he's been the recipient of some bad defense, most notably Ty Wigginton's botched double play ball in the 3rd inning tonight with one down and the bases jammed. As we all know, that only counts as one error, but the inning should have been over with the O's down 1-0. Instead, as "luck" would have it for the 2010 O's, things ballooned and before you knew it, 7-0 Seattle. Hey, what do you expect when you have all kinds of players out of their natural positions?
Berken's looked great again out of the pen and has done a great job in what is becoming the role of Bergy's mop-up man. I'm sure it will be tempting to replace Bergesen with Berken in the rotation, but why tinker with success? Some guys are just suited for the bullpen (see Hendrickson, Mark).
Meanwhile, who knows what to make of Brad Bergesen. The guy who was the Orioles most consistently good pitcher in 2009 and was such a pleasant surprise is seeing his star sinking fast. I'll ask again ... is he possibly still harboring a shoulder injury from the infamous off-season commercial shoot?
Meanwhile, who knows what to make of Brad Bergesen. The guy who was the Orioles most consistently good pitcher in 2009 and was such a pleasant surprise is seeing his star sinking fast. I'll ask again ... is he possibly still harboring a shoulder injury from the infamous off-season commercial shoot?
and down to Norfolk he goes....
ReplyDeletenice blog.
Well, I guess I was right.
ReplyDeleteThere's just something wrong with him. As I said, I think he's still hurt. He's not getting the proper velocity to drop his sinker beneath the zone, thus resulting in ridiculously easy pitches to hit. Every major leaguer can hit 85 MPH pitches in the middle of the zone, particularly when the pitcher is not changing speeds, as sinkerballers don't do.
It's a shame, hopefully we see him back and better than ever.
Thanks for the compliment, btw.
ReplyDeleteAnd I will continue to maintain that last year was something of a fluke and he'll never be that pitcher again.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he's hurt at all. Yes, he now lacks confidence, and he needs to regain that, but even still, I don't see him ever breaking a 4.00 ERA again.
Leave Berken alone in long relief. Bring up Arrieta. He's ready. Give him a shot to take Bergy's spot and keep it permanently.
I read a piece today by Jeff Zrebiec saying the same thing - Bergy's attributing it to "a lack of confidence."
ReplyDeleteBut since when does a lack of confidence make your sinker stop sinking?
I totally agree on Berken/Arrieta.