Re: Question for Black, Balsley.

On Apr 24, 8:48=A0am, Padredog <padredo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Here is what the UT said about the homer Trever gave up to Molina last
> night:
>
> >Hoffman threw a low 1-2 change-up to Molina, described by Black as a
good=
 low-ball hitter, and the right-hander >clubbed it 372 feet, into the
left-f=
ield seats. On April 8 in San Francisco, Molina swatted a knee-high slider
f=
rom >Cla Meredith, also with the count 1-2, for a home run that beat the
Pad=
res.
>
> Question: Are we going over the hitters and what they like, with the
> pitchers? BEFORE WE PITCH TO THEM???Molina is good lowball hitter,
> according to Bud Black? Then why did we throw him one? On two seperate
> occasions???
>
> >"I think I threw the pitches I wanted to," Hoffman said. "Sometimes you
d=
on't like to tip your cap, but he went >down and got a good pitch. It was
a =
pretty good pitch. Bengie's a pretty good clutch hitter.
>
> Yeah he's a good hitter, especially when he gets pitches he likes,
> TWICE. Don't throw him a low changeup next time!!!!
>
> >"I'm not going to second-guess the pitch at this point in time. I'm
prett=
y comfortable with what I threw. Just >obviously wasn't good enough."
>
> You're comfortable with what you threw? You should have a sore neck
> from from watching that pitch sail over your head. It obviously wasnt
> good enough??? That ball is probaby on ebay by now. Learn what those
> late inning hiiters like, AND THROW SOMETHING ELSE!!!
>
> The preceding message was brought to you by the Randy Jones Pulled
> ****k Sandwich. Nobody pulls his ****k better than Randy Jones.

I agree with all of this.  I also want to say that "Black Balsley"
would be a cool name for a bad guy in a western.