Comments on: HWB Dish: Brackman’s Struggles Continue

By: jeff Wildfogel

jeff Wildfogel — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:36:32 +0000

Your headline and opening paragraph on Brackman continuing to struggle was oh so close other than it was completely wrong! In Brackman’s previous start he pitched 5 shutout innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk while striking out 5. That means that in his last two starts he has allowed 1 run on 5 hits, walked 5 and struck out 9 in 8.3 IPs for a 1.08 ERA in his last two starts. That is continuing to struggle? Did you look at anything but his 5.91 ERA and his most recent pitching line before you began to write?

It seems much more accurate to write that after being rusty and amped up in his first start ( 6 ER on 7 hits and 2 BB in 2.3) Brackman has begun to show the stuff that had the Yankees pick him in the first round, allowing just 1 ER on 5 H in 8.3 IP while striking out 9 – and then note that he is still a bit wild, not that unusual given it is just his third start back after TJ Surgery and these are his first three starts as a professional.

By: John Brown

John Brown — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:02:04 +0000

Why is’t the Astro players playing more often ? Are that bad ? I thought they were there to get some game time experience –They cann’t get experience sitting on the bench–. john brown

By: Jay Gatsby

Jay Gatsby — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:03:36 +0000

Were you able to come across any radar readings on Brackman in his first three professional outings since returning from TJ surgery? I heard he was already hitting 98mph on the gun during instructs and I think Jim Callis said Brackman is already back to his “old” velo, though the command is the last element to return to TJ surgery recoverees.

Thanks for all the info and keep up the great work