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Gabe Kapler Whiffs Versus Nick Swisher

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He needs to get his shit together fast

I know it’s early, but we had a joke earlier about the most embarassing thing to happen in a game. I said having an infield single hit against you by Steven Hawking, but striking out badly against a position player pitching because the other team is out of pitchers beats it.

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by kericr on Apr 13, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Male models

Just can’t hit the 76 mph fastball. It’s like Kryptonite to superman.

In the name of Shinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on Apr 13, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Swisher

Was he lobbing it in there? His line says he pitched a scoreless inning, what did he do, just throw 76 mph fastballs and manage to get through unscathed?

by MatM on Apr 13, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It looked like he had 2 different pitches

Something that was straight, and something that went sideways that he was kind of slinging sidearm. Neither of them looked particularly good and the ump gave him a real strike zone against the first batter who he walked. After he gave up the hit to Aybar, the ump pretty much made the strike zone be ‘anywhere near the vicinity of the plate’.

Then, Kapler decided to strike out on a floating…something… that was at the top of a legitimate strike zone.

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by kericr on Apr 13, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gabe "Dunce" Kapler

I estimate 2 months to live down the locker room ribbing

by bejaman on Apr 13, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Epic Failure: Kapler

and Epic Win: Swisher.

"Yeah, I am not the old annoying guy next door. Heck, I don't even know who i am"

by Some other guy who does not care on Apr 13, 2009 11:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone remember when Wade Boggs pitched?

I think he threw only knucleballs

Sign lady must die.

by EminenceFront on Apr 13, 2009 11:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kapler<Swisher

It makes it worse that Swisher is left-handed and that’s the hand Kapler is supposed to hit

by KidSampson on Apr 13, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I would like to show this picture here.

RELIEF ACE.

You got slurved bitch.

by Slurvey on Apr 14, 2009 12:32 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Stealing my shit!

Kidding. Too funny not to share.

by Teej on Apr 14, 2009 4:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm

Slurvey? Any relation to Slurve or Slerve?

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Apr 14, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As you can see he got stronger as the night went on

He really knew how to hit his spots:

Kapler never had a chance:

Those 21 changeups were sick.

Pitch Type Average Speed Max Speed Average H-Break Average V-Break Number Thrown Strike Percentage Nibbleness Time to Plate
CH (Changeup)________75.29 80.2 8.51 10.72 21 57.14 5.96 0.502
FT (TwoSeam Fastball)__77.80 77.8 14.04 3.01 1 0.00 23.77 0.483

It was fun that the yankee fan I was watching the game with was able to have a smile after 8 innings torture

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.

-Al Lopez

by Sandy Kazmir on Apr 14, 2009 12:44 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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