tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post458807342019083089..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Angels Bedevil Frankie, Bucs 9-2 As Skid ContinuesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-47849810263933125482016-06-07T22:49:08.492-04:002016-06-07T22:49:08.492-04:00That all makes sense to me. I just hope his knee ...That all makes sense to me. I just hope his knee injury / condition isn't to the point that it is literally knocking him off stride in his approach to the ball. WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-56312386960233907212016-06-06T08:59:07.309-04:002016-06-06T08:59:07.309-04:00He runs the bases and covers CF as well as ever, W...He runs the bases and covers CF as well as ever, Will. I'm thinking (no confirmation, just a poke in the dark) he prob has a chronic knee condition - arthritis, tendonitis, something like that - which flared last year and he's just taking the stress of stealing - which he has, as noted, is an art he's never really mastered - out of the equation as a precautionary deal.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-48821103812701319792016-06-06T01:09:59.489-04:002016-06-06T01:09:59.489-04:00Thanks for the info about Cutch, though I am 100% ...Thanks for the info about Cutch, though I am 100% convinced that he also has something wrong with one of his wheels, if not both of them. Where has his stolen base game gone? He was never a great thief on the basepaths, mind you, especially not for someone as fast as he is, but to go from, what, 30 to almost zero in two years? And he's not yet 30 years old and otherwise still looks like he is in very good shape? Not buyin' it, Ron. As for the thumb, that makes sense in terms of his subpar-by-his-standards production to this point in 2016. WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-77601500470549641782016-06-04T14:43:32.189-04:002016-06-04T14:43:32.189-04:00Not sure about that, Will; according to Frankie af...Not sure about that, Will; according to Frankie after the game, he said he's 100% healthy and his bullpens go according to plan, but games... Maybe he is just whistling past the graveyard or putting on a brave face. Also, I think u mentioned something about Cutch being hurt b4; it did come out just a couple of days ago that he has a thumb that needs iced after every game because of swelling, so maybe that's his injury de jour. I've seen gloves with an insert that help calm that jarring; maybe he's not comfortable with it.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-19539054952130670232016-06-04T14:27:50.399-04:002016-06-04T14:27:50.399-04:00I don't think Liriano has been right all seaso...I don't think Liriano has been right all season. It bears mentioning that only once in his career has he had back to back healthy seasons, and that wasn't until he came to Pittsburgh. Even then, he was a bit banged up in the early going of the second season. In other words he's been injured quite a lot.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com