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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
I haven't really watched her pitch. Is she anything like Tom Neidenfuer? Tom Neidenfuer wasn't a bad pitcher but she always blew the big games.
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Oh, I wouldn't think they're that close on talent. Brox has great stuff. When she gets tight, her secondary pitches are rarely thrown for strikes. The opposing teams know that. The fastball gets straight, loses mph, and is often down the center of the plate. There are definitely 2 different Broxton's, and it's pretty easy to see which one has come to the mound to pitch. I don't think Torre is wrong for using her when he does. However, he is very wrong for not taking her out of games. She either is gunna own the opposing batters, or she's gunna get owned by them. That's a given, but he ignores it when the choker Brox is obviously on display. That's some sort of respect thing, and it's costly. There's a lot more talent on this team than Neidenfuer had behind him. This team is underperforming in a big way. Gunna be very interesting to see if they straighten up when Donny Baseball takes over.