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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

You said she'd start getting deeper in games. She's not. That's the issue, and you tried distraction (also called me "mostly insane") when you were confronted with it. She threw 115 pitches in 6 innings. Point is she isn't getting better at working on her worst problem(pitch count.) I never mentioned bases on balls. You mentioned it, because you don't have a good excuse for her high pitch counts. You brought up everything EXCEPT the issue I mentioned, and nobody notices it but me (but I am the supposed to be the insane one here.) I don't think Brox is injured. I watch most games, and haven't heard it. This is a quick damage control device that you've come up with. Is there some reason you brought Broxton up? Were you just enjoying riding a wave of distraction, and couldn't stop adding stuff to the pot?

Through 170 IP last year Kershaw had thrown 2874 pitches
Through 170 IP this year he has thrown 2294.

So in your mind he isnt more efficent but the facts show he has taken 580 FEWER pitches to get through the same amount of innings. Last year through 8/30 he had failed to get 6 IP in a game he started 13 times, this year through 8/29 he has failed to get to 6 IP only 6 times. You dont have to be Bill James to understand that this is a very good sign.

His last 8 starts IP/Pitches
6 IP / 104
8 IP / 112
7 IP / 117
6.2 IP / 107
6 IP / 113
7 IP / 116
7 IP / 118
6 IP /115

This is what every manager hopes to get out of a 22 year old starter.

Here is David Price's last 8 starts (and he is 25, when he was 22 he was still being babied)
5 IP / 96
7 IP / 105
6.1 IP / 115
7 IP / 119
5 IP / 115
6 IP / 109
6 IP / 98
7 IP / 106

Complaining about Clayton Kershaw is insane.

And when a power pitching 25 year old like broxton loses 2 mph off of his fastball, yeah that is a sign that it isn't "mental" but physical.