Shingo's new pitch!

[Mickster]

On CSN - Chicago Tribune Live: Shingo (through his interpreter) told Bruce Levine that he has developed a new pitch this off-season that should help him get LH batters out this year. When Bruce asked him what the pitch was or what it was called, Shingo would not tell him and told him that he would have to find out when the batters of other teams found out....

[JUribe1989]

Originally Posted by Mickster

On CSN - Chicago Tribune Live: Shingo (through his interpreter) told Bruce Levine that he has developed a new pitch this off-season that should help him get LH batters out this year. When Bruce asked him what the pitch was or what it was called, Shingo would not tell him and told him that he would have to find out when the batters of other teams found out....

OH BABY! This offseason just keeps getting more suspenseful.

[JB98]

Originally Posted by Mickster

On CSN - Chicago Tribune Live: Shingo (through his interpreter) told Bruce Levine that he has developed a new pitch this off-season that should help him get LH batters out this year. When Bruce asked him what the pitch was or what it was called, Shingo would not tell him and told him that he would have to find out when the batters of other teams found out....

Good. I've been hearing the Chicken Littles talk for months about the league "adjusting to Shingo." Well, yeah, they'll adjust. But who says Shingo is incapable of adjusting back?

[Jabroni]

My guess would be a cutter so he has a pitch to throw hard and inside on lefties.

[CubsfansareDRUNK]

AWSOME! How can this team get any better!

[Jabroni]

Yeah, it's got to be a cutter. Remember... weren't Shingo and Loaiza good friends before Loaiza was traded to New York? I have a feeling that Loiaza showed Shingo how to throw a cutter.

EDIT: Hmmm...
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/cws/ne...news&fext=.jsp

Q: You were a good friend of Esteban Loaiza until he was traded to Yankees. What other players did you befriend?

Takatsu: By the end of the season, I became friends with everyone. But I guess it was easier to talk to pitchers since we spent a lot of time together in the pen. Because of the language issue, it was hard to understand each other completely, but we always chatted. They are all very good guys. I cannot leak anything we talked about there, though. (chuckle)

CUTTER!!!

[jabrch]

I think he developed an off speed pitch ala Bugs Bunny. It travels at the speed of a turtle. Hitters can swing 4 times before it gets to the place.

Seriously - a cutter makes sense. Coop is a big fan of the cutter. Our Ps have had success with that recently (Loaiza comes to mind). I'm just wondering how much action his cutter would have. Given his general lack of velocity, that could be really nasty.

[ode to veeck]

I'd love to see him bean the new mascot with it, a la "Bull Durham"

[voodoochile]

Originally Posted by jabrch

I think he developed an off speed pitch ala Bugs Bunny. It travels at the speed of a turtle. Hitters can swing 4 times before it gets to the place.

Seriously - a cutter makes sense. Coop is a big fan of the cutter. Our Ps have had success with that recently (Loaiza comes to mind). I'm just wondering how much action his cutter would have. Given his general lack of velocity, that could be really nasty.

Something that rises and breaks into a LH batter would make him devastating. No one would know if he was throwing the frisbee or the cutter.

I love how he's buying into the unofficial WSI motto for the team... under the radar. I mean his pitches have always been to slow to clock, but the fact that he is being secretive too means he gets it...

[Norberto7]

Parkman: What do you call that garbage?
Vaughn: That's called the eliminator.
Parkman: The eliminator...?
Vaughn: I got a new one I'll show ya...you get a piece of it, I'll let you name it.
(Vaughn pitches the ball and Parkman hits it out of the stadium.)
Parkman: I'd call it the masturbator.

Oh, this "new pitch" business reminded me of this humorous little exchange in the otherwise inferior Major League sequel. Not to even mention the 3rd one...

[Jabroni]

Originally Posted by voodoochile

Something that rises and breaks into a LH batter would make him devastating. No one would know if he was throwing the frisbee or the cutter.

I love how he's buying into the unofficial WSI motto for the team... under the radar. I mean his pitches have always been to slow to clock, but the fact that he is being secretive too means he gets it...

E-Lo sure said some stupid things upon leaving the Sox (i.e. poor run support comment) but at least we can thank him for helping Shingo...



89 MPH fastball + 59 MPH frisbee + cutter = UNHITTABLE!!!

[SoxSpeed22]

Originally Posted by Jabroni

E-Lo sure said some stupid things upon leaving the Sox (i.e. poor run support comment) but at least we can thank him for helping Shingo...



89 MPH fastball + 59 MPH frisbee + cutter = UNHITTABLE!!!

Why are jumping to conclusions here? he said it's a surprise!

[Whitesox029]

Originally Posted by jabrch

I think he developed an off speed pitch ala Bugs Bunny. It travels at the speed of a turtle. Hitters can swing 4 times before it gets to the place.

ONE! TWO! THREE! YOU'RE OUT!
ONE! TWO! THREE! YOU'RE OUT!
ONE! TWO! THREE! YOU'RE OUT!
Ah the patented bugs bunny three-pitch, strike-out-the-side 1-2-3 inning.

[A. Cavatica]

A change-up?

[PAPChiSox729]

Originally Posted by SoxSpeed22

Why are jumping to conclusions here? he said it's a surprise!

Well there is a good chance that the new pitch is a cutter. It breaks into lefties and will lead to more success when he faces them. Loaiza, one of his good friends, learned to throw a cutter. He most likely would have shown it to Shingo. I mean there aren't many other options (except seeing a submarine knuckleball would be pretty cool). Hopefully this new pitch will end the 'League adjusting to Shingo' argument.