The hook from a mythical beast

by npurcell on Mar 9, 2008 7:12 PM EDT

I thought prospect followers would enjoy this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2M0c6DxCMY

Its from today's red sox/dodgers ST game where a top pitching prospect made an appearance. Since any footage on prospects is incredibly hard to come by, i assume this would be a treat for some people.

Its only one pitch but...its one pitch I could watch over and over :)

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Sean Casey

just tore his ACL I think

classy move Belichek...Quitter

by jrose643 on Mar 9, 2008 7:10 PM EDT reply actions

kind of loopy isn't it?

by pedrophile on Mar 9, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

Looks like a big slow breaker

More of a Sheets or Zito curve than a hard breaker

PS-I'm talking only about the style of their breakers.. not making any comparisons or talking about quality - though Kershaws curve did look very good

by nms on Mar 9, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions

exactly

and the question will be how well he locates this pitch as it's much harder to locate than the harder tight curve like what Lackey has.

by pedrophile on Mar 9, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Lackey

doesn't have a true curveball. It's a slurve pitch. That's why the break is a sharper break and comes in the low 80s and really isn't 12-6ish

by npurcell on Mar 9, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions

disagree

while it might have a little more tilt it's still a curve.

And being a slurve wouldn't make it tighter. It would make the depth tighter but would make the fade worse - evening out the effect. Lackey's pitch is tight.

Oh, and no-one throws a 12-6 curve. Even Kershaw was throwing a 11 to 5 curve in that video. It's just the visual of watching it drop so much that the fade isn't seen as much.

by pedrophile on Mar 9, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

no one?

ever watch hideki okajima? his motion is totally over the top (requiring a crazy head tilt). according to pitch f/x, his curveball averages 0.2 inches of lateral movement.

by jpahk on Mar 10, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

ahhh

but that's .2 inches too much, lol

btw - holy crap, is that ever a 12 - 6 pitch. I'll have to watch some of his clips.

by pedrophile on Mar 10, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions

bedard?

Remember: baseball guys... baseball...

by JD Sussman on Mar 9, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Dirty

That is absolutely dirty!

by Tyler on Mar 9, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions

WOW! Thanks for sharing NPurcell

Vin Scully is pretty selective with the praise. He has seen his share of yackers, too.

NPurcell, prospect videos are difficult to come by that's why I have posted some on YouTube myself. I have a decent collection of my own videos here you should check out. Unfortunately, I don't have the best collection of Dodgers for you.

http://youtube.com/farmsystem

by sdbaseballfan on Mar 10, 2008 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

Love your collection there

I'm one of your subscribers on youtube!

by UCFKnights on Mar 10, 2008 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks UCFKnights

BTW, Brandon Marshall is going to be the best wide receiver in the NFL. He's the Earl Campbell of wideouts.

by sdbaseballfan on Mar 10, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions

yup

I like you're thinking :)

I saw him at a UCF game 2 weeks ago - he looks more like a tight end but one that can run a 4.45.

by UCFKnights on Mar 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions

+1 Thanks

Very nice to see some of these guys. A bit of a disappointment to see some of the others though - esp Matusz. Good work.

by Yoda @ Minor League Ball on Mar 11, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions

From the victim's mouth

"That was some of the best stuff I have seen in a long time as far as a new arm,'' Casey said. "The first pitch was a hammer, and I hate to say it was almost (Barry) Zito-like, but it broke with this 12-6 tilt. Imagine that from a guy who hits 97 (mph) with his fastball. Then he threw me another one that froze me. That was great stuff, big-league stuff, and I think he could help that team this year.''

http://tinyurl.com/ywvl2w

by npurcell on Mar 10, 2008 12:16 AM EDT reply actions