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Was Edwin Jackson Tipping His Pitches?
So maybe fatigue wasn't the reason behind Edwin Jackson giving up 10 runs combined in his last two starts. And is it that he's not throwing his slider well or that hitters know it's coming? According to a story by John Lowe in today's Detroit Free Press, Tigers pitching coach Rick Knapp believes...
Lunchtime Prowl: Porcello's Slider, The Tao of Knapp, Washburn's Fastball, and a Rendering of a Seay-Lyon
So what's been the biggest difference in Rick Porcello over his past two starts? According to Lynn Henning, it's ditching the curveball that had flattened out and bringing back the slider he stopped throwing last year. (That curve is nasty when it's working, though. I'm sure we haven't seen...
Rick Knapp Emphasizes Location, Location, Location
Perhaps the highest of hopes for the Detroit Tigers this spring fall upon new pitching coach Rick Knapp, whose emphasis on throwing strikes and keeping pitch counts low is the perfect elixir for a staff that walked too many batters and wasted too many pitches last season. (The voting totals for...
This Week's Poll Question
As workouts begin in Lakeland for the Detroit Tigers, there will surely be plenty of focus on the players they acquired during the winter. How do the new catcher, shortstop, and pitchers look? Another important move that was made, which received some attention over the weekend, was the addition...
'TigerTalk' Begins Tonight
Tonight at 8 p.m. EST, a new season of TigerTalk begins on WXYT-AM and 97.1 FM, giving us some Tigers-related stuff to warm up to as winter begins to sink in (up here in Michigan, anyway). You can also listen to the broadcast on tigers.com and wxyt.com. The Tigers' off-season show will be hosted...
Justin Verlander: The Next Matt Garza?
Once upon a time, Justin Verlander was the sort of dominant pitcher that made pitching coaches in other organizations sit up and take notice. One of them was new Detroit Tigers pitching coach Rick Knapp, who looked at Verlander and tried to apply what he saw to his prospects in the Minnesota Twins...
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