04-22-2009, 03:14 PM
I think the key for Dirty Dick is to not try to throw 96 all the time. He seems to have enough movement on his regular low-90's heater to get MLB hitters out. In fact, it'd be good for his pitch-counts if he mixed in a few more ground-outs with all those K's.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance