Joba Chamberlain struck out three of the six batters he faced on Sunday
7th inning — Chamberlain enters the game with nobody on and two outs. Throws 9 pitches/7 strikes. Allows one runner to reach on an error. Hits 98 MPH.
8th inning — Chamberlain allows a leadoff single to Zach Walters, but recovers to strike out the side…final line is 1.1 IP, 1 H, 3 K. 30 pitches/23 strikes.
Mike Ashmore, mashmore98 AT gmail.com
July 29, 2012 at 7:27 pm |
[...] out the side in the eighth after the leadoff man singled. Mike Ashmore has some video of the outing right here. Joba hit 98 on the gun and threw 23 of 30 pitches for [...]
August 3, 2012 at 9:31 am |
[...] This is the most important thing to take away from this article. Looking at the gif above, you’ll see that Chamberlain’s mechanics are nearly the same as last year. Nothing lost, nothing gained. What’s different is in the finish, you’ll see that the pitch in 2011 has much more recoil at the end, as opposed to the 8/1 appearance where he looks like a gymnast sticking a landing. It’s clear that Chamberlain wasn’t throwing at 100% effort Wednesday afternoon, and if you think he can’t, watch his rehab in Trenton. [...]