04-02-2022, 09:41 AM
The End of Spring Training. Mahle gets his last work in today on April 2nd. The others to follow. This is Saturday and Season starts Thursday.
One problem with the lockout short Spring Training is this. Joe Nuxhall use to say pitchers need to get one bad outing out of their system in Spring Training. I think we will see pitchers on Reds and around baseball have that one horrible bad outing once the season starts. Fans will not understand why so many pitchers stink in April, as they forget the short Spring Training. Look for just about every pitcher in baseball to have one or two bad outings in April once season starts. As Joe Nuxhall said, these bad outings as you get back to baseball are just part of the game.
So these pro players really won't be in regular season form until around May 1st. Due to the lockout / strike, just because the season starts April 7th does not mean these players or teams will be ready. Many pitchers still have to have that one bad outing as Joe Nuxhall always mentioned. So as pitchers have real bad outings, don't be too concerned. MLB should be back to looking OK by May 1st.
Mahle gets his last Spring Training Pitches in today of a very short Spring Training today. The Start Of Season is coming Fast. Oh Yes, whenever Castillo comes back to pitch, he also will have to get some bad outings out of his system and look bad once or twice, per Joe Nuxhall years on radio about Pitchers and A New Season.
It's like 2020 when NFL had no Preseason Games, and all NFL teams looked sloppy until October 1st. Baseball should look OK after the lockout by May 1st, but they have some Spring Training sloppy play left in their system for April.
One problem with the lockout short Spring Training is this. Joe Nuxhall use to say pitchers need to get one bad outing out of their system in Spring Training. I think we will see pitchers on Reds and around baseball have that one horrible bad outing once the season starts. Fans will not understand why so many pitchers stink in April, as they forget the short Spring Training. Look for just about every pitcher in baseball to have one or two bad outings in April once season starts. As Joe Nuxhall said, these bad outings as you get back to baseball are just part of the game.
So these pro players really won't be in regular season form until around May 1st. Due to the lockout / strike, just because the season starts April 7th does not mean these players or teams will be ready. Many pitchers still have to have that one bad outing as Joe Nuxhall always mentioned. So as pitchers have real bad outings, don't be too concerned. MLB should be back to looking OK by May 1st.
Mahle gets his last Spring Training Pitches in today of a very short Spring Training today. The Start Of Season is coming Fast. Oh Yes, whenever Castillo comes back to pitch, he also will have to get some bad outings out of his system and look bad once or twice, per Joe Nuxhall years on radio about Pitchers and A New Season.
It's like 2020 when NFL had no Preseason Games, and all NFL teams looked sloppy until October 1st. Baseball should look OK after the lockout by May 1st, but they have some Spring Training sloppy play left in their system for April.
1968 Bengal Fan
