Jason Hammel Return Postage Paid, Spiral-Sliced Splooge Thread

[InternetApex]

Can I get Huey to rule if outlasting Zack Greinke is bump worthy ?

Huey mentioned to the people in his section that it would be great if Hammel could just give the boys down in the pen the day off with a CG, so now Hammel has to ride with Wood on Huard's Tandem Troncycle of Disappointment.

I just wanted to validate this.

Double stamped

Make it three.

[Quality Start Machine]

Can I get Huey to rule if outlasting Zack Greinke is bump worthy ?

Huey mentioned to the people in his section that it would be great if Hammel could just give the boys down in the pen the day off with a CG, so now Hammel has to ride with Wood on Huard's Tandem Troncycle of Disappointment.

I just wanted to validate this.

Double stamped

Make it three.

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[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Can I get Huey to rule if outlasting Zack Greinke is bump worthy ?

Huey mentioned to the people in his section that it would be great if Hammel could just give the boys down in the pen the day off with a CG, so now Hammel has to ride with Wood on Huard's Tandem Troncycle of Disappointment.

I just wanted to validate this.

Double stamped

Make it three.

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[SKO]

Getting a little concerned his injury wasn't minor. Hasn't made 6 innings since.

[InternetApex]

Getting a little concerned his injury wasn't minor. Hasn't made 6 innings since.

It could still be minor but a tight hamstring can really fuck up a guy's pitching motion. And that could lead to worse shit.

[SKO]

Getting a little concerned his injury wasn't minor. Hasn't made 6 innings since.

It could still be minor but a tight hamstring can really fuck up a guy's pitching motion. And that could lead to worse shit.

Yeah, I guess I don't think he's like permanently fucked or that he tore it. I just think it's possible it's still affecting him. Or maybe he just doesn't work well with Schwarber? I dunno. He had pinpoint control for most of the first half and now he can't seem to locate worth a damn.

[InternetApex]

Getting a little concerned his injury wasn't minor. Hasn't made 6 innings since.

It could still be minor but a tight hamstring can really fuck up a guy's pitching motion. And that could lead to worse shit.

Yeah, I guess I don't think he's like permanently fucked or that he tore it. I just think it's possible it's still affecting him. Or maybe he just doesn't work well with Schwarber? I dunno. He had pinpoint control for most of the first half and now he can't seem to locate worth a damn.

If his hamstring is tight, or was and he's still thinking about it, the feet can plant wrong and it throws off everything. I'm of the mind that Bosio will wizard him up in a few weeks time.

[Eli]

Getting a little concerned his injury wasn't minor. Hasn't made 6 innings since.

It could still be minor but a tight hamstring can really fuck up a guy's pitching motion. And that could lead to worse shit.

Yeah, I guess I don't think he's like permanently fucked or that he tore it. I just think it's possible it's still affecting him. Or maybe he just doesn't work well with Schwarber? I dunno. He had pinpoint control for most of the first half and now he can't seem to locate worth a damn.

If his hamstring is tight, or was and he's still thinking about it, the feet can plant wrong and it throws off everything. I'm of the mind that Bosio will wizard him up in a few weeks time.

Or maybe he's just a first-half pitcher (for whatever reason). His career second-half ERA is more than a run higher than his first-half ERA, so this could just be his typical fading out as the year goes on.

[SKO]

Getting a little concerned his injury wasn't minor. Hasn't made 6 innings since.

It could still be minor but a tight hamstring can really fuck up a guy's pitching motion. And that could lead to worse shit.

Yeah, I guess I don't think he's like permanently fucked or that he tore it. I just think it's possible it's still affecting him. Or maybe he just doesn't work well with Schwarber? I dunno. He had pinpoint control for most of the first half and now he can't seem to locate worth a damn.

If his hamstring is tight, or was and he's still thinking about it, the feet can plant wrong and it throws off everything. I'm of the mind that Bosio will wizard him up in a few weeks time.

Or maybe he's just a first-half pitcher (for whatever reason). His career second-half ERA is more than a run higher than his first-half ERA, so this could just be his typical fading out as the year goes on.

Potentially. He had a rough July last year for Oakland and then settled down nicely in August/September.

[SKO]

/thread.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Thanks for the first 3 months of the season, I guess.

[R-V]

Last 3 years coming into 2015:

101 ERA+
4.07 FIP
1.26 WHIP
7.6 K/9
2.8 BB/9

This year coming into today:

114 ERA+
3.62 FIP
1.11 WHIP
9.1 K/9
2.0 BB/9

Yes it's frustrating that his bad performances have been clustered since the hamstring injury, but if you take a step back and look at his season as a whole, he's been a damn good #3 starter. I know that Bosio has the magic touch but can you really expect a 32 year old pitcher to be THAT much better than his career #s over the course of a season?

[Tonker]

Last 3 years coming into 2015:

101 ERA+
4.07 FIP
1.26 WHIP
7.6 K/9
2.8 BB/9

This year coming into today:

114 ERA+
3.62 FIP
1.11 WHIP
9.1 K/9
2.0 BB/9

Yes it's frustrating that his bad performances have been clustered since the hamstring injury, but if you take a step back and look at his season as a whole, he's been a damn good #3 starter. I know that Bosio has the magic touch but can you really expect a 32 year old pitcher to be THAT much better than his career #s over the course of a season?

Yup.  Hammel's had a row of dodgy starts now, and although I am worried, I'm not firebarning him just yet and when he pitches his tits off down the stretch, I'll remind you of what a bunch of gheylhords you all are.

[SKO]

Last 3 years coming into 2015:

101 ERA+
4.07 FIP
1.26 WHIP
7.6 K/9
2.8 BB/9

This year coming into today:

114 ERA+
3.62 FIP
1.11 WHIP
9.1 K/9
2.0 BB/9

Yes it's frustrating that his bad performances have been clustered since the hamstring injury, but if you take a step back and look at his season as a whole, he's been a damn good #3 starter. I know that Bosio has the magic touch but can you really expect a 32 year old pitcher to be THAT much better than his career #s over the course of a season?

Yup.  Hammel's had a row of dodgy starts now, and although I am worried, I'm not firebarning him just yet and when he pitches his tits off down the stretch, I'll remind you of what a bunch of gheylhords you all are.

Woah, there's a reason I didn't open a firebarn thread. I just put a halt to the splooging. No splooges shall be had over this man till he manages more than one quality start in the entire second half. 

[CubFaninHydePark]

For whatever reason, Hammel's day/night splits are really significant and in favor of day games, which is what made yesterday more disappointing to me.  He's had almost exclusively night starts since the ASB (his one good start was a day game).

It'd be nice to have a third starter that has a reasonable chance of winning a playoff game.  Hope he gets his shit together.