Zac Gallen is back on track and as good as he's ever been -- if not better. BNightengale takes a look at the Dbacks ace in this week's notebook.
Strom, a pitching coach for the past 30 years, including during the Houston Astros’ World Series reign, and said: “The Astro analytic people told me I should get my ass fired if he doesn’t win the Cy Young award.’’
“I just loved Mark McGwire,’’ Gallen says. “When I first started paying attention to EPSN and Baseball Tonight and all of that stuff, Mark McGwire is on there hitting a home run every night. So, I just wanted to be Mark McGwire. When I was a kid, I even dressed up as Mark McGwire for Halloween. Gallen was the last player to be offered a scholarship in his class, was demoted to the bullpen his sophomore year, and even after dominating his final two seasons with a 2.73 ERA, he still was only a third-round pick by the Cardinals. “I feel like it’s a little spit in the face for a third-rounder to say he’s got a chip on his shoulder,’’ Gallen says, “but people have always been counting me out. I thought I had more success than the guys who were picked in front of me. I remember those things.
“I heard about that,’’ Gallen said. “There were people letting me know and I had to check it out for myself.’’ Chisholm was hitless in three at-bats, Gallen was dominant for 6 1/3 innings, and the Diamondbacks won, 5-4, in the middle of three-game sweep. “This year, I have faith in my stuff, and I’m controlling the strike zone, trying to be efficient with my pitches. I’m using that to my advantage.’’
“But not matter what, I’m still going to have that chip on his shoulder, the kid that didn’t get the notoriety, and a guy where people have been counting me out.’’ Nolan Ryan, who has thrown more no-hitters than any man who ever lived, couldn’t believe it. Ryan struck out a record 5,714 batters back in the day when players were actually embarrassed to strike out. If Ryan was pitching in this era, could he have chased 10,000?.
There are players who have no clue about Ryan’s exploits, and some who never heard of the Hall of Famer, but you can get a quick history lesson when the documentary, “Facing Nolan,’’ comes to theaters nationwide for a one-day-only showing on May 24. While Ryan was one of the most intimidating pitchers in history, frequently pitching inside, and occasionally hitting players intentionally , there were times he was intimidated too.
“I don’t believe the guys today throw harder than some of the hardest throwers I’ve seen,’’ Ryan said. “I’m talking about [Bob] Gibson and [Tom] Seaver and some of those guys. I think Billy Wanger might throw the hardest I’ve ever seen.
“I remember when he got the White Sox [managerial] job, and the first game he managed was in Arlington. I congratulated him 30 minutes before the game, and told him, “Robin, I’m really sorry this thing took a life of its own. I don’t have any animosity, and he didn’t either. – When the Chicago Cubs recruited outfielder Seiya Suzuki, giving him a five-year, $85 million contract, he asked about the Chicago weather. He was told that Chicago’s weather really isn’t that much different than Hiroshima where he played in the Nippon Professional Baseball League, bringing out temperature charts.
The latest occurred during Detmers' no-hitter when Rays manager Kevin Cash had outfielder Brett Phillips pitch the eighth inning when trailing 8-0, as if we haven’t already seen wild ninth-inning comebacks this year. Harper, who hasn’t played the outfield since April 16, is hitting .291 with eight homers and 24 RBI while trying to keep the Phillies afloat in the NL East.
– Manny Machado, the early favorite to win the NL MVP award, has quietly been the most durable player in the major leagues. Since returning from his second major knee surgery, he has played the most games in the major leagues. He has played in every Padres’ games this season, starting in all but one. The Cincinnati Reds, of course, who were 5-1 this week after going 4-23 the first month of the season.
Wallach, the son of Tim Wallach, Mattingly’s former bench coach, is a former 43rd-round draft pick that spent parts of four seasons with the Marlins. The Angels are fifth in the league in ERA. The last time they finished in the top-five was in 2011 the year Mike Trout made his major-league debut. – It’s scary that seven members of the Cleveland Guardians' coaching staff is out with COVID including manager Terry Francona. They’ve also had five players this year who tested positive for.
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