In one electrifying sequence, the Mets ace went 101, 101, 100 to Steven Souza Jr., before striking out the Astros outfielder on a slider to end the first inning. At least 10 of deGrom’s pitches for the night reached triple digits, as recorded by the stadium scoreboard (via NY Post)
From the New York Times 2017
For the second year in a row, Syndergaard throws a harder fastball than any other starter in baseball: 98.2 miles per hour. Only now, he cannot pitch at all, because he tore his right latissimus muscle on Sunday when he came out firing at 100 m.p.h. in Washington. Officially, he is on the 10-day disabled list. But the Mets acknowledged he will miss weeks, not days.
“It’s really sad to see,” Kaat said. “You get a guy like Syndergaard and so many other young pitchers — they’re so much more talented and gifted than we were.”
Syndergaard bought so thoroughly into his Thor persona last winter that he should have just carried a hammer to spring training. He was jacked, unapologetically so. Why did the hardest-throwing starter in the majors — 98 miles per hour last season, according to FanGraphs — need to bulk up and throw even harder? (via NY Times)
You have all been warned, but just do what you always do, tell me I am old, stupid and negative (you left out fat) and ignore me. I hope to be wrong, but unfortunately, tend to be right. See you this summer when I remind you about this post.
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By the way if you have never watched Network you should. Amazingly prophetic.
