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Monday, January 10, 2005
Coach Weathers Playing Pitching Close To The Vest Dirtbags Coach Mike Weathers ain't tellin' who's startin'. Here's his quote last week on longbeachstate.com: "Cesar is capable of the same Friday night's as former All-Americans Abe Alvarez and Jered Weaver," said fourth-year Head Coach Mike Weathers in the team's preview, relating Ramos to National Pitcher of the Year Jered Weaver and current Red Sox prospect Abe Alvarez. "It will be much different heading into this season, with only Ramos set in the rotation, but we continue to have a lot of good, quality arms, which has been our strength."I couldn't agree more! My opinion is worth every penny you pay for it! So here goes with my take on weekend starting pitching: Friday starter: Cesar Ramos. Now, that was hard! Saturday starter: Cody Evans. I hear that the job he did in fall ball was outstanding and likely landed the Saturday starting role. Here's some background on Cody. Sunday starter: Now we are getting into the real guessing game. My best guess is one of the following: Brian Anderson, Neil Jamison or Jared Hughes. As I noted here, Jared has a blazing fastball, but has had control problems. If Dirtbags Pitching Coach Troy Buckley has helped him consistently find the strike zone, he's a real contender with that fastball. Neil Jamison, the Dirtbags standout closer last year - right at the top in the nation in saves for a time and finishing 12th in Division I - has been given a hard look at starting. He pitched well in extended assignments in fall ball. Number one setup man last year, Brian Anderson, had an outstanding year. Like Neil, he's a senior this season. His ERA over his first two seasons was 5.52. Last season, something clicked and he turned in a stellar 2.98 ERA. It was no fluck. In summer ball with Alexandria in the Northwoods League, Brian went 2-3 in 7 appearances (6 starts). Over 47.1 innings, his ERA was 2.85. My best bet is that either Neil or Brian will start on Sunday, and the other will be the closer.
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