To recap:
Good times.
I found
this bit about Mark Buehrle interesting:
Buehrle gave up three hits on first pitches and admitted
he will need to focus on higher-quality offerings early in the count
with the opposition sitting on a pitcher consistently around the strike
zone.
I hope he's not just realizing this
now, considering this is how hitters went about dismantling him last year. When he gave up
seven runs in the first inning to the Twins, they sent 11 batters to the plate on only 29 pitches. The Cubs had 10 at-bats on 24 pitches when
they did the same thing to him in July.