Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Domo Arigato, Mr. Vogie-boto
I often joke with my friends that Ryan Vogelsong is not human; that he is clearly a robot. I may have been selling him short. Isn't there something more consistent than that? Like a force of nature; say, gravity or evolution. Tonight's performance, a masterful whipping of the powerful Cardinals, 15-0 (yes, you read that correctly), is yet another example of the best #4 pitcher EVER.
Obviously with a genuine laugher like tonight, the offense takes center stage. Rightfully so, as Marco Scutaro had a career best 7 RBI's, Angel Pagan and Ryan Theriot each scored 3 runs, Melky Cabrera got a couple hits (again!), Hunter Pence delivered two early run scoring hits, and, of course, Buster Posey got blatantly pitched around and received 3 walks. Even both Brandons looked good. Yet, I still can not get over Ryan Vogelsong. Is he the best pitcher on the staff this year? Does he have the best fastball control of ANYONE in the league right now. He is ripping off a Juan Marichal-like streak of consistency. His grim emotionless face during games may give him a robot-like demeanor, but his season to date is super-human.
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The fact that he did not make the all star team, is really making him double up on his concentration. His stuff may not be as good as Cain's, Lincecum's or Bumgarner's, but his concentration and intensity are unsurpassed. Remember in the days of Marichal and Perry, these guys pitched complete games rather routinely. Except for being human after one hitting Colorado in Coors for 6 innings, the high altitude got to his robot gears in the 7th inning. But the same was not true in sticky humid, St.Louis. The oxygen tension in his blood was back to normal, and he was back to being superhuman. Got to love the way this guy can be loose as a goose, but as intense as a supernova at the same time. He is truly our ace, and he did not make the all star game. I hope he is the Cy Young. That would be quite the story of baseball stories.
I vote we send Tim to Japan for 3 years, so he can learn to be Vogelsong-consistent...
He is amazing, and when you add in last season his run of excellence is even more impressive.
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