Bergy on Bergy
Jason Berken retired six of the seven batters he faced, including a strikeout. He allowed a two-out single to Ryan Doumit in the third.
Mark Hendrickson replaced him in the fifth with the Orioles leading, 3-2.
Berken hasn't surrendered a run in three appearances covering four innings this spring.
Brad Bergesen's shoulder felt good tonight. No problem with the shin, either. He just couldn't throw enough strikes and had difficulty slowing his tempo.
"I would have liked to have been a little better than that in the second inning, but getting out there and being the first time facing hitters in a live situation like that since July 30, that part was great, getting back out there. But just from a pitching standpoint, I worked behind too many guys. But I guess in some ways that's kind of expected at this point," he said.
"I felt like I was rushing myself. I was getting a little too quick and couldn't slow it down, which I'm normally able to do when I feel myself getting that way. In that second inning, I just felt myself getting quicker and quicker, so that part I need to work on."
Some starters work on pitches no matter the count. Bergesen must be different.
"I didn't get in enough counts to be able to throw my slider," he said. "The only slider I did throw was the one that I hung (to Garrett Jones) in the first inning. I threw four changeups. Two of them were good and two of them were bad."
Bergesen said he'll start working every fifth day and will throw a few bullpens before his next outing as part of a normal routine.
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Roch,
Thus far tonight the pitching staff looks pretty good. It's especially great to hear that Bergy didn't experience any discomfort.
What do you think about that hit that got past Luke Scott at first? Do you think that's nabbed by a more experienced first baseman?
Jim Carter
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Absolutely. - Roch
I think it was Charles that mentioned the Pirates announcers in another post. While I agree that these guys are pretty boring, you should have heard the guys for the Dodgers doing the Dodgers/Dbacks game earlier.
Almost every single hitter from the 6th inning on they had to ask each other who it was, where they played, etc....
I think Andre Eithier was in LF before the game stretching and both guys thought it was Manny. And these are the Dodgers announcers not knowing who their own players were. It was by far the worst called game I've ever heard in my life.
The entire time I kept praying for Vin Scully to come running out of the bullpen and take over the booth.
Roch, Did Bergesen's motion look the same as you remember??
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Yep. - Roch
Which one of B_O's alter egos is going to nominate Berken for Opening Day starter tonight? I'm going with my fav, "broomhandledude."
The pitching was very good tonight for the most part. A bump here and there but I'll take that every day.