Huskers vs North Dakota State

admo said:
Maybe like 20%???  :dunno

He's got a short hook for sure.  All year.  The pitchers know it too.  It adds pressure to the game. 

I think a good pitcher can come into his own when you let him work through a tough inning, and then bring him back in the next.  So many times, we see our starters get yanked with 2 or 1 out in a close game early on.  I'm not a fan of that philosophy.  It wears out the pen.  And adds even more pressure on future starters to be ahead or get yanked when there is adversity.  It's like the manager feels he needs to make a move to keep things in his control.  Again, I don't like that.  And the results back it up.  But that's just me.
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The managers know their pitcher's issues and by now they should be working through them. I can't comment without being at the game.  My biggest issue is our pitchers getting behind on the count batter after batter.

 
admo said:
Maybe like 20%???  :dunno

He's got a short hook for sure.  All year.  The pitchers know it too.  It adds pressure to the game. 
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So here's what I found:

Pre-Conference:

Less than one full inning: Christo, Perry

Less than two: Perry, Bragg, Schanaman

Less than three: McCarville

Less than four: Olson

Less than five: Schanaman, McCarville (x2), Perry

Less than six: Perry, McCarville, Frank

At least six: Frank, Schanaman (x3), McCarville

Less than four: 7 out of 19 (36%)

Less than five: 11 out of 19 (57%)

Since conference play started (including non-conference opponents since then):

Less than one full inning: 

Less than two: McCarville

Less than three: Jelkin, Christo

Less than four: McCarville

Less than five: Frank, McCarville

Less than six: Frank, Schanaman, McCarville, Olson, Brockett

At least six: Schanaman (x3), Olson, Frank

Less than four: 4 out of 16 (25%)

Less than five: 6 out of 16 (37%)

Overall:

Less than four: 11 out of 35 (31%)

Less than five: 17 out of 35 (48%)

Actually not as bad as I thought.  But nearly a third of the time we go less than four innings which doesn't seem very good.

 
Mavric said:
So here's what I found:

Pre-Conference:

Less than one full inning: Christo, Perry

Less than two: Perry, Bragg, Schanaman

Less than three: McCarville

Less than four: Olson

Less than five: Schanaman, McCarville (x2), Perry

Less than six: Perry, McCarville, Frank

At least six: Frank, Schanaman (x3), McCarville

Less than four: 7 out of 19 (36%)

Less than five: 11 out of 19 (57%)

Since conference play started (including non-conference opponents since then):

Less than one full inning: 

Less than two: McCarville

Less than three: Jelkin, Christo

Less than four: McCarville

Less than five: Frank, McCarville

Less than six: Frank, Schanaman, McCarville, Olson, Brockett

At least six: Schanaman (x3), Olson, Frank

Less than four: 4 out of 16 (25%)

Less than five: 6 out of 16 (37%)

Overall:

Less than four: 11 out of 35 (31%)

Less than five: 17 out of 35 (48%)

Actually not as bad as I thought.  But nearly a third of the time we go less than four innings which doesn't seem very good.
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Wow excellent work mav...  1/3rd sounds about right, and I agree it's no bueno.

I know we don't have a bulldog arm like Shane Komine, but we really need a friday starter to get you 6 every time.  Sometimes 7.  Saturday should be your #2 that gets you 5.  Sunday can be more of committee approach of 4-5 arms for the game.  And I would use my weekday games for the young arms to gain experience. 

Having said that, if the Fri/Sat starters are throwing too many pitches and not enough strikes, that can become a taxing problem as well.  Too many walks will kill you.  On the flip side, if you are throwing strikes and give up 5 runs through 3+, you should be a good enough pitcher to stay in and keep working (pitching/battling) to get 5 innings in.  The bats have to help you out, and the defense too.  Sundays, I'm all for managing less innings and more arms as needed. 

I am guessing since we aren't doing well at the plate with RISP and 3 run home runs to keep us in games, there's only so much you can do with the pitching staff you have.

 
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