Instant results (updated)
It was a sad situation -- the death of Rick Kranitz's father-in-law -- that necessitated the arrival of minor league catching instructor Don Werner as a fill-in coach this weekend, but the Orioles are making the most of his expertise while he's here.
Werner spent part of Saturday working with Matt Wieters on his throwing mechanics, hoping to help him improve on his 1-for-12 success rate against opposing basestealers at the major league level.
So, what happens? Anderson Hernandez tested him in the third inning today -- and got a great jump against rookie pitcher David Hernandez -- and Wieters made a terrific throw to get him on a bang-bang play.
Wieters didn't get the call on another very close play at second but sailed a throw over Oscar Salazar later in the game to bring home a run. He also failed to handle a throw from the outfield that would have saved a run.
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Comments
Pete,
Holy #$^%!!! Did you just see Dunn?? We gotta trade some of our logjam bats and get some pitchers ASAP!
Posted by: Anonymous | June 28, 2009 2:29 PM
Pete: Isn't Zaun helping Matt Wieters? I thought that was going to be one of his responsibilities
Sorry to hear about Rick's families loss, that is tough.
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Pete's reply: I'm sure he's helping, but you probably need a coach or instructor to break down the mechanical stuff. And Werner saw him a lot in the minors.
Posted by: cb coach | June 28, 2009 10:23 PM