Curt Schilling Pitchcount?
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"only an effectiveness count" but...
"only an effectiveness count" but...
from official site:
07/10/2003 5:58 PM ET
Notes: Schilling to start Saturday
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- Curt Schilling said his right hand felt good one day after throwing a bullpen session and he will start for the Diamondbacks on Saturday against the Giants.
"Curt Schilling's going to pitch Saturday," D-Backs manager Bob Brenly said. "He says he feels great, he's ready to go."
Schilling's side session Wednesday went well, but the club wanted to see how he responded Thursday before making a final decision on Saturday. Brenly was asked what kind of pitch count Schilling would be held to.
"Only an effectiveness count," Brenly said. "We'll leave him out there as long as he's good. We'll definitely keep a close eye on him like we do with all of our guys coming back off of injuries."
Schilling has been on the disabled list since May 31 with a fractured right hand. He has thrown two rehabilitation starts for Triple-A Tucson.
"It gives me a big boost knowing he's going to be back out there on the mound," Brenly said. "But I think the rest of the team is just going to keep doing what they're doing regardless of who's on the mound." .....
AP story:
Schilling doesn't want to ruin success
Associated Press
Jul. 11, 2003 12:00 AM
PHOENIX - Curt Schilling's broken right hand was supposed to be the final blow to the injury-decimated season of the Diamondbacks.
Six weeks later, Schilling is rejoining the starting rotation of a Diamondbacks team on an improbable roll that has propelled it into contention in the NL West.
"We can't win much more than we've been winning," said Schilling, who will get the start against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. "Me coming into the fold here, I don't want to screw this up."
Even though Schilling and Randy Johnson have been on the disabled list, Arizona had won 18 of 22 games entering this weekend's three-game series with the Giants. Since Schilling was sidelined by a line drive off the bat of Sean Burroughs in San Diego on May 30, the Diamondbacks are 26-11.
Arizona has passed Los Angeles in the standings and entered the weekend four games behind first-place San Francisco.
"I'm ready. I feel good," Schilling said before Friday's game. "I certainly feel a lot better than I have in the past couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to getting out in the field with a full house tomorrow."
Schilling said that while the players realize how much of the season remains going into the All-Star break, the Giants' series is a big one.
"We go out here and get swept three in a row, a lot of the work they (my teammates) did the last five or six weeks goes for naught," Schilling said, "so we've got to make a statement."
Schilling said his biggest anxiety will be about how deep he can go into the game.
"The hitters will let me know how my stuff is real early," he said, "and if I can make my pitches as usual, I'll be around in the ninth inning."
Manager Bob Brenly will keep closer than usual attention to his right-handed ace.
"Basically, he's at a point that's equal to somewhere in the middle of spring training," Brenly said, "so we'll keep an eye on his pitch count. We'll keep an eye on his effectiveness and his mechanics. I'm sure he'll have a lot of Adrenalin flowing tomorrow. We'll let him go as long as he's effective and as long as he's mechanically sound out there."
Now that Schilling is finally back, the Diamondbacks intend to be as cautious as possible.
"The last thing we want to do is extend him to the point where there's a risk of injuring something else. In that respect, it probably won't be typical Curt Schilling where you hand him the ball and you don't see him again until the game's over."
Johnson, out since April 18 after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, made his second rehabilitation start Thursday night. He went four innings, allowing three hits and two unearned runs. He struck out five, hit two batters and walked one.
Barring any major setbacks, Johnson should be back by mid-July. With the success of Miguel Batista and rookie Brandon Webb, Arizona could send a formidable rotation into the last 2 1/2 months of the season.
"I just know that regardless of who they end up being, the starting five on this staff will be as deep and as good as anybody in the game," Schilling said. "We're going to be running hopefully five horses out there five days in a row with a bullpen that's going to be as good as anybody's.
"Having said that, we've still got to go out and win."
"only an effectiveness count" but...
from official site:
07/10/2003 5:58 PM ET
Notes: Schilling to start Saturday
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- Curt Schilling said his right hand felt good one day after throwing a bullpen session and he will start for the Diamondbacks on Saturday against the Giants.
"Curt Schilling's going to pitch Saturday," D-Backs manager Bob Brenly said. "He says he feels great, he's ready to go."
Schilling's side session Wednesday went well, but the club wanted to see how he responded Thursday before making a final decision on Saturday. Brenly was asked what kind of pitch count Schilling would be held to.
"Only an effectiveness count," Brenly said. "We'll leave him out there as long as he's good. We'll definitely keep a close eye on him like we do with all of our guys coming back off of injuries."
Schilling has been on the disabled list since May 31 with a fractured right hand. He has thrown two rehabilitation starts for Triple-A Tucson.
"It gives me a big boost knowing he's going to be back out there on the mound," Brenly said. "But I think the rest of the team is just going to keep doing what they're doing regardless of who's on the mound." .....
AP story:
Schilling doesn't want to ruin success
Associated Press
Jul. 11, 2003 12:00 AM
PHOENIX - Curt Schilling's broken right hand was supposed to be the final blow to the injury-decimated season of the Diamondbacks.
Six weeks later, Schilling is rejoining the starting rotation of a Diamondbacks team on an improbable roll that has propelled it into contention in the NL West.
"We can't win much more than we've been winning," said Schilling, who will get the start against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. "Me coming into the fold here, I don't want to screw this up."
Even though Schilling and Randy Johnson have been on the disabled list, Arizona had won 18 of 22 games entering this weekend's three-game series with the Giants. Since Schilling was sidelined by a line drive off the bat of Sean Burroughs in San Diego on May 30, the Diamondbacks are 26-11.
Arizona has passed Los Angeles in the standings and entered the weekend four games behind first-place San Francisco.
"I'm ready. I feel good," Schilling said before Friday's game. "I certainly feel a lot better than I have in the past couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to getting out in the field with a full house tomorrow."
Schilling said that while the players realize how much of the season remains going into the All-Star break, the Giants' series is a big one.
"We go out here and get swept three in a row, a lot of the work they (my teammates) did the last five or six weeks goes for naught," Schilling said, "so we've got to make a statement."
Schilling said his biggest anxiety will be about how deep he can go into the game.
"The hitters will let me know how my stuff is real early," he said, "and if I can make my pitches as usual, I'll be around in the ninth inning."
Manager Bob Brenly will keep closer than usual attention to his right-handed ace.
"Basically, he's at a point that's equal to somewhere in the middle of spring training," Brenly said, "so we'll keep an eye on his pitch count. We'll keep an eye on his effectiveness and his mechanics. I'm sure he'll have a lot of Adrenalin flowing tomorrow. We'll let him go as long as he's effective and as long as he's mechanically sound out there."
Now that Schilling is finally back, the Diamondbacks intend to be as cautious as possible.
"The last thing we want to do is extend him to the point where there's a risk of injuring something else. In that respect, it probably won't be typical Curt Schilling where you hand him the ball and you don't see him again until the game's over."
Johnson, out since April 18 after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, made his second rehabilitation start Thursday night. He went four innings, allowing three hits and two unearned runs. He struck out five, hit two batters and walked one.
Barring any major setbacks, Johnson should be back by mid-July. With the success of Miguel Batista and rookie Brandon Webb, Arizona could send a formidable rotation into the last 2 1/2 months of the season.
"I just know that regardless of who they end up being, the starting five on this staff will be as deep and as good as anybody in the game," Schilling said. "We're going to be running hopefully five horses out there five days in a row with a bullpen that's going to be as good as anybody's.
"Having said that, we've still got to go out and win."
