Casey on the Mound

He’s mostly a fastball pitcher, ranging from 86 to 91 mph, but seems to pitch most comfortably and effectively at 89 mph. Unfortunately, that leaves just a 4-to-5 mph spread between his fastball and changeup. But Janssen employed a liberal amount of north-south movement on his heater to change the batters’ eyes and that was very effective, on Saturday at least. He mixed in the occasional curve (ranging 74 to 79 mph) — which he can throw for strikes, and a slider that ranged from 83 to 86 mph. I’d like to see Janssen lean more on off-speed stuff, especially his breaking ball. I believe that would really complement his fastball.

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Weekend Lineup

He looked superb a few starts ago against the Angels in a game I caught on the tube, but it looks like the rest of the league has been catching up to him lately. Let’s see what happens Friday. (Go Phils! This is the first chance I’ve had to see the Phillies, who are my second favourite team, in person since since the 1993 World Series.)

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Twinkies Out of Luck?

Wednesday’s win over the sagging Dodgers was the Twinkies’ lucky seventh straight. Minny was a dismal 27-34 and 11.5 games back in the AL Central after getting beat by the O’s on June 10. Since then, the club has gone an unconscious 15-1. And guess how many games they’ve shaved off of the Tigers’ lead with this run?

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Brotherly Love?

Should the younger Weaver return — and frankly, given his recent performance (6-1, 2.10 at Salt Lake with 11 Ks Wednesday night after 14 in his previous outing) he deserves to — it will probably mean Jeff will either be dealt (unlikely given his bloated $8.325-million salary), sent to the bullpen or designated for assignment.

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