Lincecum and the blister, Part II
Posted By Jeff Fletcher on June 1, 2010 12:19 pm
The scout I talked to about Tim Lincecum’s outing yesterday just called me back, because he just learned of the whole blister issue, which arose after Lincecum’s previous sloppy outing.
The scout said it suddenly all made sense. He said that a guy who had a nasty blister on his finger would probably be lacking that last bit of oomph on his fastball and the last snap on his breaking ball, but his changeup would probably still be OK, because that is thrown without much pressure from the fingertips. And that describes exactly what he saw from Lincecum.
Those of us in the media seemed to be taking Lincecum’s word that the blister wasn’t an issue, so no one even asked about it after Monday’s game. However, given this extra bit of insight, it now seems pretty reasonable to assume that Lincecum really is bothered by the blister, and he’s been trying to pitch through it.
Thanks for the info. Lincecum just has not looked very efficient the last 3 to 4 starts, glad to know it was not something more serious.
The question is–how does the blister heal if he keeps pitching. Would it be a good idea to skip a start?
If the blister is really the problem, he probably should skip a start.