Chad Billingsley and the 6th inning.

by Tripon on Aug 24, 2009 12:08 AM PDT Comment 5 comments

This isn't a post to try to cast blame or negatively criticize Billingsley, but its becoming a trend for teams to score on Billingsley in the 6th inning. Entering into sunday's game, opponents were doing .310/.421/.417 in 108 PAs. While he has a .368 BABIP in the 6th inning suggesting him being unlucky, and its likely a fluke. It is preventing him from going longer into the game, and yet, Torre won't pull most times for a reliever, rather that that Chad work out his problems.

So why is Chad struggling in the 6th inning? Just a fluke or a mental hurdle that he must overcome?

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flukeloney would have gotten that ball down the line by fukudome

loretta has slow reactions and is old

and the ramirez triple was eiither a single or double for most teams but not the dodgers

by matthewmafa on Aug 24, 2009 12:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Flukadome : )

William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.

by Ollie on Aug 24, 2009 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ha! I was thinking the same thing.

by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2009 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chad B and the 6th

I think it has to do with some conditioning on his part. Some of it might just be mental as well. I remember Darren Dreifort had the same problem but I think he was a 5 inning guy. Some guys are meant to pitch deep, some are not.

by Dodgerfan 34 on Aug 24, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs