Eric Hurley: liftoff

by Alan Smithee on May 10, 2006 1:50 AM CDT

Hurley was having a fine season so far, but tonight he just exploded:

8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 15 K

Which makes his season line:

43.2 IP, 32 H, 8 BB, 44 K, 2.06 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 5.5 K/BB

Keep in mind, the Cal League is a hitters league, an even when Danks and Diamond were dominating Cal hitters last year, their numbers were as impressive all-around as Hurley's are right now.

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I just saw that

yep, unbelievable, 15 f'in Ks and NO walks...that's just filthy, downright dirty, plain sick...

by Longhorn on May 10, 2006 1:53 AM CDT reply actions

I couldn't find any stat for opponents' batting average(usually BA has it but they don't this year for some reason), so I went through all the game logs and tallied it up myself. Opponents are hitting .205 against Hurley this year, and opponents in the first inning hit a pathetic .130 off him. Infact, Hurley has yet to have a first inning in which he's allowed more than one baserunner.

I only find that significant only because it indicates that if, for some reason, Hurley doesn't make it as a starter, he could be a dominant closer.

by Alan Smithee on May 10, 2006 2:12 AM CDT reply actions

Reeeeeeeeee

diculous.

I hereby mandate that all Rangers pitching prospects must grow goofy 'staches.

(What you thought you could start a Hurley thread without mention of the 'stache? Not on my watch, buddy.)

"When you can hit you can hit, and he can hit." -Tom Grieve on Michael Young

by thedirkatron on May 10, 2006 4:49 AM CDT reply actions

Wow

At least Hindman has a legitimate reason to use his Wheel of Superlatives this morning.

That is dominating.

by LoneStarBallUser on May 10, 2006 7:49 AM CDT reply actions

actually,

It probably wasn't as good as it looked; I've heard from a bunch of people that the amateur ump was giving the pitchers about 4 inches on the outside of the plate; the opposing pitcher had 7 whiffs and Danny Toucet had 2 in one inning. Still, 15 whiffs is a great night no matter the circumstances and you have to give the kid a lot of credit for (a) realizing what was going on; (b) having the control / location to exploit it.

by mjh on May 11, 2006 7:07 AM CDT up reply actions

wow.

thats pretty impressive

kudos to sickles

by knockoutking24 on May 10, 2006 8:29 AM CDT reply actions

wow

One or two more starts remotely resembling that, and he'll have to be promoted.

by Dustin on May 10, 2006 5:03 PM CDT reply actions

Diamond's Cal League

"Keep in mind, the Cal League is a hitters league, an even when Danks and Diamond were dominating Cal hitters last year, their numbers were as impressive all-around as Hurley's are right now."

FYI: Diamond went 8-0 with a 1.99 ERA, and 101 K's in 81 IP. The league hit .191 against him.

by mjh on May 11, 2006 7:11 AM CDT reply actions