Today’s notes are going to be pretty skimpy because I was writing a hefty article about Ike Daivs and I can’t write and watch baseball at the same time because I often get engulfed in the game action and don’t get anything done. Please read my article if you’re interested in learning the fantasy value of Ike Davis the rest of the year.

That said, I got a chance to watch Cole Hamels and David Price pitch. Hamels biggest problem was he fell behind hitters a lot; there were eight batters with 3-2 counts. He couldn’t command any of his pitches so he utilized his curveball, his fourth pitch, to get strikes. I looked at his pitching motion and I couldn’t find anything dramatically different. I think I’ll take Hamels slow start and try to make an article out of it. Price left the game with with left forearm tightness and it is uncertain when he’ll pitch again. Time to pickup Chris Archer folks! The only takeaway I took from the game is Price was able to throw the fastball at 95 mph at least six times before leaving the game.