Brad Radke - HR Watch

[Lynch]

I wanted to do this last year, and kinda/sorta did in on thread, but this one is official.

The 'Official' 2006 Brad Radke Home Run Watch

2006 Total = 14 HRs / 1.17 HPG

I'll keep the running scorecard in the first post and update it after every game pitched. Full game details will be in seperate posts below.

Stats kept as follows:
Game (Record / 2006 ERA) : Gamestats

April
Game 01 : (1-0 / 6.00 ERA) : 2 HR, 2 SO, 4 ER, 6.0 IP
Game 02 : (2-0 / 5.54 ERA) : 2 HR, 5 SO, 4 ER, 7.0 IP
Game 03 : (2-1 / 6.63 ERA) : 3 HR, 1 SO, 6 ER, 6.0 IP
Game 04 : (2-2 / 7.50 ERA) : 1 HR, 3 SO, 6 ER, 5.0 IP
Game 05 : (2-3 / 8.89 ERA) : 2 HR, 2 SO, 6 ER, 2.1 IP

May
Game 06 : (3-3 / 7.29 ERA) : 1 HR, 7 SO, 1 ER, 7.0 IP
Game 07 : (3-4 / 7.75 ERA) : 0 HR, 1 SO, 6 ER, 5.0 IP
Game 08 : (4-4 / 7.57 ERA) : 0 HR, 1 SO, 4 ER, 5.2 IP
Game 09 : (4-5 / 7.20 ERA) : 2 HR, 6 SO, 6 ER, 6.0 IP
Game 09 : (4-6 / 7.44 ERA) : 1 HR, 3 SO, 3 ER, 5.2 IP
Game 09 : (4-6 / 7.01 ERA) : 0 HR, 4 SO, 2 ER, 6.0 IP

June
Game 09 : (4-7 / 6.42 ERA) : 0 HR, 1 SO, 1 ER, 7.0 IP


HR's by Inning (year to date)

1st - 4 (28.6%)
2nd - 4 (28.6%)
3rd - 2 (14.3%)
4th - 1 (7.1%)
5th - 1 (7.1%)
6th - 1 (7.1%)
7th - 1 (7.1%)
8th - n/a
9th - n/a


If you are interested in viewing most/all of Radke's meatballs,
DK has been kind enough to link them all up for us here:

Videos of Brad Radke's Homeruns

Thanks

[Lynch]

Radke got lucky on this one. Gave up 3 runs with 2 outs in the bottom of the first. 2 outs, one on and he gives up the long ball to Troy Glaus. Next batter, Overbay gets the same look and launches one.

Twins 0
Jays 3

Lucky for Radke, he settled down after that and pitched an honest next 5 innings and he got run support from the Twins who shelled the Blue Jays with 13 runs, including a grand slam by Torii Hunter, a HR by Stewart and another late one by Rodriquez. Hunter's was nice as it came with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the 8th. Fun seeing that.

Anyway, the point is, Radke gave up 4 earned runs in 3 innings and was bailed out by the Twins bats. Something that probably won't happen the rest of the season.

[Lynch]

So far, it's only the second inning and Radke has given up one HR so far to Chavez. More to come later.

[Providence A's]

Crosby just homered

[Retro16]

Crosby just homered

By nobody on base. That's good.

But then Tony Batista homers with 2 on bases. That's even better.

[mntwinsfan]

nice to see us wake up! Mauer hit a double. 6-4 Twins bottom of the 4th.

[mntwinsfan]

I wanted to do this last year, and kinda/sorta did in on thread, but this one is official.

The 'Official' 2006 Brad Radke Home Run Watch

2006 Total = 2 HRs / 2 HPG

I'll keep the running scorecard in the first post and update it after every game pitched. Full game details will be in seperate posts below.

Stats kept as follows:
Game (Record / 2006 ERA) : Gamestats

Game 01 (1-0 / 6.00 ERA) : 2 HR, 2 SO, 4 ER, 6 IP, ERA 6.00

how would you feel about doing this for Lohse as well? or all the starters? would be very interesting to watch.

Good to see the 6 runs scored. Sounds like Bastista hit that ball along way! Only able to listen on XM radio..

[mntwinsfan]

what happened to Herb Carneal??? his voice is really different! Anybody know??

[mntwinsfan]

7-4 Twins Morneau homers! 405 feet bomb... Looks like Radke has finally settled down..

[Retro16]

Try another thread, this is Brad's HR tracker thread.

[mntwinsfan]

Retro I was asking if he could do the entire staff..

[Retro16]

What do u mean?

[mntwinsfan]

a new thread of all the starters, do to a homerun watch.

[DirtyKash]

WTF is this thread about? Radke has been the best Twins starter this year.

[Lynch]

WTF is this thread about? Radke has been the best Twins starter this year.

I've been *****ing about Radke for the past few years. The guy gives up more HR/game than anyone in history (so it seems anyways). It drives me bonkers how many he gives up in the first and second innings more than anything, but always early game HRs. Most guys get tired and give up a longball after a few innings. Not radke. He gets the "obligatory" HR or three out of the way right off the bat, and then usually settles down for the next few innings.

So, I'm going to keep track as we go this year. The more games he pitches, the more you'll understand wtf I'm talking about.