Friday, May 8, 2009

from the bullpen

Bison pitchers head for the bullpen before the game on Wednesday night.

Kyle Kendrick (right) and Tim Redding warm up in the bullpen.

Weird weather ruled the baseball week here in the Lehigh Valley. I ended up seeing two out of five games. The others were seriously delayed or outright postponed by rain. Two doubleheaders were rescheduled; neither went more than one game. I saw one of those on Wednesday night, when Kyle Kendrick took on the rehabbing Tim Redding of the Buffalo (boring) Bisons. Both guys were effective; neither figured in the decision. Rich Thompson hit a single up the middle to give the 'Pigs a walk-off 2-1 victory.

Kendrick is looking better but he is still working slowly. When he was going well in Philadelphia, he pitched a nice fast-paced game, getting the ball and throwing it. When he went bad, he slowed to a cramped crawl that was painful to watch.