Phillies Nation · Mar 12, 2017
Column: Vince Velasquez should focus on himself
Vince Velasquez pitched well in Saturday’s spring win over the Blue Jays. Over three and a third he surrendered one run and struck out four. But he did throw too many pitches, thus the third of an inning. He threw a wild pitch. He walked Kevin Pillar.
And it was during that walk that he couldn’t quite contain himself.
“That was a fake cough. I was like, ‘Come on, bro.’ Like, ‘Wow, how do you miss that?'” said Velasquez to beat writer Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer about two close pitches called balls by home plate umpire Junior Valentine, leading to the walk. “That was painted. That’s a strike. That’s a 100-percent strike.”