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He's got a fastball, curveball and changeup in his repertoire ... I think he's just got to understand he's got to pitch off his fastball and that'll make his curveball and changeup that much better. He already has an average curveball, it's just a matter of pulling it in and getting an understanding of it. I think left-handed hitters will have a tough time. Righties will, too. It's just a matter of time, maturity and experience.
He started to get the ball down in the zone ... I don't want to say he settled in, but he knew he had to pitch down and pitch ahead. He pitched inside also -- I think that's a nice little factor that's going to happen for him. Guys got some good swings on him. He's going to have to learn to pitch inside to keep them honest and he did that tonight after the first couple innings.More quotes »
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Francescon twirls seven one-hit innings
of the season on Tuesday, a 3 2/3-inning "struggle" as he called it, the Cubs farmhand sat down with new Peoria pitching coach Ron Villone to watch video. The Minor League starter and the former Major League reliever noticed two inconsistencies: Francescon's from MLB.com Read more »
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Ron Villone Named New Pitching Coach as Tom Pratt Battles Cancer
21, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL) Peoria Chiefs PEORIA, IL - The Chicago Cubs and Peoria Chiefs announced on Tuesday that Ron Villone, a veteran of 15 Major League seasons will take over as the Chiefs pitching coach for the 2012 season. Villone replaces Tom from Our Sports Central Read more »
