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 | Tuesday, May 6th, 2008: Tampa Whitewashes Manatees "That's one thing that has never changed in this game--pitching can control hitting," the Yankees manager told reporters after today's game. The Manatees ran into a buzzsaw as Shannon Dotson cut them down to size with a 1-hit shutout. His skipper added, "He knows exactly what he's doing. He's not going to throw you a good pitch until you make him throw one." In the complete game whitewash the Tampa hurler doled out 1 free passes and struck out 8. In the postgame press conference, his catcher said, "Shannon goes out there and just goes about his business. I don't think he gets too concerned about what's going on. You can call any pitch and you know where he's going to be." Dotson also got some praise from the Brevard County manager. "He really kept us in check with that heavy sinker. It has some run on it . . . as well as some down to it. We took some pathetic swings." Dotson is a great young find, the type of pitcher who is putting up numbers that will make him a superstar, if he strings several seasons together like 2008. In the current season the 22-year-old hurler has won 3 and lost 1, piling up 27 strikeouts and 6 bases on balls with a 0.97 ERA. Opponents have hit .119 against him. |
