Reds at Nationals Series 04/12 thru 4/15 2012

**HammerTime** · Apr 12, 12, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by LRCW

4th inning, 5th inning or 1st inning. What difference does it make? You gotta throw strikes.

Starting the game in a 3-0 hole is a lot different than allowing 3 in the 5th.

**UKMustangFan** · Apr 12, 12, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by LRCW

I had a buddy text me saying Latos was getting squeezed. Any truth to that?

Not really. He needs to stop trying to be cute when het gets ahead and just put the guys away.

**UKMustangFan** · Apr 12, 12, 01:39 PM

So how many starts is it going to take for him to give the Reds a QS?

**UKMustangFan** · Apr 12, 12, 01:40 PM

It all starts with the pitchers getting hits they have no business getting.

**LRCW** · Apr 12, 12, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by UKMustangFan

So how many starts is it going to take for him to give the Reds a QS?

If he goes 1 more inning, and gives up a run or less he'll have one.

**UKMustangFan** · Apr 12, 12, 01:45 PM

^Looks like I was right....There was no way he was coming back out there after that debacle.

**Zlatan** · Apr 12, 12, 01:51 PM

UKMF you called it. Gio with a bounceback.

**Flotsam** · Apr 12, 12, 01:56 PM

Rolen grounds out softly to the first baseman. He is now batting .100 - - which is a mere decimal point away from being a contributor.

**Flotsam** · Apr 12, 12, 01:58 PM

Rolen was absolutely great the 1st half of 2010. We would not have made the playoffs without him. He carried the team on his back. MVP

2nd half of 2010, all of 2011, so far in 2012......not so much. He is done.

**UKMustangFan** · Apr 12, 12, 01:59 PM

Why is Todd Frazier not on the big league roster again?

This team has more strikeouts today (7) than balls to make it out of the infield (5).

**LRCW** · Apr 12, 12, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by UKMustangFan

Why is Todd Frazier not on the big league roster again?

This team has more strikeouts today (7) than balls to make it out of the infield (5).

Don't you realize that these early games don't really count. We only need to worry about the games that are played June-September according to some posters.

**Zlatan** · Apr 12, 12, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by LRCW

Don't you realize that these early games don't really count. We only need to worry about the games that are played June-September according to some posters.

You know, you're right. Thanks, LRCW!

**UKMustangFan** · Apr 12, 12, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by LRCW

Don't you realize that these early games don't really count. We only need to worry about the games that are played June-September according to some posters.

The only thing worries me (and should any Reds fan) is 19 runs in darn near 7 full games. That's atrocious.

**Flotsam** · Apr 12, 12, 02:10 PM

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THE MENDOZA LINE

Rolen

**HammerTime** · Apr 12, 12, 02:13 PM

^ And Ludwick, he is hitting .071.

**UKMustangFan** · Apr 12, 12, 02:21 PM

Lead off the 8th with a double by Valdez, and he doesn't move off second.

**ekubum** · Apr 12, 12, 02:24 PM

Dropping early games just make it that much more difficult to get them back later down the line. Huge difference in getting off to a good start and having wiggle room for a slump than starting off bad and having no room for error later in the season.