June 13, 201214 yr You know why it appears BP is showboating on D? Because he's skilled enough that he can. So it was skill that allowed the extra base and later a run in the loss the other night on the bunt?
June 13, 201214 yr I love it when other teams bring in their big bad lefty, and Votto jacks it in the seats , opposite field. If I'm coaching against the Reds and Votto is at the plate, if the bases aren't loaded , I'm walking Joey. Then pitch to Bruce Ludwick and Phillips.
June 13, 201214 yr Tonight Valdez 3 Bruce 0 Cueto 1 Bruce 0 Ludwick 1 Bruce 0 Cueto and Valdez both crossed the plate tonight , Bruce didn't even draw a walk tonight, no hits, so he didn't have a prayer of crossing the plate. Nuff said?
June 13, 201214 yr Author Tonight Valdez 3 Bruce 0 Cueto 1 Bruce 0 Ludwick 1 Bruce 0 Cueto and Valdez both crossed the plate tonight , Bruce didn't even draw a walk tonight, no hits, so he didn't have a prayer of crossing the plate. Nuff said? Is it attack Bruce season? Is this serious, if so are we comparing Valdez in ANY manner to Bruce?
June 13, 201214 yr The Reds are 5-2 when I'm in attendace this season. Someone buy me tickets for tonights game.
June 13, 201214 yr Is it attack Bruce season? Is this serious, if so are we comparing Valdez in ANY manner to Bruce? i'M not attacking Bruce, and I am serious. He takes the best pitches and swings at the pitches that are not even close to the strike zone. I guess I'm expecting too much for an every day player to get good at bats, and find a way to get on base.
June 13, 201214 yr ^His OBP in the last 10 games is .410. That's really high. His OBP for the season is .320, which is not very good, but is 4th highest on the team, including tied with Phillips. Maybe you should get a clue before posting next time. :lol:
June 13, 201214 yr Author i'M not attacking Bruce, and I am serious. He takes the best pitches and swings at the pitches that are not even close to the strike zone. I guess I'm expecting too much for an every day player to get good at bats, and find a way to get on base. When you put Valdez in a sentence with Bruce I'm out.
June 13, 201214 yr Heisey CF Valdez SS Votto 1B Phillips 2B Bruce RF Frazier 3B Ludwick LF Hanigan C Latos P I'm assuming Cozart is in the hospital at this point....
June 13, 201214 yr Heisey CF Valdez SS Votto 1B Phillips 2B Bruce RF Frazier 3B Ludwick LF Hanigan C Latos P I'm assuming Cozart is in the hospital at this point.... If he had a stomach bug it's probably a good idea to let him sit another day. Valdez had 3 hits yesterday. Might as well run him back out there.
June 13, 201214 yr I'm glad Valdez got his 3 hits last night because if he didn't this thread would be in meltdown mode right now :lol: 2 straights starts for Valdez, Woohoo!!!
June 13, 201214 yr So it was skill that allowed the extra base and later a run in the loss the other night on the bunt? Nope. Brain cramp. But it sure wasn't showboating. Nice try.
June 13, 201214 yr Haven't read the discussion but Cueto's pitch count got pretty high for sure tonight. Don't know why people make such a big deal out of throwing 120 pitches in a game once in awhile. Go back and look at the great staffs of the Atlanta Braves when they had Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux. I know that Maddux was a freak in that he completed a lot of games in less than 100 pitches but if you look at their stats from 1993-1999 this was their average innings and number of complete games for that 7 year period. 1994 was a strike shortened year also. Heck Nolan Ryan once threw an unofficial 238 pitches in one extra inning game. Unless a pitcher is coming back from an injury or is young and they are monitoring their early career innings, let them go deep once in awhile. Cueto threw an easy 120 pitches last night and never really had a long inning and the weather wasn't overly oppressive. Glavine 220 innings/per 21 complete games Smoltz 204 innings/per 22 complete games Maddux 232 innings/per 51 complete games
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