Reds Vs. Diamondbacks: Game 4

• charliehustle14

  Basically. Plus he dicks around way too much out there. That's something Cueto has outgrown but Volquez still hasn't, especially since Volquez has discovered a curveball. He's like a little kid in the way he's fascinated with that pitch.
• charliehustle14

  Man our offense is terrible today. Did Brandon Webb buy a Rodrigo Lopez mask or something? Actually nevermind, that's just the Reds hacking at anything and everything.
• osu45804

  

  I love how Thom & Chris can find ways to compliment a guy who is 5-14 with 33HR's allowed and lost 7 straight
• mhs95_06

  charliehustle14;486069 wrote:Get his ass out of there. He's done. When he goes, he goes quickly.

  
  He goes quickly, but lot's of times he gets it back, especially in his first year. It was like he just lost concentration for a while. Very costly though. But I think you stick with him for a while in this game. Dusty must think so too as he let him hit.
• osu45804

  

  Wow!!! This umpire sure is giving a guy who is 5-14 some shitty calls... that was Ball 4 to Cabrera
• charliehustle14

  mhs95_06;486090 wrote:He goes quickly, but lot's of times he gets it back, especially in his first year. It was like he just lost concentration for a while. Very costly though. But I think you stick with him for a while in this game. Dusty must think so too as he let him hit.

  
  The difference between his first year and this year is that Volquez had more consistant mechanics in his first year, plus he wasn't constantly toying with a curveball. Just my opinion.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Charlie man calm down lol they've been doing this the whole year; they're waiting to strike. Seeing their pitches, getting a feeling of the game. Don't worry, they'll come back eventually. I'll bet you 5 dollars Janish will get a big hit in this game.
• charliehustle14

  Rodrigo Lopez making a late surge for the Cy Young.
• mhs95_06

  Of course concentrating a bunch can be bad also, like Massett so concentrated he doesn't know the runner is leaving from 3rd until he has stolen home!
• osu45804

  

  Then Volquez has a 8 pitch 6th Inning ... crazy
• charliehustle14

  SportsAndLady;486097 wrote:Charlie man calm down lol they've been doing this the whole year; they're waiting to strike. Seeing their pitches, getting a feeling of the game. Don't worry, they'll come back eventually. I'll bet you 5 dollars Janish will get a big hit in this game.

  
  Ramon breaking his bat on a first pitch with runners on 1st and 3rd and 1 out coupled with Janish and Francisco taking some ill advised swings have irked me today more than normal. They can't get away with this crap in the playoffs.
  
  As a side note, the D-Backs have to be the stupidest team in baseball. You get to Volquez for 3 runs because you work the count and are either rewarded with a walk or a quality swing on a fastball late in the count. And then they come out this inning and hack away.
• osu45804

  

  WTF ... Bruce killed that ball and DBacks get lucky as hell
• mhs95_06

  charliehustle14;486108 wrote: As a side note, the D-Backs have to be the stupidest team in baseball. You get to Volquez for 3 runs because you work the count and are either rewarded with a walk or a quality swing on a fastball late in the count. And then they come out this inning and hack away.

  They are saving that strategy for the 7th!
• charliehustle14

  Bruce smoked that. I wish that would have hit LaRoach right in his stupid little patch of chin hair...but then again, that would have killed him if it had.
• charliehustle14

  Lopez is going to throw a complete game against us. Tragic. smh.
• charliehustle14

  Well Parra to 2nd with 1 out. D-Backs are sure to score this inning because Kelly Johnson will be due up and he absolutely rakes the ball.
• osu45804

  

  Strike 3 to Hernandez was pathetic ......
• charliehustle14

  We have a Jimmy sighting
• charliehustle14

  osu45804;486152 wrote:Strike 3 to Hernandez was pathetic ......

  
  No kidding. Wasn't even a good frame job by the catcher either. It's been that kind of day for Lopez.
• charliehustle14

  I'd love for Jimmy to go yard here and prevent Lopez from getting a W. That'd be sweet.
• charliehustle14

  Man, Lopez has gotten the benefit of some calls today. Geeze.
• mhs95_06

  charliehustle14;486154 wrote:No kidding. Wasn't even a good frame job by the catcher either. It's been that kind of day for Lopez.

  
  I thought it was pathetic for Ramon not to swing. I thought it was the right call on a very good tailing pitch!
• osu45804

  

  I tweeted John Fay b/c I was curious of the Reds record on Day games compared to night games b/c I thought there was a huge difference and there kind of is.... Day games Reds are 28-23 and Night games 55-40
• osu45804

  

  Lopez has been winless in his last 11 starts since July 8 ..... Reds love to give people gifts sometimes lol
• mhs95_06

  D'backs need to leave Heilman in for the save in the 9th. He is throwing good. He had strike 3 on both the first two hitters that the ump didn't call, and still retired the side 1,2,3.