Reds vs Cards...Game 2

• Ironman92

  

  Dusty says Phillips hammy is sore and probably won't play tomorrow.
  
  C'mon Leake!
• se-alum

  

  Does Valdez move into the leadoff spot??
• Rotinaj

  

  se-alum;1140769 wrote:Does Valdez move into the leadoff spot??

  Nope. It's obviously going to be Stubbs......
• se-alum

  

  Rotinaj;1140794 wrote:Nope. It's obviously going to be Stubbs......

  Yea, didn't know much about Valdez, looked at his stats, how has he played 7 major league seasons??
• Terry_Tate

  

  All I know is Azubuike has started the Reds game thread both losses, so he is banned from starting another game thread for awhile.
• thavoice

  I know it is early....but how many starts will HB get to audition to be in the rotation? Bray should be able to be into form soon and throw back to back nights so that could eliminate needing Chapman. If Arredondo cannot throw strikes maybe a righty is needed in the BP.....
  
  
  Way too early to make those decisions though.
  
  
  I imagine stubbs will be LO. If not BP then whom? I guess Cozart could move up a spot, but sometimes if a guy is doing well ya leave him where he is
• se-alum

  

  thavoice;1140863 wrote:I know it is early....but how many starts will HB get to audition to be in the rotation? Bray should be able to be into form soon and throw back to back nights so that could eliminate needing Chapman. If Arredondo cannot throw strikes maybe a righty is needed in the BP.....
  
  
  Way too early to make those decisions though.
  
  
  I imagine stubbs will be LO. If not BP then whom? I guess Cozart could move up a spot, but sometimes if a guy is doing well ya leave him where he is

  Bailey will get ample opportunity. He wasn't bad outside of the 1st inning last night, and the offense had every opportunity early to get back into the game. Hopefully Masset will get back soon.
• thavoice

  se-alum;1140865 wrote:Bailey will get ample opportunity. He wasn't bad outside of the 1st inning last night, and the offense had every opportunity early to get back into the game. Hopefully Masset will get back soon.

  I have always been a HB fan and supporter, but there is a time when "he wasnt bad outside of the XXX inning" excuse doesnt cut it. There are many ML pitchers throughout history who had that same downfall.
  
  I always hate when a manager or reporter always says "one bad inning" or "one bad pitch". That is all it takes in the bigs to punch you ticket outta the league, or to the BP. I always HATE that one bad pitch mantra managers us. Ugh. He didnt throw just one bad pitch. He threw many bad pitches, it is just that other bad pitches maybe were swung and missed, fouled off, taken, or hit right at someone.
  
  I am not ready to pull the plug on HB, but at some point he needs to get over that 'just one bad inning' thing ya know. That excuse doesnt cut it on a regular basis when you have bene in the league for a few years.
• Ironman92

  

  What's Homer had about 75 career starts?
• thavoice

  79.
  
  and he has gotten better each season.
  
  As I said.. I am a Bailey fan. I was just thinking out loud on how much time he will get. Most years it doesnt matter...but with a guy like Champan waiting in the wings.........
  
  I
• dave

  se-alum;1140813 wrote:Yea, didn't know much about Valdez, looked at his stats, how has he played 7 major league seasons??

  he's a stud pitcher, one of the best records over the last 7yrs
  

  thavoice;1140896 wrote:79.
  
  and he has gotten better each season.
  
  As I said.. I am a Bailey fan. I was just thinking out loud on how much time he will get. Most years it doesnt matter...but with a guy like Champan waiting in the wings.........
  
  I

  Homer has been the same guy the last 3-4yrs.
• dave

  Harris 4
  Cozart 6
  Votto 3
  Rolen 5
  Bruce 9
  Heisey 7
  Stubbs 8
  Mesoraco 2
  Leake 1
  
  I really hope Mes starts out hot so he gets moved up in the order soon.
• se-alum

  

  Willie leading off, that should be a real treat.
• dave

  Speed kills. Remember Willy T and Corey Patterson?
• jordo212000

  

  We had Fast Wily Taveras and now we have Fast Willy Harris.
  
  I really get Dusty's logic. Harris is deemed not good enough to start on a regular day, but when he does start he gets moved to the lead off spot? Huh?
• wildcats20

  

  And I'm stuck watching the Cavs. Hope it's a good one tonight.
• se-alum

  

  Well, you just missed a Beltran homer...2nd batter of the game.
• dave

  wildcats20;1141211 wrote:And I'm stuck watching the Cavs. Hope it's a good one tonight.

  Do you have time warner? They should have an alternate FSOhio channel.
• dave

  Here we go again. Also, did they miss the opening pitch?
• se-alum

  

  dave;1141219 wrote:Here we go again. Also, did they miss the opening pitch?

  Think so, I thought the Beltran homer was a leadoff homer, but then they showed that Jay hit first.
• Rotinaj

  

  If freese homers here I may kill someone.
• wildcats20

  

  dave;1141218 wrote:Do you have time warner? They should have an alternate FSOhio channel.

  No, Insight.
• Midstate01

  

  Unreal. This staff is gonns kill us. Gotta expect more out of leake.
• wildcats20

  

  I found a stream, but it sucks.
• se-alum

  

  Hell of a play by Scotty!!