Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 25, 2010 9:00pm
Gorzelanny vs Cueto
You like to feel that the Reds will roll and win all 3 games or at least 2 easily.....but the breakdown in overall pitching scares me a little. Many players are tired and looking so......fortunately the Cubs bullpen is awful as long as we can get Gorzelanny out of there after 6 innings....game 1 should be ours.
Hell of a road trip......damn near every singel player stepped up...but our bullpen is a little weary. Masset however is a beast and Coco isn't looking too bad.
Reds 7
Cubs 4
Cueto needs to return to being Cueto....need 7 innings and 3 runs
You like to feel that the Reds will roll and win all 3 games or at least 2 easily.....but the breakdown in overall pitching scares me a little. Many players are tired and looking so......fortunately the Cubs bullpen is awful as long as we can get Gorzelanny out of there after 6 innings....game 1 should be ours.
Hell of a road trip......damn near every singel player stepped up...but our bullpen is a little weary. Masset however is a beast and Coco isn't looking too bad.
Reds 7
Cubs 4
Cueto needs to return to being Cueto....need 7 innings and 3 runs
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 25, 2010 9:21pm
Should be a great series. I wish Lou was coming, they had big plans for him.
I'm curious to see what the roster moves are. Nix and Leake/LeCure should be heading out.
I'm curious to see what the roster moves are. Nix and Leake/LeCure should be heading out.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 25, 2010 9:24pm
I think our bullpen NEEDS Chapman.
I hope Ondrusek gets his confidence back soon. Rhodes will gut it out the best he can. Coco will pretty much always scare me....but he's been his best recently.
I hope Ondrusek gets his confidence back soon. Rhodes will gut it out the best he can. Coco will pretty much always scare me....but he's been his best recently.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 25, 2010 9:25pm
I'd like to see about 25+ runs from the Reds this weekend.
Offense needs to carry until pitching gets back.
Offense needs to carry until pitching gets back.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Aug 25, 2010 9:26pm
Right now the only guys in the pen that are pitching well are Masset, Rhodes, and Coco. We NEED Chapman, you are correct I92.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 25, 2010 9:29pm
Chapman has nothing else to prove and the Reds have not needed him more.
Simple math.
Simple math.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 25, 2010 9:29pm
I think it's dumb to wait til Sept 1. Then they will be throwing him into the fire in St Louis. Maybe they don't want the Cards to see him but I'm sure they have scouts watching/ taking video.
This is the perfect time to bring him up and it would probably sell out the weekend.
This is the perfect time to bring him up and it would probably sell out the weekend.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 25, 2010 9:31pm
What is there to scout?
Uh.....throws really hard and is a potential phenom.....make him work but getting to 2 strikes may be a risk as well.
I think he's still down working on his baserunning.
Uh.....throws really hard and is a potential phenom.....make him work but getting to 2 strikes may be a risk as well.
I think he's still down working on his baserunning.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 25, 2010 9:40pm
Ironman92;462011 wrote:What is there to scout?
Uh.....throws really hard and is a potential phenom.....make him work but getting to 2 strikes may be a risk as well.
I think he's still down working on his baserunning.
They will have a whole book/video on him. What pitches he throws in certain counts, arm slots, release points, pick off moves, etc.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Aug 25, 2010 9:41pm
dave;462022 wrote:They will have a whole book/video on him. What pitches he throws in certain counts, arm slots, release points, pick off moves, etc.
I think that's what he was saying with "what is there to scout?"
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Aug 25, 2010 9:47pm
Pirates beat the Cards 5 - 2 so the lead is back to 3 1/2
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 25, 2010 9:49pm
I know they'll have the book on him......teams also had the book on Randy Johnson
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Aug 25, 2010 9:50pm
lol....The Pirates take 2 of 3 from the Cardinals. That is all.
Oh wait...the Pirates swept us earlier lol
Oh wait...the Pirates swept us earlier lol
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 25, 2010 10:02pm
Chapman is much much much more raw than RJ. Johnson went all the way through the minor leagues. I'm not saying Chapman isn't ready, but there will be ways big leaguers can exploit him, and that may take a few appearances to figure out so maybe they want him to come up in St Louis.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 25, 2010 10:03pm
wildcats20;462035 wrote:lol....The Pirates take 2 of 3 from the Cardinals. That is all.
Oh wait...the Pirates swept us earlier lol
Cards still play them 6 more times, hopefully they help out again
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Aug 25, 2010 10:06pm
Last Friday Chapman had a pitch sequence that was 104, 104, 103, 88. I didn't believe the tweet I saw about it until I saw like 4 others about it.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Aug 25, 2010 10:37pm
Yup. It's time for Chapman. Bring him up. The bullpen needs him. There is nothing more to be gained from striking out guys like Shelly Duncan.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Aug 25, 2010 10:58pm
So after tonight...
Votto.... .326, 31 HR, 90 RBIs
Pujols... .319, 33 HR, 92 RBIs
Albert went 0/4 tonight. Votto was 4/7, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 2 R
Votto.... .326, 31 HR, 90 RBIs
Pujols... .319, 33 HR, 92 RBIs
Albert went 0/4 tonight. Votto was 4/7, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 2 R
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Aug 25, 2010 11:14pm
This race is gonna be insane lol both the MVP and the NL Central races
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Aug 25, 2010 11:20pm
Votto OBP .423, Pujols OBP .411
Votto SLG .603, Pujols SLG .597
Votto OPS 1.026, Pujols OPS 1.008
Votto leads the league in runs as well and he's 2nd in HR's and RBI's.
Votto SLG .603, Pujols SLG .597
Votto OPS 1.026, Pujols OPS 1.008
Votto leads the league in runs as well and he's 2nd in HR's and RBI's.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 25, 2010 11:25pm
never would have thought he leads the league in runs, what an amazing season so far.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 26, 2010 7:15pm
obviously Chapman i was completely unpolished and Johnson ended up being a shiny corvette.......but I was just trying to find a comparison of "stuff"
far more room for error when you nasty
far more room for error when you nasty
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Aug 26, 2010 8:50pm
Right now it's 6 - 5 Washington over St. Louis in the 7th....
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Aug 26, 2010 8:55pm
Wow I just looked a little bit ago and the Cards were up 5-3, I think,
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Aug 26, 2010 9:26pm
8 - 6 Washington in the 8th