osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Aug 30, 2010 6:11pm
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 30, 2010 6:27pm
major yawn.....the guy can barely crack 103 mph
dime a dozen
dime a dozen
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Aug 30, 2010 6:29pm
My only guess is that he is being brought up because the season is over right?
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 30, 2010 6:31pm
He is being brought up because he has improved enough at running the bases and bunting.....those intangibles are crucial when you only thrown 102-105 mph....a player with more gas could get by with poor baserunning and sacrificial abililty
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Aug 30, 2010 8:35pm
osu45804;466337 wrote:My only guess is that he is being brought up because the season is over right?
only 43 wins this season has been pretty disappointing. How we can ever compete with the Cardinals just wont happen.
The Cardinals have a guy that can throw 111 i bet.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 30, 2010 8:45pm
....and he bats 8th
Ty Webb
Posts: 2,798
Aug 30, 2010 9:21pm
He will end up as the closer at some point
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Aug 30, 2010 9:28pm
I am definitely going to the game tomorrow. I try not to miss debuts of possible studs.
BCBulldog
Posts: 824
Aug 30, 2010 11:42pm
I truly believe leaving Chapman down this long is a brilliant move. If he can hit 105 as reported, he will be unhittable especially since nobody has faced him. Jocketty is the best thing to happen to the Reds since Sparky Anderson and the Big Red Machine.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Aug 31, 2010 8:19am
should be interesting to watch when he comes up
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Aug 31, 2010 8:56am
I say his first pitch is Rick Vaughn esque high and outside but then he throws 9 straight stirkes.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Aug 31, 2010 5:56pm
Hopefully Dusty pleases the crowd tonight and trots him out there. I'm just glad the Reds have him up here so he doesn't have to strike out anymore Titos in AAA.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Aug 31, 2010 11:06pm
He did ok. Kinda reminds me of Paul Wilson during his Reds years
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Aug 31, 2010 11:09pm
Fixed.justincredible;466520 wrote:I am definitely going to the game tomorrow. I try not to miss debuts of guaranteed duds.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Aug 31, 2010 11:17pm
wildcats20;467735 wrote:Fixed.
Indeed. Chapman is teh sux!
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
Aug 31, 2010 11:48pm
Could you imagine the hype if/when the Reds clinch the Division if in the clinching game they brought in Chapman to close it out? That crowd was buzzing tonight, and that was only 19,000.....imagine 42,000+ with the playoffs on the horizon......
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 1, 2010 10:07am
Mooney44Cards;467762 wrote:Could you imagine the hype if/when the Reds clinch the Division if in the clinching game they brought in Chapman to close it out? That crowd was buzzing tonight, and that was only 19,000.....imagine 42,000+ with the playoffs on the horizon......
Would be sweet. For as small as the crowd was last night they got pretty damn loud for Chapman. I can't imagine how loud it would be at full capacity.
Art Modell
Posts: 2,338
Sep 1, 2010 10:46am
This kid is the real deal. There goes the Pirates chances of catching the Reds this season.
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Sep 1, 2010 10:49am
Don't give up hope!! An undefeated September and..nevermind.Art Modell;467989 wrote:This kid is the real deal. There goes the Pirates chances of catching the Reds this season.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Sep 1, 2010 1:43pm
CinciX12;467997 wrote:Don't give up hope!! An undefeated September and..nevermind.
I think we're mathematically eliminated from catching you...unless Selig goes all NCAA on your ass and strips away a bunch of wins for using an ineligible player or something.
As for Chapman, I guess he's okay if you like dominating pitchers with great stuff. As a Pirates fan, though, that doesn't impress me. Over the years, we've been conditioned to believe that having even remotely competent pitching is overrated and unnecessary.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Sep 1, 2010 1:56pm
Chapman was 102.7 on your dial Reds Fans...that pitch was unF'n real!
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Sep 1, 2010 2:42pm
first pitch
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norwalk
Posts: 158
Sep 1, 2010 2:50pm
I saw his debut in Toledo...........a slight improvement I must say. It kinda reminds me of the energy that David Price gave Tampa Bay on their playoff run a couple of years ago.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 1, 2010 3:00pm
dave;468315 wrote:first pitch
You had a better seat than I did.
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
Sep 1, 2010 3:19pm
He's soooo nasty. Hopefully he doesn't turn into Joel Zumaya.