The 0-0 pitch BETTER than the 1-0 pitch. Called a K. WTF...

Azubuike24;1432448 wrote:Homer.

Homer won't get an AB

LOL and screwed on the 1-1.

Thom jinx

Votto to Louisville.

Worst Dustyball game in forever.

Ironman92;1432449 wrote:18 times on base out of 23 is just silly off the chart

I knew he was good, but seeing him everyday now is so nice to see.

Too bad none of the writers will ask baker a tough question. He owns those guys.

Ironman92;1432454 wrote:Votto to Louisville.

Adam Dunn and Drew Stubbs just cracked a smile when they looked up Joey and Jay's K totals for 2013...

Ironman92;1432446 wrote:Votto whiff to end it.

Got it right on the 3rd try calling the game ending play! Was good though to see Cozart try RF for a change once he had two strikes. I'd like it better if he tried that earlier in the count.

Midstate01;1432458 wrote:Too bad none of the writers will ask baker a tough question. He owns those guys.

If they do he'll give ridiculous answers and get pissy.

Might even bite his toothpick right in half!!

mhs95_06;1432462 wrote:Got it right on the 3rd try calling the game ending play! Was good though to see Cozart try RF for a change once he had two strikes. I'd like it better if he tried that earlier in the count.

Lol....everyone knows I wasn't guessing

Azubuike24;1432400 wrote:If the Reds lose this game, and Broxton and Chapman don't pitch, it's a joke.

You're on the verge of a W...against a terrible team.

My friend and I were talking about that last night. Dusty just has this habit of putting guys in ironclad roles and then never using them out of that role. Which, with the pen, is not working because the Reds either are winning games by 10 runs or they're locked in some 1-1 tie through 9-13 innings before one team or the other wins.

Guys like Parra and Hoover are in his "pitch in blowouts or the 6-7 inning in a close game" role, so they're either getting used every night (Hoover) or in situations where they shouldn't be (Parra, in any game that hasn't been completely decided...I mean, he has to be getting released soon, doesn't he?...dude just fucking sucks). Meanwhile, you have a situation like in that third game with Pittsburgh where Broxton pitched for the first time in over a week because his "eighth inning in a tie game or save situation lead" role wasn't being perfectly met by the conditions of the game.

You need to show the ability to be a bit more flexible with how you use guys.