se-alum;1459231 wrote:Anyone catch this jewel from Dusty's post game interview?
Dusty: "Our home-field advantage is we can reach the fences. They can too. But this is our home park."
Yep. You need to know how to manufacture runs in the playoffs against the best pitching. And when you can't do that, you're going to have to get a timely RBI single w/ 2 outs. Reds don't really do that against good pitching/teams. They are essentially doomed for another one and done in the playoffs. Unfortunate, too. So much talent on this team; just not coached correctly.Azubuike24;1459237 wrote:I mean, he's somewhat right. The Reds have a team, even their BAD hitters, they are guys who have 20-25 HR power. Frazier, Mesoraco and Cozart. Obviously, Choo, Votto, Bruce and Phillips have power.
The key is...the Reds aren't going to consistently take great pitchers deep. You aren't going to hit 4 solo HR's, in a playoff game against say, Adam Wainwright.
With Morton pitching today, no one will know if any hit batters are intentional if his control is anything like it was in his first start. Think he hit three batters in his six or so innings of work. Just a bit wild.sherm03;1459256 wrote:Lots of Pirates fans on Facebook and Twitter upset about Chapman's pitch in the 9th.
I looked it up, Reds batters have definitely been on the receiving end so far this year. Pirates batters have been hit 5 times this year. Reds batters have been hit 8.
Tomorrow should be fun.
This is what Chapman is...wild. But, he throws 100MPH, so he's just intentionally trying to hit the batter. :rolleyes:Heretic;1459271 wrote:Just a bit wild.
Not sure you can put any pitcher Leake faces the rest of the way as an advantage over him. He's been lights out. ERA creeping towards 2. Well under 2 ERA in his last 10 starts.Azubuike24;1458845 wrote:Liriano vs Leake, advantage Pirates
Yeah, last night's match-up, on paper, probably was a wash. Liriano's numbers were slightly better in a smaller body of work and both him and Leake are doing much better than their overall career body of work (all of it for Leake; everything but the very beginning of his career for Liriano).SportsAndLady;1459281 wrote:Not sure you can put any pitcher Leake faces the rest of the way as an advantage over him. He's been lights out. ERA creeping towards 2. Well under 2 ERA in his last 10 starts.
This Saturday's game (on FOX) will be great in Arizona. Leake vs 9-0 Corbin.
I agree that an additional lefty in the pen and any infielder that is not named Cesar Izturis would be good moves to make.Azubuike24;1459319 wrote:I don't trust Leake I don't care if he has a 0 ERA. Hopefully, he proves me wrong and has really learned how to throw.
How about Cingrani in the pen? If somehow they get Marsh and Brox back, those 2 + Cingrani and Chapman is a NASTY pen. Nasty.
I still think the Reds will acquire a left-handed reliever and another infielder for the stretch run though.
GOAT gif.Rotinaj;1459373 wrote:Love Cingrani in the pen. The face he made before the struck out the one dude was funny as hell. They replayed it a couple times.
justincredible;1459379 wrote:GOAT gif.
Azubuike24;1459319 wrote:I don't trust Leake I don't care if he has a 0 ERA. Hopefully, he proves me wrong and has really learned how to throw.
How about Cingrani in the pen? If somehow they get Marsh and Brox back, those 2 + Cingrani and Chapman is a NASTY pen. Nasty.
I still think the Reds will acquire a left-handed reliever and another infielder for the stretch run though.
se-alum;1459493 wrote:I feel like sometimes people forget that Leake came straight from ASU to the league. His minor league years were spent learning against the best hitters in the game, which will lead to some hard times, but it seems he has gotten through it. There will be games when he gets hammered, but he's been damn good so far.
Fact of the matter is, he's never been bad for a #5 guy. Two years ago he had a sub 4.00 era over 170 innings. He was only at 4.23 his rookie season, I'll take that for a guy never pitching an inning in the minors.Ironman92;1459508 wrote:Part of the "he gets it" I'm speaking of.....no way in hell do you throw 91 mph and skip the minors unless you have some special attributes.