Haha. Well, at least I admitted I hoped he holds it. He did a good job tonight.SportsAndLady;1496556 wrote:Lol such a leake hater.
Great combo of reaction time and luck. If that's slightly off to either side, we're in business.mhs95_06;1496585 wrote:What a play by "the beard" to likely ruin the 9th for the Reds offense!
Reds made the right move waiting until September to call up Hamilton.Azubuike24;1496584 wrote:S&L, I will say that we both called for this use of Hamilton months ago while there were a few detractors of bringing him up at all. I am not talking about his future as a long-term starter either, but just as a guy who could bring a whole new dimension to a team needing a pick me up.
I agree, you can't use one of the 25 roster spots for a designated pinch runner. But it is an excellent use of the expanded rosters in Sept, and may make sense in the playoffs with not as many pitchers needed with the off days.se-alum;1496642 wrote:Reds made the right move waiting until September to call up Hamilton.
Very true. Hell I was calling for him last season to come up in September and do exactly what he's doing now--providing a spark.Azubuike24;1496584 wrote:S&L, I will say that we both called for this use of Hamilton months ago while there were a few detractors of bringing him up at all. I am not talking about his future as a long-term starter either, but just as a guy who could bring a whole new dimension to a team needing a pick me up.
But are you getting free LaRosas tomorrow?Ironman92;1496602 wrote:Fucking awesome game again!!
Bring out the Great 8!
This. You're telling me Donald Lutz has a roster spot on this team, but you'd rather make an actual threat continue to steal bases in AAA?Azubuike24;1496651 wrote:While true, you carried Jack Hannahan, Derrick Robinson, Donald Lutz and even periods of Neftali Soto and Henry Rodriguez too. There's no way you can say Billy couldn't contribute as much as those guys.
SportsAndLady;1496676 wrote:Very true. Hell I was calling for him last season to come up in September and do exactly what he's doing now--providing a spark.
Tell me--do the Reds go 4-1 on this homestand so far without Billy's spark?
But are you getting free LaRosas tomorrow?
This. You're telling me Donald Lutz has a roster spot on this team, but you'd rather make an actual threat continue to steal bases in AAA?
SportsAndLady;1496676 wrote:Very true. Hell I was calling for him last season to come up in September and do exactly what he's doing now--providing a spark.
Tell me--do the Reds go 4-1 on this homestand so far without Billy's spark?
But are you getting free LaRosas tomorrow?
This. You're telling me Donald Lutz has a roster spot on this team, but you'd rather make an actual threat continue to steal bases in AAA?
Azubuike24;1496551 wrote:Absolutely not.
I hope so, but that's 8 runners in the last 2 innings. It should be 4-2 or 5-2.
se-alum;1496723 wrote:Unfortunately, Billy will have to hit for himself at some point. He's a perfect September call-up right now.
I don't disagree at all. No reason he shouldn't have been up last year.SportsAndLady;1496728 wrote:Well then he would have been a perfect September call up last year too. Because its not like he gained all this speed in the last year.