6/17/13 Reds v. Pirates - Welcome to the bullpen, Mr. Cingrani

Just another great effort by the surfer dude. But Cingrani is my star of the game. I am convinced that if They had left Sam in to finish the 8th, we would have lost.

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Originally Posted by Larry Schuler

Pirates announcers saying that Chapman has a reputation for throwing at people's heads.

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I wish he'd throw a wild one a the Pirates broadcast booth.

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Originally Posted by Raisor

Rocco

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I call him Meso

Thx

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Originally Posted by Stray

Down 3 in the 9th I'd think you'd welcome his wildness tonight.

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All I'm staying is, intentional or not, that's twice he's put a 100 mph fastball up at a guy's face, and it just so happens to be two of our top players. He did the same thing to Nick Swisher. I don't know if he's doing it on purpose or not. Frankly, I don't care. The fact is that he's doing it. And it's becoming a pattern. The ball that hit Alex Cobb the other day was traveling at 104 mph, not all that different than a Chapman fastball. At that speed, at a guy's head, you're talking career threatening, possibly worse. There's no room for that in baseball; there's no excuse for it. I don't know if Chapman is head hunting or not. If he is, that's disgraceful. If he isn't, then he needs to figure out how to control that pitch before he ends someone's career.

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Originally Posted by Kc61

Even if Cingrani pitches three months of relief, he then can work out the whole winter to stretch out.

And he can work on it during spring training.

And the Reds can gradually extend his innings next season.

We can invent all kinds of possibilities.

Meanwhile, does Mesoraco ever catch the ball? One drop after the next.

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Absolutely. But I'm talking about this season. If you leave him in the pen til August and Cueto or somebody goes down, he may not have time to stretch out for some time. You've still got to win the games to get there.

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Originally Posted by WildcatFan

No, of course not. But give it three months, and he's not just going to transition right back into a starter role.

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Wainwright made the transition back to starter just fine.

Chapman didn't have his command tonight that was obvious. Was it a message to Walker? Maybe.

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Originally Posted by Tadasimha

That "reputation" exists mainly in the Pirates' booth

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The Pirates remind me of the Pedro Martinez Red Sox. They could hit as many batters as they wanted, and it was "part of the game." Brush back one of their hitters, and it's WWIII. Whiners.

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Originally Posted by oregonred

100 MPH, in the glove before he swung. Game Over. Pete headed to Ruby's Steakhouse happy. Pete isn't missing many meals these days that's for sure. He's entering man-zier territory...

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I think you mean the Bro :laugh:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uSWO6iOP_C...600/kramer.jpg

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Originally Posted by IABucFan

All I'm staying is, intentional or not, that's twice he's put a 100 mph fastball up at a guy's face, and it just so happens to be two of our top players. He did the same thing to Nick Swisher. I don't know if he's doing it on purpose or not. Frankly, I don't care. The fact is that he's doing it. And it's becoming a pattern. The ball that hit Alex Cobb the other day was traveling at 104 mph, not all that different than a Chapman fastball. At that speed, at a guy's head, you're talking career threatening, possibly worse. There's no room for that in baseball; there's no excuse for it. I don't know if Chapman is head hunting or not. If he is, that's disgraceful. If he isn't, then he needs to figure out how to control that pitch before he ends someone's career.

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Honest question: Did Chapman look like he had a lot of control tonight?

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Originally Posted by IABucFan

All I'm staying is, intentional or not, that's twice he's put a 100 mph fastball up at a guy's face, and it just so happens to be two of our top players. He did the same thing to Nick Swisher. I don't know if he's doing it on purpose or not. Frankly, I don't care. The fact is that he's doing it. And it's becoming a pattern. The ball that hit Alex Cobb the other day was traveling at 104 mph, not all that different than a Chapman fastball. At that speed, at a guy's head, you're talking career threatening, possibly worse. There's no room for that in baseball; there's no excuse for it. I don't know if Chapman is head hunting or not. If he is, that's disgraceful. If he isn't, then he needs to figure out how to control that pitch before he ends someone's career.

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Enjoy being dramatic much?

Get a grip. Chapman has always been a bit wild. It's normal for him.

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Originally Posted by PuffyPig

Wainwright made the transition back to starter just fine.

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Yeah, I'm talking about this year. We're already seeing the value of having an ML-ready starter stashed in AAA as an insurance policy until he cracks the big rotation for good.

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Originally Posted by WildcatFan

That's a lot of work, but just by personal pitching record 18, if my quick math was correct. That wouldn't include losing leads to a tie score.

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Well if you wanted to go through June and July with Hoover, Para and LeCure setting up Chapman, you have more faith than I do. These guys just aren't good enough.

Pete is an American original. No doubt about that. Fun having him behind the dish tonight.

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Originally Posted by IABucFan

All I'm staying is, intentional or not, that's twice he's put a 100 mph fastball up at a guy's face, and it just so happens to be two of our top players. He did the same thing to Nick Swisher. I don't know if he's doing it on purpose or not. Frankly, I don't care. The fact is that he's doing it. And it's becoming a pattern. The ball that hit Alex Cobb the other day was traveling at 104 mph, not all that different than a Chapman fastball. At that speed, at a guy's head, you're talking career threatening, possibly worse. There's no room for that in baseball; there's no excuse for it. I don't know if Chapman is head hunting or not. If he is, that's disgraceful. If he isn't, then he needs to figure out how to control that pitch before he ends someone's career.

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Weenie Post of the Year.