Great outing for Latos. He's done.
It's a lot more fun watching online a game like it's in a sports bar or you're at the ballpark, than to just be proper and polite throughout the course of the game. It's an emotional game with many emotions tied to the outcomes. Mood swings should be a part of the enjoyment.
New York Red (08-22-2013)
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
Odds Frazier will first pitch swing?
Edit: I was wrong faked the bunt.
I just posted what the game logs said. Not pretty much all season, recently. Its something he's needed to work on, he gets lots of fouls and takes because of his stuff and pitch count runs up, and as I said, he's headed the right direction.
Today, Dusty got exactly what he needed because of last night's bullpen clearing game, and I imagine regardless of the outcome he will get cudos for a great performance. He does from me.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
If Billy Hamilton was on the bench would you pinch-run at this point? I would.
Let's win this thing!
Rounding third and heading for home...
Votto will be walked. They have to set up the DP.
No boy this is dumb by AZ.
Latos traditionally struggles late in games. Baker said earlier this year that they were trying to "stretch him out" (or words to that effect) which I took to mean that they want to address that problem.
I suspect the reason his average outing is 6.5 innings is that he is so difficult to hit earlier in games.
Just a sense that this "problem" has really improved of late. I must say that I can hardly remember the Reds with a better young pitcher than Latos. Not in a very long time.
Unlike Cueto, also a superb young pitcher, Latos is a big pitcher and from a health/stamina viewpoint hopefully has a very long career ahead of him.
If there is one player on the Reds I'd like to see signed long term it is Latos.
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