nice defence by votto...
saved rocco´s *ss there
interesting to see rocco getting signals from the bench again.
nice defence by votto...
saved rocco´s *ss there
interesting to see rocco getting signals from the bench again.
I've gone a whole week without Reds baseball because I just moved down to Louisiana. Now that I have my WiFi up and running, it feels amazing to be able to watch again
well that wasn't the type of inning I had in mind. Quick 1-2-3.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Reds had the benefit of four walks, three wild pitches, and two hits in the first three innings. Got one run. Now it's a tough fight.
Man I have this terrible feeling we let this guy off the ropes.
Knock Cahill out in the 5th with the top of the order coming up.
Seems the Reds are doing a great job today of working the counts.
Is that true? Don't have the luxury of viewing the game.
I know it's a pitcher who struggles, but it's easy on a getaway game to not work the count.
A 1-2-3, 1-2-3 inning.
6 total pitches, fantastic comeback inning for Mat.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
I know taking pitches is a balancing act. When a pitcher is struggling with command a batter may get a fat pitch to take advantage of but you don't want to help them out. What the Reds often do and are doing today is maddening to observe.
Ex. 2nd inning- Mez walks on 5 pitches, Cozart on 4, 1st two pitches to Latos are swinging strikes. Why on earth did he not have a take sign? The odds of him doing something with a fat pitch are not great so why let the pitcher maybe find a groove.
3rd inning- Votto walks on 4 pitches, 2 balls to Phillips then he swings on possible ball 3 and certainly not a wheelhouse pitch. Bruce walks on 4 pitches. Cahill has now thrown 10 of 11 pitches (maybe even 11 in a row) as balls. First two to Ludwick are balls- then he starts swinging. For him to swing it better be a fat pitcher and he better do damage. He eventually k'd (looking) to end the inning.
4th- After 4 walks in 2 innings, the Mez starts off making an out on the first pitch and Cozart takes two balls before starting to swing. So much for letting Latos get a breather and continuing to work the count. The D'Backs have a spent pen and the Reds should be doing everything to drive up the pitch count and should stop letting Cahill off the hook.
Kingspoint (08-22-2013)
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