6/9/14 - Reds vs. Dodgers

[SirFelixCat]

Bottom of the order did all that they could. Happy to get the gift run there.

[Chip R]

Cingrani only had one pitch last year and did just fine. I think it is more more an issue of location than it is what exact pitch he is throwing.

Don't you think hitters know that? If they know he's going to throw a fastball 70-80% of the time, they are going to be sitting on it. He's got some good heat but he's not fast enough to make a living off of it exclusively.

[kaldaniels]

Thom sarcastically giving the fans a lashing for putting PED guys in the ASG.

[Kingspoint]

Got Ramirez this time and facing Puig with two outs and nobody on is a very good thing.

[Big Klu]

Once he shaved off his mustache they realized that it was Donald Lutz sitting on the bench and not the ghost of Dennis Eckersley.

I thought he looked like Youngblood Priest with the mustache.

[kaldaniels]

I'm bullish on Cingrani. His ability to cause a swing and miss is incredible. He will be fine.

[kbrake]

Don't you think hitters know that? If they know he's going to throw a fastball 70-80% of the time, they are going to be sitting on it. He's got some good heat but he's not fast enough to make a living off of it exclusively.

I don't think it is about how fast he throws it I think it is about deception with his fastball. Guys can sit on it and if he throws in the right spot they still swing through it. When he is locating his fastball up guys routinely swing through it at 92 looking like they are swinging through a 97 MPH pitch.

[Kingspoint]

Nice job by Cingrani through three innings.

As long as he doesn't give up another HR to Van Slyke, he should get through the fourth without giving up a run.

[kbrake]

It is truly amazing how exciting Billy Hamilton makes the most routine ground ball play.

[Kingspoint]

I don't think it is about how fast he throws it I think it is about deception with his fastball. Guys can sit on it and if he throws in the right spot they still swing through it. When he is locating his fastball up guys routinely swing through it at 92 looking like they are swinging through a 97 MPH pitch.

Their third time seeing him in a game is where his lack of another pitch really haunts him.

[Kingspoint]

CF never had it anyway. He had no bead on it at all. (On Phillips' hit)

Now, we have Bruce with men on base. That is a good thing.

[malcontent]

Their third time seeing him in a game is where his lack of another pitch really haunts him.

That and when he tires and Gameday starts listing his FB as "change-up".

[kbrake]

Their third time seeing him in a game is where his lack of another pitch really haunts him.

Even then I think it is much more a case of stamina. I think after about 80 pitches Cingrani really starts to lose it and then things get ugly quick.

[Kingspoint]

Another one....bummer.

Straighten 'er out, Bruce.

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Even then I think it is much more a case of stamina. I think after about 80 pitches Cingrani really starts to lose it and then things get ugly quick.

I don't watch him personally enough to have any read on that. I've heard that before on Cingrani.

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Anyone got any chickens they can sacrifice to help out Jay?

[Kingspoint]

As long as he doesn't give up another HR to Van Slyke, he should get through the fourth without giving up a run.

Forgot Kemp was up still.