I think Votto will be a .500+ SLG guy in the majors someday, but if not it still wouldn't bother me a bit if he turned out to be a right handed Kevin Youkilis.
Man, I wish I was at the Louisville game. It looks great.
Side question here. How many pitches do managers generally allow these guys to go? It's probably different for everybody, but as a rule do AAA pitchers get limited to 90 or less?
Rob Neyer: "Any writer who says he'd be a better manager than the worst manager is either 1) lying (i.e. 'using poetic license') or 2) patently delusional. Which isn't to say managers don't do stupid things that you or I wouldn't."
Brain fart. I meant if Votto turned out to be a LH Youkilis. With Bruce, Hamilton, possibly Dunn, EdE, and Phillips, the Reds could afford a .475 slugging from Votto as long as he continues to get on base around .400. But I'm on record as thinking he will be a .500+ SLG guy who hits 25 homers and 35-40 doubles.
Rob Neyer: "Any writer who says he'd be a better manager than the worst manager is either 1) lying (i.e. 'using poetic license') or 2) patently delusional. Which isn't to say managers don't do stupid things that you or I wouldn't."
98 degree game time temperature..... at 7 pm. Wow.
GCL Reds are playing a double header today.
They lost the first game 7-6.
Code:Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Oliveras CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 Gualdron 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Soto SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 .317 Brown LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Mesoraco DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Moreta 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 Mendez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 Wideman C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Bastardo RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .179 Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Otterness 4.2 4 3 3 2 3 0 5.35 Medina 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02 Gonzalez, A 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.75 Beal (L, 0-2) 0.2 3 4 3 2 0 0 4.11 Hotchkiss 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57
GCL Reds lost 7-6.
Neftali Soto went 2-for-4 with a single, triple, and 3 RBI. Mesoraco was 1-for-3 with a single and walk.
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