Edwin doubles down the line... Here we go! C'mon Bako, do something!
Edwin doubles down the line... Here we go! C'mon Bako, do something!
Where is one of those homers Bako???
Bako dribbles back to the pitcher... Lincoln will bat... IONO
5-2 after 4...
One theory is that his command is so poor, that he has taken a bunch off of his fastball in an attempt to throw strikes. I remember reading somewhere that he could still get it up there, but had no idea where it was going when he did. Not sure if its true, but it fits the facts.
All my posts are my opinion - just like yours are. If I forget to state it and you're too dense to see the obvious, look here!
Which again gets to my point.
Plenty of other teams find a way to mine what they can from both golden arms and so-so arms. Would Coffey or Elizardo Rameriz do better under the toutlage of Dave Duncan? Would Ryan Wagner have blossemed in the Atlanta farm system?
Maybe, maybe not.
But if you want to argue that the Reds have done a pretty decent job finding and developing pitching tallent based on the very early returns of one pitcher be my guest.
Hey Votto made the flip to first!!! 2 down
1-2-3 inning for Lincoln... mid 5 5-2
The Reds problem has been finding the arms, I'm not really sure they've ever had arms to develop. Have there been many Reds arms where you say, "wow, he has a golden arm, hopefully he can put it all together", and it never happens? If the first names that come to your head are Todd Coffey and Ryan Wagner then that tells you all you need to know.
I'm not really arguing against you here. I don't think a change in his delivery (which I don't even see), is why he has lost 7 MPH on his heater.
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