How disappointing can the guy be?
He is afraid to let anyone get a hit. He can walk 7 but have a no-hitter going..........what a weirdo.
Frickin' learn to let people hit the ball, and trust your fielders. This is ridiculous.
The dude has good stuff and he's afraid to use it. This is a serious problem.
One of the things I hate about this team is that many of the losses could have been wins. The stupid errors .......in their losses, it's almost like they've found ways to lose. It's ridiculous.
Last edited by ChatterRed; 04-25-2009 at 03:59 AM.
I agree, but every team does that to some degree. Before the Volquez meltdown, you could have said that the Reds had definitely taken advantage of the Braves miscues. in the 1st, Taveras got on base. They were scared that Taveras was going to steal second, so Ross tries to pick him off and bobbles the ball and then Taveras takes second. Votto then knocks him in. Those are the types of things that the Reds ARE doing this year to other team that they haven't been in the past.Originally Posted by ChatterRed
It goes both ways.
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Anyone else think that Escobar should have gotten his rear end kicked last night?
I think if Volquez ever got serious, focused, and bulldog-like hed be great. In my opinion hes too aloof, hot doggy, and laughing/smiling too much even when hes walking guys. He needs to toughen up and focus...
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This is EXACTLY what I was going to say. He acts like a little kid pitching in a knothole game. He needs to mature on the mound.
And he will. He's 25. I'm only 31 myself, but I know I've matured beyond all imagination over the past 6 years. I look back and don't even recognize the person I was. If the 25 year old me were living in a foreign country and suddenly a millionaire All-Star who was in the international spotlight, I think I would probably be sporadic on the mound. He needs to get his head straight; if you listen to him speak to the media he is really insecure in himself. The laughter and smiles on the mound are just a defense mechanism against the same insecurity that made him walk the opposing pitcher with the bases loaded. His stuff is fine, and once he racks up more time his head will be, too.
I would say if Mario's not in town already, he has gotten a phone call.
they need to set soto up here permanently...he can work with cueto/volquez a lot better than pohl
He should work as quickly as he can and throw as many strikes as he can. It seems like Volquez over-complicates things by trying to pitch outside the strike zone.
From what I've heard, the Reds would be all for that, but Soto does not want to leave home for an entire season.
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He's not very mature, and I don't think he's the sharpest knife in the kitchen either.
He's got the best stuff on the team, and he wants to pic around the zone. He should just have 2 pitches. The 96mph fastball and the change-up. He should throw the heat about 80% of the time.
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ya think i heard that too...though offer him enough money than maybe
Chris Dickerson is so bad I don't care if he ever steps on the field again...... nothing about Volquez. He's not an ace. That's okay. I can live with that.
But Dickerson doesn't look like a Major Leaguer.
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Actually, most experts believe Cueto has the best stuff on the staff.
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