A game like this should make us appreciate all the more just how well Cueto, Harang and the bullpen pitched the past couple days.
A game like this should make us appreciate all the more just how well Cueto, Harang and the bullpen pitched the past couple days.
Last edited by Screwball; 05-21-2009 at 01:53 PM.
6-0 Phillies
Utley just chucked one out of the park. 6-0 Phils.Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
Reds Fan Since 1971
Prefer strikes to walking the pitcher.
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Utley is just amazingly awesome.
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I don't recall seeing Lincoln or Burton since last Saturday. Volquez just came out and said he can't pitch yesterday. The apprehension to use the DL is that a guy is gone for two weeks. If the guy only needs to miss a start, it is just as much mismanagement to DL him. These are not debilitating injuries that the Reds are getting, yet there is this call for DLing minor, day to day injuries.
There is a pattern of inaction on the team. The are DLing guys slowly and reluctantly. They should have flown a pitcher to San Diego, no good reason that they didn't. Agree with that.
Just think that today's decision is more supportable. Most teams would have started Owings today. Reds have plenty of relievers available to spell him, no urgency to DL Volquez and bring up another one.
And there is ample time to bring up Maloney or Bailey to pitch Saturday night.
The big lesson of today's game IMO isn't so much roster mismanagement. It's that the Phils have a far better lineup than the Reds and, certainly without Votto and EE, the Reds are really no match for them most games.
Looks to me like Bailey will be on regular rest. I think Maloney is set to go tomorrow, Homer or Lecure (both pitched on Monday) on Saturday.So if Volquez can't go Saturday, somebody new has to come from AAA. Bailey or Maloney. I'm guessing Maloney.
Who gets sent out? Could be Ramirez sent right back down to AAA. Or it could be Lincoln for some long toss DL time.
Or Volquez could just go on the DL to make room for the new guy.
Should be interesting to see how it plays out. I have no objection to Ramirez being used as a long man -- I think they need to carry a long man (and give him 3-inning save opportunities from time to time). But if they promote Bailey or Maloney -- and I think it's a lock they will -- they ought to do it by disabling Volquez, not by sending someone down while they *hope* Volquez gets better quickly. They've got to stop playing undermanned. Give the call-up a couple starts and give EV a couple weeks to work on rehabbing.
My Goodness is Blanton cruising. Another scoreless inning. He's thrown 64 pitches, 47 for strikes.
6-0 Phils after 4.
I agree absolutely. I would not mess around with Volquez. V seems to know this himself, he suggested that he should miss a start.
Also agree that the team has to start having 25 available players. Hate to upset anyone, but if they think Votto needs another week to recover, they should DL him too. Hopefully he can be back sooner and it won't be needed.
I would like to see the Reds have a lefty fifth starter. Their main starters are right handed, a lefty starter would help against some teams - like the Phils. Tough to pick and choose a pitcher's starting slots, but it would add an element.
Half through this one. 6-0 Phils.
Reds Fan Since 1971
First inning that the Phillies didn't score.
Tweaked it in his last start on the 17th. Red flag should go up.Volquez just came out and said he can't pitch yesterday.
Couldn't warm up yesterday -- threw 2 pitches. Does that indicate a minor injury? I don't see how we can feel sure of that.
What's the responsible approach for the health of the pitcher? Because the health of the pitcher is far more important than keeping alive the hope you can squeeze a start out of him before he would have come off the DL. The answer is to disable him. It should have happened by today's game. Louisville is 2 hours away.
Reds got it cookin in the 5th with leadoff singles by Hanigan and Janish.
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Hanigan and Janish with back to back singles to start the bottom of the 5th.
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