Reds vs Pirates 5/12/10 Game Thread (aka "Legend of the Rally Onion")

[Cyclone792]

Excellent outing by Bailey. This type of command he showed today is what I've been hoping to see out of his development.

A sweep was paramount, and we got it. Now it's time to win two of three this weekend. I might have to get down to the park on Friday night if the weather isn't lousy.

[VR]

Yeah, I just noticed that too. It's obviously much more common that I thought. I just never really took as much notice on pitch counts with regards to complete games. I usually paid more attention to the other counting stats for the pitcher.

Interestingly...of those 35...only 1 player (Newcombe) threw as many strikes as Homer. 73 out of 90.....and Newcombe gave up two runs. Absurd, remarkable, and TOTALLY unexpected!

[nate]

Nate....looks like those who have done it w/ exactly 90?

Indeed. I swear I put the <= thing in there.

Let's try again.

Here's an even more impressive comparison. Throwing 90 or fewer pitches in 9 innings (or more) with over 70 strikes. Six dudes have done it.

Seven now!

[Spring~Fields]

Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 0

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Cincinnati
Votto homered to deep right, B. Phillips scored

Top 2nd: Cincinnati
Hanigan doubled to right, D. Stubbs scored
Cabrera singled to shallow center, R. Hanigan scored

Top 4th: Cincinnati
Stubbs homered to deep center

Batting
2B - B Phillips (11, Z Duke); J Gomes (4, J Hanrahan); R Hanigan (5, Z Duke).
HR - J Votto (8, 1st inning off Z Duke 1 on, 1 Out),
D Stubbs (3, 4th inning off Z Duke 0 on, 1 Out).
S - H Bailey.
RBI - O Cabrera (17), J Votto 2 (24), D Stubbs (13), R Hanigan (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Stubbs 1.
GIDP - B Phillips.
Team LOB - 5.

Base Running
CS - B Phillips (4, 2nd base by Z Duke/J Jaramillo).

Fielding
DP - 2 (B Phillips-O Cabrera-J Votto, B Phillips-O Cabrera-J Votto).

Cincinnati 
  	IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR
Bailey	9.0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	6 	0

Pitches-strikes -
H Bailey 90-73

Ground balls-fly balls -
H Bailey 10-11

Batters faced -
H Bailey 29

[redsmetz]

Indeed. I swear I put the <= thing in there.

Let's try again.

Here's an even more impressive comparison. Throwing 90 or fewer pitches in 9 innings (or more) with over 70 strikes. Six dudes have done it.

Seven now!

Looks like you put in an extra "h" on your address

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl.../shareit/X5x2D

[nate]

Looks like you put in an extra "h" on your address

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl.../shareit/X5x2D

Yep, fixed. Try again!

[redsmetz]

Yep, fixed. Try again!

Three of the six pitchers threw for the Reds at some point (Newcombe, Belcher & Smiley) and one (Bosio) coached for us in the minors.

[vaticanplum]

whoops, never mind

[reds44]

Of Homer's 90 pitches, 78 were fastballs.

It was like one of his minor league outings.

[Homer Bailey]

Maybe my handle isn't useless after all. What an outing by Homer.

4 games over .500. I really, really don't believe it.

[pedro]

Has anybody ever seen a complete game with under 90 pitches thrown?

I saw Greg Maddux dual Curt Shilling once. They both threw complete games under 100 pitches. Maddux only through 88 pitches.

one of best games I have ever attended.

[westofyou]

I saw Greg Maddux dual Curt Shilling once. They both threw complete games under 100 pitches. Maddux only through 88 pitches.

one of best games I have ever attended.

This is the game

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1...050ATL1998.htm

[Mario-Rijo]

Wow great game by Homer, way to make me eat my words (should have known not to agree with FCB).

[pedro]

This is the game

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1...050ATL1998.htm

getting old I guess, thought Maddox through a complete game too.

[westofyou]

getting old I guess, thought Maddox through a complete game too.

Lifted for a PH in the 8th ( Gerald Williams )