Rebound Friday.....
Cozart SS
Stubbs CF
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Ludwick LF
Rolen 3B
Bruce RF
Mesoraco C
Leake P
Rebound Friday.....
Cozart SS
Stubbs CF
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Ludwick LF
Rolen 3B
Bruce RF
Mesoraco C
Leake P
I understand that Dusty Baker has no use for Chris Heisey but come on now. Jay Bruce is 1 for 26 against Wandy Rodriguez with 13 Ks. Rodriguez can just throw his glove out on the mound and get Bruce out. Heisey is 3 for 8 with a double and a homer. I guess you might say Jay is due. I don't know. Rodriguez has that big lefty curve.
Last edited by malcontent; 04-27-2012 at 04:18 PM.
Everybody has their own personality and their own coaching style, but I have watched Dusty long enough to know a couple of things. I will not comment on his use of players - only that when Dusty starts trusting his gut feelings and epiphanies he is making a mistake. He does not have that type of personality and he is not that type of manager. Sometimes you need to know who you are and I don't think even after years of coaching, that Dusty knows who he is.
In a positive sense here is how I would sum up Dusty. He is an offensive minded manager who is able to allow talent to emerge from talented players. He is able to use his skills as a former player to foster hitting. He is also able to cultivate pitching, but has a knack for using it ineffectively.
Dave you are spot on. This is my biggest problem with dusty. Everyone says hes a "feelings" and "Match up" guy. Then he goes and does something like this. We is he not consistant in these decisions.
On the flip side bruce was Since coming home. Maybe he is in the begining of his hot streak. Riden while hes hot I guess.
Just a terrible choice.
Unless Heisey is out for another reason...
Yeesh. Might be better for him to sit this one.Code:BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS Jay Bruce 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 .038 .038 .038 .077
Reds need to rough Wandy up. You don't want to claw your way back to .500 only to start dropping back again. You would think Cueto and Latos would have the edge in the next two game though. Play Ball.
It seems like every game we're facing either a pitcher who is on fire or a pitcher who has owned us historically. Or in some cases, like today, both.
Easy first for Leake.
Good start.
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