Reds vs. Brewers Monday 5/7

[The Rage]

I guess some have a short memory. Except for his mono plagued 2011, his stuff has been just fine. Not a bad job in his 2010 post season satrt either.

lol. Arroyo's stuff is weaker than ever. Why people use these meaningless early season games is amazing. What happens when he is shellshacked 3 starts in a row in June? Still have that opinion?

[New York Red]

I like this new Stubbs. Batting in front of Votto benefits a lot of people, but it's really seemed to calm him down, allow him to cut down on his strikeouts, and flash a bit more of that power.

Cozart is looking more comfortable in the leadoff spot as well. This offense is slowly coming around.

[New York Red]

Wow, Bronson strikes out the side. How often does that happen?? Not very.

[The DARK]

Bronson got another questionable call from the ump. Either this guy likes a big strike zone and appreciates a good junkballer, or Hanigan really is as good at framing pitches as they say he is.

[New York Red]

Bruce's bomb measured at over 460 feet.

[Mutaman]

lol. Arroyo's stuff is weaker than ever. Why people use these meaningless early season games is amazing. What happens when he is shellshacked 3 starts in a row in June? Still have that opinion?

I'm not real big on hypotheticals and speculation. I really like old fashioned facts.

Based on 5 meaningless inings tonight, I'd say he looks like the old Bronson.

[Ironman92]

Bruce 463 feet

[The Rage]

Bronson got another questionable call from the ump. Either this guy likes a big strike zone and appreciates a good junkballer, or Hanigan really is as good at framing pitches as they say he is.

This ump is in Arroyo's wheelhouse, with the icing coming from impatient Brewer hitters. Little surprise Braun has tatoo'd him.

[New York Red]

Could Brandon be warming up? Two straight hits.

[New York Red]

Braun robs Bruce of extra bases.

[The Rage]

Scott Rolen is Mr.worthless.

[Falcon7]

If I'm Bronson I'm taking advantage of that 6 inches outside strike.

This umpire patterned his strike zone after the late, Eric (Rerun) Gregg...

[Josh]

Scott Rolen is Mr.worthless.

You ever have anything positive to say?

[R_Webb18]

You ever have anything positive to say?

i like to think positive also but he is kinda right about this.

[Kingspoint]

His leadership and Dustyball was just painful against the Phillies....who lost 4-2 in the next round to a team that worked the count every batter.

While I'm of the Edgar Martinez school of Batting, where you work every count of every at-bat in order to both wear down Starting and Relief Pitching, but to "set up" later at-bats by doing so, I could see Dusty's choice of swinging early in the count because you're likely to get strikes. However, if you don't make a pitcher throw all of his stuff, then it's much easier for him to get you out in later at-bats with other pitches than had you worked the count every at-bat.

Dusty is generally poor as a Manager in my opinion, and I've never liked his philosophy of Managing nor those whom he learned it from.

But, I do think we have the pitching to overcome Dusty and the poorer hitting. Again, the biggest Albatross is the automatic-out-Rolen, who bats in a prime position too often.