Reds vs. Brewers Tuesday 5/8

[Ironman92]

Defense much?

[R_Webb18]

mes lays the sign down but its still up to bailey.

[The Rage]

didn't some1 say he does well with bailey?

Good with Bailey? Something he doesn't do with any pitcher. It is a struggle. Bailey had damn fine stuff wasted that inning. They hit nothing hard.

[Stray]

Mes has all of the tools and I think he's gonna be really good. Calling the game and handling our pitching staff is the kind of thing that will have to come with experience.

[R_Webb18]

so when latos had a bad month in april for sd was it mes fault also? was it mes fault leake thru his 91 mph fastball down the plate?

[Kingspoint]

Until Homer Bailey starts getting that Strikeout or Groundout when he's got multiple runners on base, in other words, showing the ability to get himself out of trouble by himself, then he's never going to be anything more than a #5 Starter. He's got the physical ability. It's always, at least for him, to be the mental toughness/intelligence, to step it up a notch when he needs it.

[Mutaman]

Everyone here was bashing Baker because he didn't start Meseraco enough until somebody figured out Hannigan's won-loss record. Now its throw Mes to the wolves and catch Ryan every game.

[George Foster]

Mes has all of the tools and I think he's gonna be really good. Calling the game and handling our pitching staff is the kind of thing that will have to come with experience.

This is not a year were you can have a catcher out there trying to gain experience at the expense of the team. This is a year when the Reds have spent a ton of money and the Central is ours to win. Hannigan should start every game but night-day games that are back to back.

[Stray]

I'm not saying it's all on Mes, the pitchers still have to make pitches. It is just obvious sometimes that his idea of how the game is going to be called is way different than the pitchers. He has to be on the same page with them.

[Spider Tre]

here we go again...

[George Foster]

0-2 pitch again...wow

[R_Webb18]

I'm not saying it's all on Mes, the pitchers still have to make pitches. It is just obvious sometimes that his idea of how the game is going to be called is way different than the pitchers. He has to be on the same page with them.

i could agree with this.

it just seems some are saying a pitcher being bad is all on mes and theres just no way.

[Kingspoint]

Bailey has been similar to Bronson so far -- quality starts but not much support from the Reds offense.

Son't know how you can such a thing. Bailey's ERA is closer to 6 than it is to 5. That's not Arroyo territory for 2012.

[Kingspoint]

There are some of us still holding out hope that Homer will become the ace he was advertised to be in the minors. I am one of those people.

As am I. And, I think the REDS' brass feels the same way, or they would have jettisoned him a long time ago.

[Red Raindog]

Everyone here was bashing Baker because he didn't start Meseraco enough until somebody figured out Hannigan's won-loss record. Now its throw Mes to the wolves and catch Ryan every game.

Not me -- don't throw me under that bus