Reds vs. Brewers Tuesday 5/8

[Who Dey Time]

Keep it rolling......

Cozart SS
Stubbs CF
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Bruce RF
Rolen 3B
Ludwick LF
Mesoraco C
Bailey P

[Helms1]

Frazier for Rolen tomorrow I assume.

[R_Webb18]

why don't they put rolen 8th. maybe he might get a pitch.

[Tadasimha]

Might be interesting to push up Mesoraco to 7th ahead of Ludwick, get Rolen some better pitches since Ludwick isn't even hitting his weight.

Bailey seems to have a good relationship with Mesoraco, he's pitched well his last three outings with Mes behind the plate.

[The Rage]

Big start for Bailey. He needs to show something more than before against this injury riddled struggling offense.

Rolen has to be about due for a injury.

[brm7675]

Big start for Bailey. He needs to show something more than before against this injury riddled struggling offense.

Rolen has to be about due for a injury.

I am no Bailey fan but outside of basically 1 inning in his first start he has more then done well as the No. 4 slot pitcher in the rotation. Exactly what do you want him to show?

[The Rage]

I am no Bailey fan but outside of basically 1 inning in his first start he has more then done well as the No. 4 slot pitcher in the rotation. Exactly what do you want him to show?

To pitch up to 2/3 and knock Arroyo down a notch. Would give the Reds a real shot to win the whole thing. If he doesn't, your stuck with Arroyo and Chapman, who they don't want to overly start in that spot this season.

Alot more riding on Bailey than I think people understand.

[New York Red]

To pitch up to 2/3 and knock Arroyo down a notch. Would give the Reds a real shot to win the whole thing. If he doesn't, your stuck with Arroyo and Chapman, who they don't want to overly start in that spot this season.

Alot more riding on Bailey than I think people understand.

I agree with this. We need Bailey to take over, and secure, the #3 spot in the rotation. But we need him to do it because he pitches well, not because Bronson falls off.

[brm7675]

Big start for Bailey. He needs to show something more than before against this injury riddled struggling offense.

Rolen has to be about due for a injury.

Why would you wish an injury on anyone?

[Stray]

The way the Brewers are swinging the bat I wouldn't give Braun anything to hit. Nibble and see if he gets himself out.

[New York Red]

Bailey has been similar to Bronson so far -- quality starts but not much support from the Reds offense. He hasn't been great, but he should have more than one win. Hopefully, now that the Reds offense is slowly warming up, he'll get win #2 tonight. Pitch around Braun (and carefully to Weeks and Ramirez) and I don't think the rest of the Brewers offense has enough firepower to beat us.

[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.

[The Rage]

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.

Except then Arroyo gets rocked 3 straight starts.........

Bailey is a notorious slow starter. He struggles to hold his stuff early in the year and is breaking stuff is erratic. See 2006,2009. Then it comes together.

[Mutaman]

Except then Arroyo gets rocked 3 straight starts.........

Bailey is a notorious slow starter. He struggles to hold his stuff early in the year and is breaking stuff is erratic. See 2006,2009. Then it comes together.

Plus these are meaningless spring games.

[Who Dey Time]

Mesoraco has no understanding how to get big leaguers out which, being a rookie, I understand.

Doesn't help to catch a guy that has zero confidence in his own ability either.