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Old 10-11-2012, 08:24 PM   #16
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Guys have a bad outing every now and then.

Latos was nails down the stretch and saved our butts in Game 1. Sometimes the offense has to pick a guy up when they're not on their game, but we all know that wasn't happening.

Mat Latos is not a problem at all. He's one of the few things that I still feel really good about after this 3-game meltdown.
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Old 10-11-2012, 08:39 PM   #17
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In fairness to Latos, things didn't really start to snowball until Cozart's error. That was huge, and not talked about enough IMO.
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Old 10-11-2012, 08:40 PM   #18
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If not for Latos, Reds wouldn't have even made it to a game five. He saved the Reds in game one.

However, Mat agrees that he needs to improve mentally.

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"Mental improvement," he said. "If I don't let those little things get to me, who knows now that if they score two runs and we win 3-2? Or they score three runs and we win 4-3? It was a mental error on me. I'm not making excuses. I screwed it up. This game is 100 percent on me. I let down my teammates, and that's what bugs me the most right now."
http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...s_cin&c_id=cin

This guy will win a Cy Young with the Reds, IMO.
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Old 10-11-2012, 09:00 PM   #19
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I like the kid, even though I think tattoos are silly. What would impress me is if this memory spurs him to go into Spring Training readier than he was this year. That, in my opinion, is the mark of an adult major league ball player.
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Old 10-11-2012, 09:11 PM   #20
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hings didn't really start to snowball until Cozart's error. That was huge, and not talked about enough IMO.
The reds defense in the last three games was like a totally different team than what we had seen most of the year. Not sure why that was, but it was.
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Old 10-11-2012, 09:20 PM   #21
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The reds defense in the last three games was like a totally different team than what we had seen most of the year. Not sure why that was, but it was.
Reminiscent of Game 2 in 2010.
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Old 10-11-2012, 09:35 PM   #22
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The reds defense in the last three games was like a totally different team than what we had seen most of the year. Not sure why that was, but it was.
You can only call it chocking at this point. To do something that has been out of the norm all year....is letting the situation overwhelm you. Or to be blunt or the opposing teams fans ... chocking.
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Old 10-11-2012, 09:47 PM   #23
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You can only call it chocking at this point. To do something that has been out of the norm all year....is letting the situation overwhelm you. Or to be blunt or the opposing teams fans ... chocking.
I think misspelling "choking" is a clear example of choking.
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Old 10-11-2012, 10:42 PM   #24
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Otherwise he will never be a big game pitcher as long he continues to completely and humiliatingly meltdown every time calls don't go in his way.

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Sorry my opinion doesn't jive with yours. I think it's you that needs to grow up.
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He has also taught me that even when the Reds win it is important to focus on the fact that they could have lost.
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Let's not make things personal, folks. We're all on the same side here in the end.
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Sorry my opinion doesn't jive with yours. I think it's you that needs to grow up.
You asked for thoughts. I gave mine.

p.s. - do you see any irony in saying that someone you don't know needs to "get his head on straight," but it's offensive when a similar criticism is directed at you?
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You asked for thoughts. I gave mine.

p.s. - do you see any irony in saying that someone you don't know needs to "get his head on straight," but it's offensive when a similar criticism is directed at you?
Yeah and it was petty and childish. Best left unshared.

The guy has a visible meltdown on the mound and shows up the ump, and proceeds to lose the game by giving up a grand slam immediately after. Why ever would I criticize that, though!
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Yeah and it was petty and childish. Best left unshared.

The guy has a visible meltdown on the mound and shows up the ump, and proceeds to lose the game by giving up a grand slam immediately after. Why ever would I criticize that, though!
We all have good days and bad days. Can't question the guy's fire. If you're waiting on Superman, he ain't coming.
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We all have good days and bad days. Can't question the guy's fire. If you're waiting on Superman, he ain't coming.
There's a difference between not having your stuff on a given day, and having a self induced breakdown on the mound. Know any other big game pitchers that lose it on the mound with the game on the line?
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