In the words of the cowboy anybody with a bat is dangerousOriginally Posted by texasdave
In the words of the cowboy anybody with a bat is dangerous
Edinson Volquez had ace-level "stuff" and was electric in games he put it all together. However, no one would argue he was anything better than mediocre. Bailey has had velocity and teasing starts for several years. Call it frailty, mental weakness, bad coaching, whatever. The guy is average. He's OK as a #4-5 starter and I'm cool with that.
Rally.
About time
Again, your not getting it. Bailey does not show ace level stuff consistantly. Period. There is no mental weakness. There is no bad coaching. He simply cannot physically throw like he needs to be a great starting pitcher on a consistant basis. Hence, the Reds fanbase has been LONG wrong about Bailey. Volquez is always electric. He just cannot command anything. Bailey literally can go from electric to dull in a successive starts.
Maybe the pen will physically agree with him in short stints. That way the 97mph fastball and sharp breaking stuff returns regularly.
Last edited by The Rage; 07-01-2012 at 05:39 PM.
no hitter gone
A gapper would be welcome.
woohoo
Todd! Thank you, back spasms!
Yeah baby!!!
Nice AB by Frazier
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I miss Raisor
yes!
yeah baby
You can thank me for that homer. I just turned the game on after getting home from seeing 'Ted' and we immediately got two hits. I'll be here the rest of the game.
BOOM!! I hope Rolen's toilet related back spasms keep him out tomorrow.
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