6/20/13 - Redlegs vs. Peglegs

[Tom Servo]

Marty has his shirt on, for the record.

[Kc61]

I guess we'll find out about Tony C.'s make up after this game. Does he own a Twitter account?

Seriously though -- what ever happened to breaking the kid in slowly?

Agree. Should not have used Cingrani today. Give him rest between outings.

Reds go into Arizona, a good team. Now Cingrani and Simon are likely out tomorrow.

I know some feel this was debatable, but I'm annoyed with Dusty's handling of the pen today.

And now, after the damage is done, Hoover is pitching his second inning.

[texasdave]

Proof positive that Marty Brennaman is colorblind.

[texasdave]

Pizza!!!!!!!!!!

[moewan]

Marty's shirt is messing with my t.v.

[757690]

If all other managers jumped off a bridge would you want Dusty to do so?

Let me rephrase, no half way decent manager who has ever managed, would ever bring in Chapman into the 7th of a tie game, and for good reason. You have idea how many outs you will need to get nor how many pitchers you will need to use.

[Big Klu]

Did I understand Chris right? Has he been instructed not to wear his Doc Sevrinson jacket and bow tie?

[Mutaman]

Agree. Should not have used Cingrani today. Give him rest between outings.

Reds go into Arizona, a good team. Now Cingrani and Simon are likely out tomorrow.

I know some feel this was debatable, but I'm annoyed with Dusty's handling of the pen today.

And now, after the damage is done, Hoover is pitching his second inning.

You're the one guy here who did not second guess so kudos for that. I'm still not convinced a tired Simon is all that worse than a fresh Hoover. In any event, if the offense would put some runs on the board, the bullpen wouldn't be so used up.

[Tom Servo]

Good work by Hoover.

[NebraskaRed]

Hoover looking dominant.

[texasdave]

Did I understand Chris right? Has he been instructed not to wear his Doc Sevrinson jacket and bow tie?

That's what I heard as well.

[westofyou]

You're the one guy here who did not second guess so kudos for that. I'm still not convinced a tired Simon is all that worse than a fresh Hoover. In any event, if the offense would put some runs on the board, the bullpen wouldn't be so used up.

Yeah, my take was why Simon? He set up the need to battle the Pirates LH guys, sort of backed the Reds into a corner to have to use a LH and well...

[Mutaman]

Let me rephrase, no half way decent manager who has ever managed, would ever bring in Chapman into the 7th of a tie game, and for good reason. You have idea how many outs you will need to get nor how many pitchers you will need to use.

I'm trying to think of any manager ever who brought his closer into a specific situation in the 6th or 7th inning. Raditiz, Bill Henry, duren? I'm not talking about a rubber armed guy like Goose who would get 2 inninng save.

[Big Klu]

That's what I heard as well.

That's too bad. I thought it looked great. It was a little zany, but it had character.

[RedEye]

Let me rephrase, no half way decent manager who has ever managed, would ever bring in Chapman into the 7th of a tie game, and for good reason. You have idea how many outs you will need to get nor how many pitchers you will need to use.

Ummm... it's a strategic choice that could go either way. Yes, the fireman approach is rarer, but that doesn't mean it is the lesser option.