HeatherC1212 (06-18-2013)
reds1869 (06-17-2013),_Sir_Charles_ (06-17-2013)
Good game.
Key points.
1. HRs are hits with runs attached, ill take 4 please.
2. Leake's a boss.
3. Sammy's mustache regains Sammy's awesome
4. Tony the saber tooth tiger has a game face like nun other.
_Sir_Charles_ (06-17-2013)
Cingrani's secondary stuff still sucks. He kept shaking those off for the fastball. Mez went out after they lost the Pirates catcher on a walk. He told Cingrani he had to throw something other than the fastball to keep them honest. He lead the next hitter with a slurve that the hitter swung at.
His true curve isn't up to snuff though. The slurve is more of a slider cause it dives.
4-1 win at home to start a tough stretch. Just what the Doctor ordered. Nice crowd on a Monday night.
Everyone goes home happy. Life is good.
He throws 100 mph 'somewhat' regularly over the plate, there's a place for that in baseball. He has days where he's wild and if people wanna take offense to it that's fine. As long as people can't hit him he'll be around though.
You guys almost broke Brandon's arm with an unintentional fastball, and he wasn't a 90 mph guy. It's baseball and it happens, if you're bothered by it there are ways to go about handling it.
And that's fair. I do have faith in Hoover and LeCure; I just think they hit a rough patch. To be clear, I'm all for Cingrani in the pen right now, but only until Marshall comes back, which hopefully is soon. The all year thing is what scares me. I want him as the sixth starter when we need him. By all means, though, put him on the playoffs roster. He's extremely useful.
"I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
Mutaman (06-17-2013)
Yes. I don't think it was intentional. But, my larger point is that it doesn't matter. Look, I've got no problem with pitching inside, none whatsoever. But when you throw that hard, you've GOT to be able to control it. Accidents happen. I get that. I really do. And, Walker got out of the way, so in a sense, no harm no foul. But, sooner or later, if he keeps coming inside and not being able to control it, he's going to cause a serious injury. And that's unfortunate. Maybe he needs to take something off when going inside. Even if he did, his fastball is so good there's about three hitters in baseball that can catch up to it.
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