Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

Wonderful Monds · 10-11-2012, 05:40 PM

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.

Thoughts?

GoReds · 10-11-2012, 05:41 PM

I wish my head was as screwed up as Latos' when I was his age.

top6 · 10-11-2012, 06:10 PM

He got some close to bad calls, and then gave up a grand slam to one of the best players in baseball. It happens--and we wouldn't have even been in this game but for what he did in Game 1.

I think he's going to be on the Reds for a while, and be pretty good.

2013 Rotation: Cueto, Latos, Chapman, Bailey, Arroyo.

Our #4 threw a no-hitter a few weeks ago, and our #5 gave a Martinez-esque dominant playoff performance a few days ago. I think we'll be OK.

AtomicDumpling · 10-11-2012, 06:12 PM

I don't think Latos melted down at all. Sure, he was displeased with a couple of bad calls but I don't think it affected his subsequent pitches. He was throwing solid pitches and the Giants hit them.

It was a matter of the Giants bunching all their hits into one inning while the Reds scattered their hits widely over the last five innings.

HokieRed · 10-11-2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by top6

He got some close to bad calls, and then gave up a grand slam to one of the best players in baseball. It happens--and we wouldn't have even been in this game but for what he did in Game 1.

I think he's going to be on the Reds for a while, and be pretty good.

2013 Rotation: Cueto, Latos, Chapman, Bailey, Arroyo.

Our #4 threw a no-hitter a few weeks ago, and our #5 gave a Martinez-esque dominant playoff performance a few days ago. I think we'll be OK.

Make that next year's Number 1 threw a no-hitter.

757690 · 10-11-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HokieRed

Make that next year's Number 1 threw a no-hitter.

You mean for the Red Sox?

Matt700wlw · 10-11-2012, 06:26 PM

Carlos Zambrano melts down.

Mat Latos expresses frustration

WMR · 10-11-2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AtomicDumpling

I don't think Latos melted down at all. Sure, he was displeased with a couple of bad calls but I don't think it affected his subsequent pitches. He was throwing solid pitches and the Giants hit them.

It was a matter of the Giants bunching all their hits into one inning while the Reds scattered their hits widely over the last five innings.

IDK if his mini-meltdowns affect his performance, but I do know that they don't do him any favors in getting subsequent favorable calls from the umpire that he is showing up. It just makes them want to squeeze him even more. He needs to learn to keep his mouth shut and ignore bad calls because acknowledging the ump will just make it worse.

Redlegs · 10-11-2012, 06:40 PM

Latos is 20 something years old. That's part of it.

AtomicDumpling · 10-11-2012, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by WMR

IDK if his mini-meltdowns affect his performance, but I do know that they don't do him any favors in getting subsequent favorable calls from the umpire that he is showing up. It just makes them want to squeeze him even more. He needs to learn to keep his mouth shut and ignore bad calls because acknowledging the ump will just make it worse.

I agree with you there. Some umpires are unprofessional enough to allow a player's actions to influence their calls. Smart players won't grant them a reason to make a bad call on purpose.

mattfeet · 10-11-2012, 06:47 PM

Latos doesn't deserve nearly the bad rep he gets for having an attitude, IMO. You see a bad attitude, I see passion. There shouldn't have even been a Game 5 for him to pitch in. Game 3 was ours to win and we blew it.

westofyou · 10-11-2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GoReds

I wish my head was as screwed up as Latos' when I was his age.

My thoughts exactly

Vottomatic · 10-11-2012, 07:48 PM

So which is it? We love his bulldog tough attitude when he takes the mound when Cueto goes down or we rip him for his attitude when the ump is clearly squeezing him?

Latos is human. He cares. He's young and he'll learn.

dsmith421 · 10-11-2012, 07:55 PM

He threw a cookie. He shouldn't have been in the game at that point. Mat Latos is the least of Reds' fans concerns, in my opinion.

Always Red · 10-11-2012, 08:08 PM

He still reminds me of a young Don Drysdale, with all the fire, and all the stuff.

I'd get in a foxhole with him.

10-11-2012, 05:41 PM	#2
GoReds Cruisin' for trouble Join Date: May 2000 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 3,287	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. I wish my head was as screwed up as Latos' when I was his age.

10-11-2012, 06:10 PM	#3
top6 Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: cincinnati Posts: 1,637	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. He got some close to bad calls, and then gave up a grand slam to one of the best players in baseball. It happens--and we wouldn't have even been in this game but for what he did in Game 1. I think he's going to be on the Reds for a while, and be pretty good. 2013 Rotation: Cueto, Latos, Chapman, Bailey, Arroyo. Our #4 threw a no-hitter a few weeks ago, and our #5 gave a Martinez-esque dominant playoff performance a few days ago. I think we'll be OK.

10-11-2012, 06:26 PM	#7
Matt700wlw Making sense of it all Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 26,130	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. Carlos Zambrano melts down. Mat Latos expresses frustration __________________ An excited shade of Red

10-11-2012, 06:40 PM	#9
Redlegs Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scout Seats Posts: 702	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. Latos is 20 something years old. That's part of it. __________________ As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

10-11-2012, 06:47 PM	#11
mattfeet Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,369	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. Latos doesn't deserve nearly the bad rep he gets for having an attitude, IMO. You see a bad attitude, I see passion. There shouldn't have even been a Game 5 for him to pitch in. Game 3 was ours to win and we blew it.

10-11-2012, 06:12 PM	#4
AtomicDumpling KungFu Fighter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hamilton, OH Posts: 2,297	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. I don't think Latos melted down at all. Sure, he was displeased with a couple of bad calls but I don't think it affected his subsequent pitches. He was throwing solid pitches and the Giants hit them. It was a matter of the Giants bunching all their hits into one inning while the Reds scattered their hits widely over the last five innings.

10-11-2012, 07:48 PM	#13
Vottomatic All work and no play..... Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,741	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. So which is it? We love his bulldog tough attitude when he takes the mound when Cueto goes down or we rip him for his attitude when the ump is clearly squeezing him? Latos is human. He cares. He's young and he'll learn. __________________ "I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic. "Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread

10-11-2012, 07:55 PM	#14
dsmith421 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,067	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. He threw a cookie. He shouldn't have been in the game at that point. Mat Latos is the least of Reds' fans concerns, in my opinion.

10-11-2012, 08:08 PM	#15
Always Red nothing more than a fan Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,966	Re: Mat Latos needs to get his head on straight. He still reminds me of a young Don Drysdale, with all the fire, and all the stuff. I'd get in a foxhole with him.

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