Reds @ Cards, 04/24/2011 - The Rubber Game, ESPN Game of the week

[RedsMan3203]

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Stubbs 8
Phillips 4
Votto 3
Gomes 7
Bruce 9
Cairo 5
Hanigan 2
Janish 6
Volquez 1

[RedsMan3203]

From the blog...


Volquez was slated to next pitch on Wednesday at Milwaukee, so there will obviously be a change there coming eventually. Stay tuned.


Volquez has a 29.25 ERA in the first inning this season and a 1.93 ERA over the rest of the game. Over his first four starts, he combined to throw 128 pitches in the first inning and allowed 12 hits, 8 walks and 13 runs.


The Reds are looking for their first series win at Busch Stadium since a three-game sweep from June 5-7, 2006. Since then, they are 0-10-1 in the last 11 series here.


This will be the 21st time the Reds appear on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. They are 7-13 in those games. The last time they played in the evening on Sunday was 5/8/05 vs. the Dodgers, a 9-3 loss. The last Sunday night win was a 3-0 victory over the Cubs on 8/13/00.

[Ron Madden]

What a fine time for a Reds winning streak.

[reds1869]

The forecast for STL is not looking promising.

[reds44]

Eric Milton pitched that game, I believe. I think he hit a homer and Griffey robbed somebody of a homer too.

[Tornon]

Eric Milton pitched that game, I believe. I think he hit a homer and Griffey robbed somebody of a homer too.

The epic pitching matchup of Eric Milton - Jeff Weaver.

On another note, has Hanigan ever caught Volquez before? I thought that was Hernandez's thing

[Reds Fanatic]

As far as the weather goes the game will start on time but there is a lot of rain headed toward St. Louis that may be there within a hour or two of the game starting.

[RedsMan3203]

So, I'm pretty sure... (Like 100% sure) that the Reds haven't won a game this year in which i've posted in the game thread...

I'm also pretty sure... that the Reds have won almost every game that I haven't posted in the game thread....

Just sayin

[Reds Fanatic]

Stubbs grounds out to 3rd.

[Reds Fanatic]

Phillips grounds out to Westbrook. 2 outs.

[mattfeet]

Even on that groundout to 3rd base, Stubbs was STILL within 1-2 steps of first. Dude is so quick.

-Matt

BP grounds out 1-3

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto grounds out to 2nd. 0-0 mid 1st.

[wheels]

I wonder if the law of averages could possibly be kind to Edinson. I almost want to do something else for the next fifteen minutes or so.

Almost.

[Screwball]

So, I'm pretty sure... (Like 100% sure) that the Reds haven't won a game this year in which i've posted in the game thread...

I'm also pretty sure... that the Reds have won almost every game that I haven't posted in the game thread....

Just sayin

So why'd you post in the game thread?

[mattfeet]

Ok guys, hold your breath. Here comes Volquez!

[RedsMan3203]

So why'd you post in the game thread?

Because I miss and love you guys.... Gotta break the trend somehow...

Strike one!

[Reds Fanatic]

Theriot grounds out to short. 1 out.

[mattfeet]

1 up 1 down. :)

[RedsManRick]

The epic pitching matchup of Eric Milton - Jeff Weaver.

On another note, has Hanigan ever caught Volquez before? I thought that was Hernandez's thing

Was just thinking the same thing. Very interesting.

[wheels]

He got the first out without giving up a run. Good sign.

[RedsMan3203]

1st two batters he has started out with a strike....

[wheels]

So far Edinson has fourth inning stuff.

[Reds Fanatic]

Rasmus strikes out swinging. 2 outs.

[reds44]

That changeup was dirty.

[mattfeet]

2 up 2 down

[forfreelin04]

Volquez is pitching backwards, using offspeed to establish the fastball. This is great but what's better is that he's getting the offspeed over the plate.

[Ron Madden]

Maybe Edinson's luck will change with Hanigan behind the plate.

[RedsMan3203]

All 3 hitters this inning, Volkie has gotten ahead of them with 1st pitch strikes...

[Reds Fanatic]

Pujols singles to right.

[reds44]

Pujols singles to where Phillips would normally be playing.

[wheels]

Albert goes the other way and squibs a hit to right. Not much you can do about that.

[reds44]

Where did that miss?

[mattfeet]

Low and inside *a bit* it looked like. Not a blatant strike, but still close.

-Matt

[Reds Fanatic]

Pujols steals 2nd.

[wheels]

Walk Holliday and pitch to Berkman please.

[redsfaninbsg]

A first inning without a run by Volquez. Boys and girls, the tide is changing.

[reds44]

Hey! Look at that!

[wheels]

Got him! Nice inning.

[mattfeet]

GREAT JOB VOLQ!!!

Id imagine that's HUGE for the rest of this game.

[Reds Fanatic]

Holliday strikes out swiging. 2 Ks for Volquez. 0-0 after 1.

[RedsMan3203]

That was pretty.....

Reds Nation, go play the lotto!

[Cedric]

Nasty pitch. Nice inning.

[forfreelin04]

Best he's looked all year!

[wheels]

He was always around the plate, and didn't seem to be missing in the strike zone.

Very encouraging.

[reds44]

Let Hanigan catch him from now on.

[kaldaniels]

Please let Volquez find a way to harness his stuff one day. That's top shelf stuff right there.

[Quatitos]

Now lets hope only one pitcher has a breakthrough today and Westbrook keeps his ~10 ERA

[kbrake]

Let Hanigan catch him from now on.

Volquez has a good game we wont see Hernandez back there again this year. Props to Dusty for switching it up.

[redsfaninbsg]

I'm not sure I've ever seen this much excitement about a first inning in April where a pitcher allowed a hit and a stolen base in my life.

[Homer Bailey]

Let Hanigan catch him from now on.

LOL, i love you bro, but after one inning?

[WVRedsFan]

Notice Edinson is all business today. Took his time and threw strikes. I credit Price for this.

[reds44]

LOL, i love you bro, but after one inning?
Haha hey everyone overreacts when he does something bad, I can't do it when he does something good?

[wheels]

I think what's between Edinsin's ears is more important than who is behind the plate.

[Reds Fanatic]

Gomes walks.

[reds44]

I think what's between Edinsin's ears is more important than who is behind the plate.
Who knows what goes on during pre game warm ups. Maybe Hanigan keeps him more focused.

Or maybe he doesn't lol

[reds44]

Bruce is going yard tonight

[WVRedsFan]

I think what's between Edinsin's ears is more important than who is behind the plate.Yep. Different attitude tonight.

[reds44]

Jesus that was a meatball.

[wheels]

Who knows what goes on during pre game warm ups. Maybe Hanigan keeps him more focused.

Or maybe he doesn't lol

Believe me, I'm an old catcher so I totally know where you're coming from.

[Captain Hook]

Yep. Different attitude tonight.

Maybe he's just sick of being the worst starter on the team.

[Reds Fanatic]

Gomes is thrown out attempting to steal.

[Red in Chicago]

sigh

[reds44]

That was stupid.

[wheels]

Westbrook is the kinda guy Bruce can feast on when he's right.

Stupid call to steal there against Yadi.

Just dumb.

[redsfaninbsg]

Westbrook all over the place and Gomes is caught stealing. Brilliant.

[mattfeet]

Molina has such a quick release. I can't stand him, but he's good. Real good.

-Matt

[WVRedsFan]

Why are you running Jonny Freaking Gomes? If he was on his own, hame on him.

[reds44]

That was a strike?!

[Cedric]

What a terrible call. Wow not a strike.

[Reds Fanatic]

Bruce grounds out to 2nd. 2 outs.

[wheels]

Molina is an absolute witch behind the plate. Best in the league.

[forfreelin04]

Besides the walk with the bases loaded yesterday, I was also encouraged to see a few inside out swings from Bruce.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cairo strikes out swinging. 0-0 mid 2nd.

[wheels]

Westbrook got quite a bit of help that inning.

[reds44]

Jake Westbrook pitches like Mike Leake without all the movement.

And our lineup falls off a cliff after Bruce.

[redsfaninbsg]

If the plate umpire keeps this liberal zone, Volquez should have a walk in the park.

[wheels]

Jake Westbrook pitches like Mike Leake without all the movement.


Good line. If you were old enough to drink I'd cyber beer you.

[RedsMan3203]

I'm guessing it will be raining by 915.

[WVRedsFan]

Jake Westbrook pitches like Mike Leake without all the movement.

And our lineup falls off a cliff after Bruce.Heck, Bruce also fell off a cliff.

I have to wonder why Gomes was from the first pitch trying to go, though. I mean, he's hardly a base stealer and it just flat out stopped any hope. Oh well.

[reds44]

Good line. If you were old enough to drink I'd cyber beer you.
I am 21 my friend.

9/17/1989

[Reds Fanatic]

Leadoff single by Berkman

[mattfeet]

Berkman singles to CF - Let's get a DP now with that slug on 1st.

[WVRedsFan]

Run a tab, Wheels...

[wheels]

Talk about a cliff... The Cards lineup post Berkman looks horrendous.

[wheels]

I am 21 my friend.

9/17/1989

I'm getting old.

[reds44]

I'm getting old.
Haha I think I've been posting here since I was 13.

EDIT: 14

[mattfeet]

Maybe Berkman will pull a Gomes and try to steal 2nd...

[WVRedsFan]

Talk about a cliff... The Cards lineup post Berkman looks horrendous.Yes. They have Pujols, Holliday, and Berkman and we have Phillips, Votto, and (gulp) Gomes?

[RedsMan3203]

Haha I think I've been posting here since I was 13.

EDIT: 14

Posts: 21,454 - If not, then that number would be really really scary...

[reds44]

Yes. They have Pujols, Holliday, and Berkman and we have Phillips, Votto, and (gulp) Gomes?
Smh.

Stubbs, Phillips, Votto, Bruce, and Rolen when healthy. And one of the best catching positions in baseball.

[wheels]

Wicked burner on the inside edge.

Wicked.

[Reds Fanatic]

Nice pitch. Descalso strikes out looking. 3 Ks for Volquez.

[mattfeet]

Liberal strike zone paid off for Volq right there. 1 out, 3rd K so far.

-Matt

[wheels]

Edinson should dial it back and roll a 6-4-3.

[Reds Fanatic]

Molina singles to left. 1st and 2nd.

[WVRedsFan]

Smh.

Stubbs, Phillips, Votto, Bruce, and Rolen when healthy. And one of the best catching positions in baseball.I ws talking about today. And i do not consider Gomes and Bruce in the same category as the Cardinal 3 yet. As for catcher, ours are good, but not even comparable to Molina, as he just showed. I hate him, but he's good.

[mattfeet]

Molina hit seeing-eye single between 3rd and SS.

[wheels]

That ball had eyes.

Now for the inimitable Nick Punto.

[RedsMan3203]

Molina hit seeing-eye single between 3rd and SS.

Is that the 5 1/2 hole?

[mattfeet]

Wow, that stat is impressive. Basically shows Pujols to be all-time best hitter in MLB history. (10+ season w/ .300AVG, 30HR, 100RBI)

-Matt

[mattfeet]

Is that the 5 1/2 hole?

lol :beerme:

edit: better than the #2 hole, I always say.

[wheels]

Do not walk this banjo hitter. Please!

[Reds Fanatic]

Punto flies out to center. 2 outs.

[Reds Fanatic]

Great play by Janish. 0-0 after 2.

[Red in Chicago]

JANISH!

[mattfeet]

Janish makes a sick play for the 3rd out.

-Matt

[wheels]

Pj! Very nice play in the gap. Disaster averted.

[redsfaninbsg]

Nice pick by Votto too, I might add.

[forfreelin04]

Great play and dig by Votto!! Let's hope Janish takes that gem to the plate with him!

[VR]

At least 1 run saved there....and a few more pitches on EV's arm. Very nice.

[wheels]

Not a single hard hit ball so far.

[Reds Fanatic]

Hanigan grounds out to short. 1 out.

[WVRedsFan]

Rain is coming...

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=lsx&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=no

[Ron Madden]

Westbrook is throwing a no-hitter.

[Reds Fanatic]

Janish flies out to center. 2 outs.

[RedsMan3203]

Westbrook is throwing a no-hitter.

No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter

Is that enough?

No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter, No Hitter

[wheels]

Edinson seems to have his house in order and now he is going to have to deal with a rain delay or postponement.

Figures.

[BCubb2003]

Westbrook is throwing a no-hitter.

A no-hitter, you say?

[Quatitos]

Westbrook is throwing a no-hitter.

Might deserve its own thread if it continues after this inning ;)

[Reds Fanatic]

Rain is coming...

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=lsx&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=no

Yeah based on the radar I think we have about a half hour left until the rain hits.

[Reds Fanatic]

Volquez strikes out swinging. 0-0 mid 3rd.

[WVRedsFan]

Westbrook is throwing a no-hitter.Against this soft thrower, we look anemic...

[WVRedsFan]

Rain by 9:30.

[Reds Fanatic]

Theriot singles to right.

[wheels]

Rasmus looks like a clown.

[kaldaniels]

Rasmus looks like a clown.

Haven't checked today, but yesterday he was 4th in baseball in WAR.

Votto was first.

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

Why does it seem like the reds are so often going til the 4th or 5th before they get their first hit? Cmon, Jake Westbrook shouldn't be doing this

[wheels]

Haven't checked today, but yesterday he was 4th in baseball in WAR.

Votto was first.

No. He literally looks like a clown.

A clown that can club the snot out of the ball, but a clown nonetheless.

[Kc61]

Dangerous inning here.

[kaldaniels]

No. He literally looks like a clown.

A clown that can club the snot out of the ball, but a clown nonetheless.

hahaha I know....I'd just been meaning to chime in with that and you reminded me

[mattfeet]

Volq k's Rasmus.........again

[Reds Fanatic]

Rasmus strikes out swinging. 4 Ks for Volquez.

[wheels]

hahaha I know....I'd just been meaning to chime in with that and you reminded me

:laugh: as he just gets owned by Volquez.

Now he is a sad clown.

[mattfeet]

THAT.....was a dangerous pitch. LOL

[wheels]

Edinson missed in the zone there. Luckily so did "Prince Albert".

[OldXOhio]

Jay Bruce show yourself tonight.

[The Operator]

Why does it seem like the reds are so often going til the 4th or 5th before they get their first hit? Cmon, Jake Westbrook shouldn't be doing thisThey are a wildly inconsistent offense. They score a ton of runs when you look at the overall picture, but they go through long, frustrating cold streaks where they look awful. It's perplexing.

[wheels]

Jay Bruce show yourself tonight.

Copy THAT.

[The Operator]

Volq Ks Pujols

[RedsMan3203]

Wicked pitch.... NICE!

[wheels]

Yow. Grab some pine, old man.

[Reds Fanatic]

Pujols strikes out swinging. Theriot steals 2nd. 5 Ks.

[mattfeet]

Pujols K's, Theriot steals 2nd, even though it looked like Bphil got the tag down...

-Matt

[OldXOhio]

EV looking good tonight against a tough lineup

[reds44]

Volquez's changeup is getting there...

[wheels]

Careful with this Holliday cat....

[kaldaniels]

Nice avatar Operator. Are you typing this in your cutoffs?

[The Operator]

Nice avatar Operator. Are you typing this in your cutoffs?Hahaha yes sir. There are dozens of us!

[Kc61]

V ahead of Holliday 0-2. Needs to get him here. Nothing too good ahead in the count.

[wheels]

44 might be onto something with this Hanigan thing. He's on him like white on rice. I dig it.

[kaldaniels]

The changeup tolls for you Holiday.

[mattfeet]

Woohoo!

[Reds Fanatic]

Holliday grounds out to short. 0-0 after 3.

[VR]

Basestealers now 11-11 vs Hanigan this year.

Pitchers or Hanigan?

[Ron Madden]

Janish has one hell of an arm!

[wheels]

The changeup tolls for you Holiday.

The man called it.:beerme:

[Kc61]

Soft J gets Holliday out.

[wheels]

Basestealers now 11-11 vs Hanigan this year.

Pitchers or Hanigan?

Pitchers. For sure.

[RedsManRick]

This is Volquez at his best. You can't worry about the hits -- when you give up a lot grounders, you're going to get some bad stretches of balls finding holes. But he's throwing strikes, keeping the ball off the plate, and keeping batted balls on the ground.

[Ron Madden]

Basestealers now 11-11 vs Hanigan this year.

Pitchers or Hanigan?

Hard to throw runners out when the pitch is a change up.

[wheels]

This is Volquez at his best. You can't worry about the hits -- when you give up a lot grounders, you're going to get some bad stretches of balls finding holes. But he's throwing strikes, keeping the ball off the plate, and keeping batted balls on the ground.

Big k's against their best hitters as well.

[reds44]

Biggest game of the year to date and Volquez is dealing.

[wheels]

Cmon boys. Let's break this chump.

[Reds Fanatic]

Stubbs strikes out swinging. 1 out.

[Matt700wlw]

Phillips being greeted with boos

[Reds Fanatic]

Phillips doubles off the wall in left.

[reds44]

Boo that.

[The Operator]

Brandon! Take that, Cardinals fans! Hahahahaha boo all you want.

[Ron Madden]

Wheew!

[wheels]

Brandon with the frozen rope. Holliday makes it close, but Phillips doubles.

[Matt700wlw]

Keep on booing, morons :)

[reds44]

Give credit to BP, if he's not busting out of the box he's out.

[RedsMan3203]

Was that a lil Albert like coming up from that slide?

[wheels]

Joey is money right here.

[reds44]

Was that a lil Albert like coming up from that slide?
It totally was haha

[Ron Madden]

Give credit to BP, if he's not busting out of the box he's out.

Yep

[The Operator]

wow that wasnt a strike.

[reds44]

Uhhhhhh HE CALLED THAT A STRIKE?

[WVRedsFan]

Same pitch but a ball...

[Reds Fanatic]

Votto walks. 1st and 2nd.

[redsfaninbsg]

Come on Gomes.

[The Operator]

unintentional intentional walk for Votto

[Matt700wlw]

Westbroook wanted nothing to do with Votto.

[mattfeet]

Come on Gomes! Time for a GomehawkBlast!

[wheels]

There's the Gomes we all love.

[Reds Fanatic]

Gomes flies out to center on the first pitch. 2 outs.

[VR]

Pitchers. For sure.

I don't doubt that....but the pitchers are pretty much the same from last year.

[The Operator]

I was hoping for patient Jonny there.

[redsfaninbsg]

Gomes reminds me of a poor man's Adam Dunn.

[WVRedsFan]

Gomes drives me nuts. Many say he'll be gone next year. It might be for the best.

[reds44]

They have to get Gomes out of the 4 hole. His walks are cute and all but he is sucking when it comes to hitting.

I'd honestly consider putting Phillips back there.

[Matt700wlw]

That was productive...

[wheels]

I don't doubt that....but the pitchers are pretty much the same from last year.

Point taken.

[Homer Bailey]

Bruce gone. You heard it here first.

[Cedric]

Very long swing.

[Reds Fanatic]

Bruce flies out to left. 0-0 mid 4th.

[The Operator]

Ugh. Not what you like from your 4-5 hitters.

[Homer Bailey]

Bruce gone. You heard it here first.

I meant gone, like, retired-gone.

[wheels]

Jay should have crushed that pitch.

Cmon kid. Wake up.

[OldXOhio]

Can we bring Coach JimEd back?

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

4 and 5 hitters ...

[WVRedsFan]

Bruce's year is in the future, not now. Apparently. Both he and Gomes just don't hit with authority 70% of the time and I hate that.

[VR]

When he throws his hips that wide open....that's what you do with outside pitches. His body was so far ahead of his swing he just had no chance.

[redsfaninbsg]

A lot of injuries on this club right now. If they can tread water until Cueto, Bailey, and Rolen get back they will be fine.

[reds44]

Sappelt
Cairo
Votto
Phillips
Bruce
Stubbs
Catcher
Janish

Boom.

Or switch Cairo and Stubbs.

[The Operator]

Almost everyone on Redszone saw the need over the winter for The Reds to address the 4 hole since Rolen was aging and Bruce is not a sure thing. But they did nothing and here we are. That's not to say they didn't try (there's no way to know), but it's frustrating.

[mattfeet]

Has Berkman lost weight since the last 2-3 years? Seems a lot slimmer than I remember...

-Matt

[Cedric]

Has Berkman lost weight since the last 2-3 years? Seems a lot slimmer than I remember...

-Matt

Thinned out and muscled up a bit.

[reds44]

Volquez got away with a hanger.

[OldXOhio]

Has Berkman lost weight since the last 2-3 years? Seems a lot slimmer than I remember...

-Matt

Yes about 10-15

[The Operator]

Thinned out and muscled up a bit.Think he's on the TLR Elixir?

[11larkin11]

Hopefully its not too long until Mesoraco is in that 4 hole

[Homer Bailey]

Bruce's year is in the future, not now. Apparently. Both he and Gomes just don't hit with authority 70% of the time and I hate that.

The dude hit .850 last year at age 23 and you write him off after 20 games. Sigh.

[Reds Fanatic]

Berkman grounds out to 1st. 1 out

[RedsMan3203]

Rain is close..... 10PM Maybe?

[WVRedsFan]

When he throws his hips that wide open....that's what you do with outside pitches. His body was so far ahead of his swing he just had no chance.

My son had the same problem as a hitter and got the same results. It's hard to get them to listen when told, too. Jay gets away from that and like a golfer (like me), he just goes back to bad habits and the result is usually an Oh-fer.

[reds44]

Volquez usually has 62 pitches by the 2nd inning.

[WVRedsFan]

Rain is close..... 10PM Maybe?

from the looks of the radar, probably 15-20 minutes. It's already on the edge of the city and hard.

[reds44]

Where did THAT miss?

[RedsMan3203]

Volkie, wants to know where that pitch was?

[The Operator]

KKKKKK

[reds44]

Struck him out twice.

[mattfeet]

6 K's for Volq so far. Nice.

-Matt

[Reds Fanatic]

Descalso strikes out swinging. 6 Ks for Volquez. 2 outs.

[mattfeet]

SICK curveball. Holy cow.

-Matt

[wheels]

Wicked. Wicked. Wicked.

[mattfeet]

And another one!

[Cedric]

This is why Volquez is our best pitcher. I'm not scared of jinx bs.

[Reds Fanatic]

Great stat there batters hitting .098 against Volquez when he gets 2 strikes on a batter.

[mattfeet]

Whoa. That was NASTY. lol...

[The Operator]

KKKKKKK. Sit down Yadier.

[wheels]

Filthy. Scary good.

[OldXOhio]

Ace like

[Reds Fanatic]

Molina strikes out swiging. 7 Ks for Volquez. 0-0 after 4.

[reds44]

Boy. Is. Dealing.

[WVRedsFan]

What a fastball. Big K

[RedsMan3203]

Hopin Volkie has gotten his groove back...

Been nothin but nasty this game...

[Homer Bailey]

Remember when Volquez wasn't an MLB pitcher? Actual quote used MULTIPLE times in game threads.

[reds44]

Remember when Volquez wasn't an MLB pitcher? Actual quote used MULTIPLE times in game threads.
I remember when Matt Maloney was better than him.

[kbrake]

Not an MLB pitcher. I'll never foget that. Like when Marty said "simply not a run producer" in reference to Dunn.

[WVRedsFan]

Remember when Volquez wasn't an MLB pitcher? Actual quote used MULTIPLE times in game threads.And earlier he wasn't. At least in the first 3 innings. The record shows it. Tonight, he's on, but what will the verdict be the next time out? You just never know.

[Kc61]

Reds got four hits yesterday, one so far today.

i wish they had a left hand hitter platooning with Gomes. I think the team suffers against righties, particularly with Bruce in a funk.

Let's go offense.

[Cedric]

And earlier he wasn't. At least in the first 3 innings. The record shows it. Tonight, he's on, but what will the verdict be the next time out? You just never know.

He always was our best pitcher. Can't worry about 3 or 4 starts in a LONG season.

[wheels]

Cairo on. Again.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cairo singles to left.

[Cedric]

I was so wrong on Cairo before last year.

[mattfeet]

Man TLR's face looks nasty.

Cairo gets a base knock.

btw, can anyone support this with stats: Over last year, and so far this year, has there been a more productive "10th Man" across MLB than Cairo? He's already earned his 1mil for this year, IMO. Bargain signing of the offseason.

-Matt

[WVRedsFan]

He always was our best pitcher. Can't worry about 3 or 4 starts in a LONG season.He has the potential to be that. He's showing it tonight, but like the proverbial box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. Hopefully, this is what we get from now on.

[wheels]

I was so wrong on Cairo before last year.

We all were. I like being wrong like that.

[Kc61]

These ESPN announcers are well prepared on the Reds.