Re: 7-24-21 Reds vs Cardinals 7:10pm
The fact that we've won games without Nick is amazing. For all the moaning and groaning, this team is pretty good with the notable absence of hurt key players like Moose, Antone and Sims, not to mention Nick and others. All we need is a reliable bullpen. Are you listening BCast and Krall?
Re: 7-24-21 Reds vs Cardinals 7:10pm
Wasn't home tonight, and just finished watching the replay.
Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):
Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Joey Votto - 308
4. Tony Pérez - 287
5. Adam Dunn - 270
6. Ted Kluszewski - 251
7. George Foster - 244
8. Jay Bruce - 233
9. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
10. Eric Davis - 203
11. Barry Larkin - 198
12. Brandon Phillips - 191
13. Vada Pinson - 186
14. Eugenio Suárez - 176
15. Wally Post - 172
16. Gus Bell - 160
17. Joe Morgan - 152
17. Pete Rose - 152
19. Lee May - 147
20. Dan Driessen - 133
21. Reggie Sanders - 125
22. Ernie Lombardi - 120
23. Sean Casey - 118
24. Frank McCormick - 110
25. Todd Frazier - 108
26. Dave Parker - 107
27. Chris Sabo - 104
28. Dave Concepción - 101
Re: 7-24-21 Reds vs Cardinals 7:10pm
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KeefeCato
What people don't realize pitchers are now trained at 100 pitches for several years before they ever reach the majors. Why risk injury or ask a guy to do something he has never or seldom ever done throw 110 plus pitches?
The other thing, is that when guys were throwing 150+ pitches back in the day, they were making peanuts and if they blew their arms out, the owners didn't care. Guys are making money now, and they are investments, so they try to protect their arms.
Re: 7-24-21 Reds vs Cardinals 7:10pm
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Ironman92
And our defensive play of the year was missed by our cameraman
Was in the park last night. Just now watched the replay. The camera does not begin to do justice on how great that catch was.
7-24-21 Reds vs Cardinals 7:10pm
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Originally Posted by
M2
It makes sense not to ask them to dig deep too often. 107 pitches is no big deal, but if a guy gets out to and past 120 that's a hefty check to write on his arm, especially given how they air it out these days. Johan Santana effectively melted his arm with a 134-pitch no-hitter. He already was rich and accomplished. I'm sure he'd do it again, but there wasn't much left in his well after that night. He had a 2.38 ERA through 11 games after that game. He'd pitch another 10 games, totaling 49 IP, with an 8.27 ERA in those games.
I'm pretty sure that one outing was not the primary cause of his demise. If his arm was in that fragile a state, the demise was inevitable.
The other point is that it is just as destructive for so many max effort pitching, "airing it out" is a bigger problem than pitch counts. Better mechanics, less effort, go deeper into ballgames...airing it out is a paradigm shift that the game is not better for it.