Bauer looks like a man on a mission this year.
Bauer looks like a man on a mission this year.
"Today was the byproduct of us thinking we can come back from anything." - Joey Votto after blowing a 10-1 lead and holding on for the 12-11 win on 8/25/2010.
Always Red (08-03-2020)
Dude is beast on and off the field
Loved Bauer's performance today.
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1970 - Nolan Ryan (20 K & 3 H)
2019 - Mike Clevinger (22 K & 2 H)
2020 - Sonny Gray (20 K & 4 H)
2020 - Trevor Bauer (20 K & 4 H)
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Kept thinking he was struggling at times with his control only for him to recover immediately and end the innings each time. Sometimes wonder if he's already started a Twitter argument in his head after his first bad pitches. Great performance though.
Quick question... In a 7 inning game if a no-hitter is pitched does it count as a no-hitter? I know he gave up a couple yesterday but just wondered?
It doesn't count. They used to count shortened ones but they changes the rule and threw them out:
https://www.nonohitters.com/near-no-hitters/
Turns out Bauer wouldn't have even been the first Red to lose one that way looking at that list:
Jake Weimer
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
Friday, August 24, 1906 (Second game of doubleheader)
Cincinnati Reds 1, Brooklyn Superbas 0 (7 innings)
Palace of the Fans (Cincinnati)
(Nightcap planned as 7-inning game.)
Last edited by Danny Serafini; 08-03-2020 at 09:20 AM.
EnglishRed (08-03-2020)
Any words from last off-seasons we-should-trade-Bauer crowd?
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Bauer always struggles with his command as he is a max effort thrower each and every pitch. That is why he runs such high pitch counts. Ranks up there in pitches per game and pitches per inning every year. But dude trains for it and can go deep into games if managers will let his pitch count climb to the 120-130 range.
Best command I think I have ever seen him have was his first start against Detroit this year. Almost every pitch was competitive. Usually you see something more like yesterday during innings 1 through 4. One great pitch, followed by two not even close, followed by another good one and on and on and on. Usually starts firing on all cylinders later in games at about the 80 to 100 pitch mark.
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I'm all the way on board with signing Bauer year-to-year for the foreseeable future. I love having they Guy You Hate Until He's On Your Team.
"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
Ron Madden (08-03-2020)
I have a gut feeling Bauer is going to re-up with the reds this offseason and wait until after 2021 to really test FA.
Just a feeling.
What would you say.....ya do here?
I think it needs to be revisited. Could he re-sign after the season? Absolutely. Do you want to take that chance and lose him for nothing?
One other thing to consider: The CBA will be up after next year and negotiations will be taking place all throughout the season and this off season. Bauer has been very outspoken about the negotiations to start up again this year. Do you think he's going to be quiet next year? He could very well alienate fans with his probable remarks on the negotiations all through next year? Especially in Cincinnati where fans aren't particularly fond of players making waves.
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