Claussen's first start so the best catcher sits....
....am I missing something?
Claussen's first start so the best catcher sits....
....am I missing something?
Not a big fan of Coffey, eh?Originally Posted by DoogMinAmo
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
LaRue has had a lot of games in a row... but we should have let him rest and let our cruddy backup catcher handle harang. Young guys like Clausen and Belisle need LaRue. Harang no longer qualifies as young since he has been starting for over 2 years now. BC has yet to pitch this season and could use all the help he can get. The only way this is good is if he worked his simulated game with Valentine... maybe they developed rapport. BENCH GRIFF. Put in Kearnsie. Or give casey or randa the night off. Randa would be the third choice, Casey the second.
not to mention the Redszone poster child Coffey.Not a big fan of Coffey, eh?
I took that to mean RedsZone has a strange obsession with yet another minor leaguer, who really isn't all that overly special. He will go down in the same RZ HOF as Ben Broussard.:
Edit: BTW, not that I should have to say this, but I do like Coffey and of course hope he exceeds expectations and is successful.
Last edited by CrackerJack; 04-19-2005 at 06:37 PM.
Why do you say that? I just know nothing about the guy, and am waiting before I pass judgement. However, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out he is loved around here, by many more that his bro.
Kiddie Corps on the mound tonite!
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I don't get the impression that Miley looks at stats at all.
I, for one enjoy the idea of having a young pitcher with serious upside, and great minor league stats to back it up.
I am brimming with confidence in regards to Todd Coffey.
Call me an optimist.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Seems odd to look for Prior success when there's only been three games at most. My guess is Larue doesn't have Prior figured out but rather caught a game during one of his hot streaks.Red's Hitters in "Prior" games
Good thing LaRue has hit well....Code:Opposing hitter AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Sean Casey 13 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.308 Jason LaRue 11 5 4 0 0 1 1 3 0.455 0.500 0.818 1.318 Adam Dunn 9 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0.111 0.385 0.111 0.496 Austin Kearns 9 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0.222 0.222 0.778 1.000 Felipe Lopez 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0.167 0.286 0.167 0.452 Eric Milton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 D. Jimenez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Paul Wilson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Aaron Harang 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Ray Olmedo 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Jacob Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Totals 64 11 4 1 1 7 6 25 0.172 0.243 0.313 0.555
Also speculating Valentin was told when they settled on Claussen starting tonight that he would have the game. In the same way Maddux has his personal catcher, nothing wrong with nursing in Claussen with the same after the 12 games off.
Anyone have any guesses as to what to expect from Claussen tonight?
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Lots of hard hits by the Cubby bears,I'm afraid. Hope I'm wrong.
I'll go out on a limb and say he doesn't give up three homers in the first inning. If he does that then the Reds are already ahead of last night's pace. Seriously, the Cubs lineup still doens't scare me. I expect Claussen to be alright tonight through 5 innings.
Now, can we hit Prior?
Tonight's Weather(s) forecast is calling for loud thunder off the Cubs bats in the late innings.
I have a gut feeling the extra rest has done Claussen's arm a ton of good. Through this whole dead arm phase where his heat has been missing, I have been wondering if some time off could do him a lot of good. I remember reading where he said he hadn't seen movement on his pitches like it was a few days ago during his simulated game in a long while. This is good news, and hopefully bodes well for today.
Sweet, I just scored free tickets to next tuesdays game agains the Cards, right behind the 3rd base dug out. I've never been to GABP either...woo! :dancingco
err, I guess it's in two weeks.
Last edited by jfar23; 04-19-2005 at 06:57 PM.
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