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From: tom dunne on 29 Apr 2010 17:26
On Apr 29, 2:48 pm, John Kasupski <w2...(a)spamfilter.verizon.net>
wrote:

> As for Oswalt, he won eight consecutive starts against the Reds from August 2006
> to September 2008 and went to 23-1 agaimst the Reds in his career. Then suddenly
> last year he had no decisions in four starts versus them last year. Maybe the
> scale is tipping the other way. Here's hoping that tonight the Reds start
> evening things out a bit, by hanging an L on this guy and having B-Yo break into
> the W column

Oswalt was injured part of last season, and posted the worse ERA of
his career. Looks like it was just an off year - his ERA is back at
2.42 for this year, and he's put up a quality start each time out.
I'm not going to hold my breath on him stinking it up tonight :)
From: John Kasupski on 30 Apr 2010 01:22
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:26:47 -0700 (PDT), tom dunne <dunnetg(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On Apr 29, 2:48�pm, John Kasupski <w2...(a)spamfilter.verizon.net>
>wrote:
>
>> As for Oswalt, he won eight consecutive starts against the Reds from August 2006
>> to September 2008 and went to 23-1 agaimst the Reds in his career. Then suddenly
>> last year he had no decisions in four starts versus them last year. Maybe the
>> scale is tipping the other way. Here's hoping that tonight the Reds start
>> evening things out a bit, by hanging an L on this guy and having B-Yo break into
>> the W column
>
>Oswalt was injured part of last season, and posted the worse ERA of
>his career. Looks like it was just an off year - his ERA is back at
>2.42 for this year, and he's put up a quality start each time out.
>I'm not going to hold my breath on him stinking it up tonight :)

Well, he didn't stink it up exactly. In fact, he had a quality start, allowing
three runs in seven innings of work. Nonetheless, the Reds hung an L on him and
B-Yo got the W.

Arroyo threw 105 pitches. Oswalt threw 119. Just sayin'.

JK

From: Gregg on 30 Apr 2010 05:23
On Apr 29, 12:41 pm, HTP <tmbowma...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 29, 2:07 am, Gregg <gk...(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 28, 10:58 pm, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote:
>
> > > The kid Leake pitched a beautiful game. He pitches like a 15 year
> > > veteran out there. Pitches to both sides of the plate with movement.
> > > Looks like Tom Glavine in many respects. Even when he gets behind 3-0,
> > > he has the ability to come back and get the batter. Superb POISE....
>
> > > He has better stuff than Bronson but he pitches similarly to him and
> > > even looks a little like him, so I have dubbed him YOUNG BRONSON. He is
> > > also quite an athlete. College coach said he was best SS and third
> > > basemen on the team. But can we at least get him a UNI that fits him.
>
> > > As for the rest of the clowns. Brandon usual doggit play on his fly to
> > > right. Mr. Massett with the 2 run gopher ball. Then a kick save by Votto
> > > and a little more gasoline on the fire by COCO and you hang on to a 6-4
> > > win. See if they can move forward tomorrow and sweep off of their
> > > nemesis  Oswalt.
>
> > Phillips is an assclown IMO. I'm hoping Walt gets a clue and ships him
> > off - I don't care for who - IMO he is justbad overall for a team.
>
> And replace him with who?
>
> I dont understand this kind of mentality. He's a better than average
> all-around secondbaseman and much better than anything we have ready
> to replace him. I can name maybe 5 or 6 second basemen in the game
> that i would take over Phillips. I'd be hard pressed to name up to 10
> that give a better combination of offense/defense. Given that there
> are approximately 30 starting secondbasemen in the game, isnt being in
> the top 10 a good thing?
>
> Now, i'm not opposed to seeing him traded, but my reasons involve
> payroll flexibility. If the Reds are going to contend this season,
> they cant jettison someone like Phillips, even for payroll reasons,
> unless they can adequately replace him. Lets hear some names. Chris
> Burke maybe?
>
> And whats with the assclown comment. Do you know the guy personally?
> I'll guess that you dont.

OK, maybe I'll back off a tad on that because it apparently struck
such a deep seeded nerve with you.

I don't have to "personally" know someone to form not only an opinion,
but more often than not - a very fair and concise assesment of the
person. I can give so many examples but I'm not going to bother typing
them....you do it also everyday so it's not like I'm inventing
something new here.
> - Show quoted text -

From: Gregg on 30 Apr 2010 06:48
On Apr 29, 5:08 pm, HTP <tmbowma...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Maybe people should try not reading the papers. I had no idea about
> half this stuff and honestly i'm glad. i'm mean really, who cares if
> Brandon is grumpy about something and not talking to so-and-so
> reporter. I care if he's not hitting (which he isnt right now). That
> other stuff makes for interesting points of information, but how
> important is it really. Read the books about the BRM. Bench was prick
> and wouldnt talk to reporters if they talked to Rose first. Morgan was
> a selfish douchebag who wouldnt allow anyone to steal a base if he was
> at the plate. Theres nothing new in any of this locker room stuff. But
> at the end of the day, who really cares.

I will somewhat quote a former "real" Red's manager in saying "please
don't embarrass Brandon Phillips by comparing him to Joe Morgan." <--
taken before the 76 WS when the Spark was asked to compare Thurmon
Munson to Johnny Bench. ;-)

FWIW I don't read the local rag when it comes to the Reds.....too what
- read PeeDoc or Bill Cocke? No thank you, I can learn more by
watching with my own eyes then these "paid" reporters who'd never
attend another Red's game unless they were paid...lol.


> - Show quoted text -

From: Gregg on 30 Apr 2010 06:55
On Apr 29, 5:20 pm, tom dunne <dunn...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 29, 5:36 am, Gregg <gk...(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 29, 1:24 am, tom dunne <dunn...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Apr 28, 10:58 pm, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote:
>
> > > > The kid Leake pitched a beautiful game. He pitches like a 15 year
> > > > veteran out there. Pitches to both sides of the plate with movement..
> > > > Looks like Tom Glavine in many respects. Even when he gets behind 3-0,
> > > > he has the ability to come back and get the batter. Superb POISE.....
>
> > > > He has better stuff than Bronson but he pitches similarly to him and
> > > > even looks a little like him, so I have dubbed him YOUNG BRONSON. He is
> > > > also quite an athlete. College coach said he was best SS and third
> > > > basemen on the team. But can we at least get him a UNI that fits him.
>
> > > > As for the rest of the clowns. Brandon usual doggit play on his fly to
> > > > right. Mr. Massett with the 2 run gopher ball. Then a kick save by Votto
> > > > and a little more gasoline on the fire by COCO and you hang on to a 6-4
> > > > win. See if they can move forward tomorrow and sweep off of their
> > > > nemesis  Oswalt.
>
> > > Glavine looks like a decent comparison, aside from Leake being right-
> > > handed.  Leake's got a great change-up, and he's fearless about
> > > throwing it at any time in the count.  That, and effectively pitching
> > > away, are what made Glavine successful.  I think Leake may have a
> > > better fastball, too.
>
> > It's just hard for me to believe though - that it has taken this
> > organization as long as it has to finally not only draft a pitcher,
> > but draft a great pitcher. That might sound premature to say that now,
> > but this kids "secret" along with his control is that he keeps the
> > freeking ball down!! You would think playing in a park like GABP that
> > would basically be a prerequisite unless you have someone bringing
> > some serious gas like Chapman.
>
> > The sad part though IMO is that enjoy him while you can because he is
> > just going to learn his craft even better and mature and one of the
> > big market teams will gobble him up in three to four years before the
> > trade deadline when we're "looking to cut payroll and fill some gaps."
> > That's the part of baseball too me at least -living in the Nati' that
> > makes me want to puke, we FINALLY have a good kid who is a real
> > PITCHER but IMO when it's all said and done and he hangs em' up
> > (barring a career threatening injury or tragedy) he will have
> > accumulated seventy five percent of his wins with another team. Hope
> > I'm wrong but I think it'd be safe to bet a grand on it. Can't wait to
> > see if Chapman can pitch up here and then guess as to where he'll be
> > playing in five years.:-( MLB in Cincinnati - you gotta love it.
>
> Dude, why do you choose to be so negative?  Leake will be a Red for AT
> LEAST five years.  We've got a rookie pitcher we can enjoy watching,
> he's nothing but a positive for this team right now, but instead
> you're already focused on thinking about bad news in 2015.  If Mike
> Leake is already bumming you out, what does it take to make you happy?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Dude, I have never felt bummed out in watching Leake pitch, trust me
on that. But facts are facts. I look forward to seeing him in (more
than likely) an American League uniform pitching in the playoffs and
world series.. Just saying. ;-)
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